Page Comparison

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• Access for debugging electrical boards when inside the system?

• How do we remove the enclosure to debug the boards outside the system?

• Enclosure size and layout

  • Solar sense board is 112mm x 213.5mm

  • Nomura board size is 40.0 x 90.0 x 16.2 mm (W x L x H) OR 90mm(W)×40mm(D)×19mm(H)

  • Nomura boards must face solar panels

  • Minimum interior height > 16.2mm

  • Minimum interior width > 240mm (6 nomura widths)

  • Minimum interior length > 202mm (Nomura + solar sense height)

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Present a few options with screenshot locations and discuss pros and cons.

• On left side bar beside under trunk hinges

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    Pros:

    • Short wiring lengthShorter wiring run when compared with placing it on trailer bars, decreasing electrical losses

  On floor panel

  • Pros:

  • Cons:

    • May conflict with charger, trunk hinges (Check)

• On top of catamaran cover

  • Pros:

  • Cons:

• • Cons:

    • Longer wiring runs compared to catamaran cover.

    • Possibly difficult to access

• On top of Catamaran Cover (which runs between the A and C planes, in the middle of the car)

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• Pros:

  • Short wiring run which decreases electrical loss

  • Does not interfere with the trunk hinges

• Cons:

  • Makes accessing rear electronics enclosure more difficult

  • Adds extra weight on top of Catamaran cover

• Flat against trailer bars

  • Pros:

    • Does not interfere with trunk hinges

  • Cons:

    • A lot of electrical loss due to the long wiring needed to go

Note this page about locations on the chassis: Chassis Mounting Reservations (Slide 40 in the linked google drive presentation is about the Solar Enclosure)

Areas of Caution

Chassis Considerations

• Braking Mechanism on lower left area of C-Plane

  • Reason: Interferes with the rear brake lines of Dynamics Assembly

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• Seats near the C-Bulkheads

  • Caution: Seats block us from placing the solar enclosure on the front-facing side of the Bulkhead C

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• Trunk Hinges

  • Caution: Do not mount enclosure in the upper part on the back of the C-Plane as this will interfere with the trunk hinges.

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• Seat Belt Mounts on Middle-Lower section of C-Plane

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Electrical Considerations

• Charger and ACS Charge Monitor

  • Caution: Space limited on the rear trailer bars for placing the solar enclosure placement

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• Vehicle Charger Input

  • Caution: Don’t place the solar enclosure near the top left and right sides on the C-Plane as it interferes with the charger inputs and the trunk hinges

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• Brake Light

  • Caution: Make sure that the solar enclosure does not interfere with the brake lights

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• Motor Controllers on the trailer bars

  • Type: secondary consideration

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