MSXV Module v8

Kostubh Agarwal & Phoebe Luo

Background Info

here are some good resources to get you started:

Battery Pack | Tech Talks | Lucid Motors

How To Make A Lithium Battery Pack With 18650 Cells | Practical Skills For Makers

7 Steps On How to build The Safest DIY Li-ion Battery

Here is how to arrange the cells to make a battery pack | ELECTRICBIKE.COM,

module testing stuff:

Learn the Fundamentals of Battery Module and Pack Test - YouTube

Chrysler Pacifica Battery 2nd life testing Procedures

https://nhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/app-note-fundamentals-battery-module-pack-test.pdf

my "design log": https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JDEer-u4Yr4Mk4oCo_1GBLdfuhWZVZmIjVZzzzjlBpI/edit?usp=sharing

DRAFT module testing procedure: https://uwmidsun.atlassian.net/l/cp/t1bspmCt

micah's testing procedure: https://uwmidsun.atlassian.net/l/cp/uwfmLmmf

reddit I found today: (3) Solar Racing (reddit.com)

data sheet for our cells: PRODUCT SPECIFICATION (dnkpower.com)

asc 24' regulations: ASC2024-Regs-EXTERNAL-RELEASE-B.pdf (americansolarchallenge.org)

Objectives

  1. Build on top of Micah’s progress and push the limits of module design

  2. Make quality documentation

To-do:

  1. Verify battery regulations and our pack spec | June 2nd (KOSTUBH)

  2. Hardware Assembly v7 | June 16th

    1. Materials

      1. Find spot welder

      2. Find thermistors

      3. Find DAQ

    2. DAQ

      1. I/O with PC

      2. header soldering (@Donna Kim )

      3. thermistor assembly (@Darton @Phoebe Luo )

      4. thermistor placement (Module Testing Wiring Schematic - Google Slides)

    3. Spot-weld nickel strips

  3. Testing procedure | June 30th

    1. Charge/Discharge profiles

  4. CAD Module Iteration | July 14th

  5. Build v8 | July 21st

  6. Test | July 28th

  7. TBD

 

Phoebe’s Ongoing to-do list (in order):

Figure out DAQ and thermistor placement
Look into how to attach the thermistors
Figure out what parameters you want to test
Heat on the bus bars

Notes / Documentation: