2017-09-30 Battery Module - Meeting notes

Date

30 Sep 2017

Determine the method of connecting cells together
Determine the manufacturing techniques - including suppliers
Determine a timeline to manufacture the modules
Discuss a time to meet with mech to discuss a mechanical support - Contact: Adam Marchand

Time	Item	Who	Notes
5min	Sunstone Call	Minghao Ji	Tony our contact did not pick up - therefore spot welder is a no go Supply Nickel tabs that fit our required dimensions
10min	Compression Pack Update	Minghao Ji Titus Chow	The compression pack manufacturing technique turned out to messy Low trust in the compression pack Attempted to modify the compression pack to reduce the flexing Led to huge assembly problems and pains of manufacturing
30min	Spot Welded Module Update	Minghao Ji	Use insulated fiber glass tubes to link multiple modules together Same Module size/layout 8 modules in a string, 4 tubes run full length of the 8 modules 3 Copper bus bars running in between each of the 3 rows of a module Side bus bar to the top off the module Ventilation in parallel with the cells Copper bus bars to connect strings together
10min	Testing Methodology	Taiping Li	Use salt water load, and measure current, voltage and temperature of the module to understand the capacity. Create a vibe table and test the weld durability of the module

Taiping LiGet a spot welder
Minghao Ji Source nickel strips and tinned copper
Manufacture prototype module before midterms.
Tak Alguire Schedule meeting with Mech to discuss mechanical questions and battery box design
Goal is to test the prototype module before Hell week