Meeting Notes
9/14/2024
Cause of the max current → 10 mph issue?
Configuration issue
Our previous misunderstanding of motor controller: Bus (Battery) current = Motor current.
Torque decreased as Power = speed * torque
On the testbench (without shell) torque is way lower. As torque increases when motor is equipped on the shell, speed decreases.
Bus I = Motor I (proportional to torque) * Load
Refer to Wavesculptor document (Section 4.2)
Motor current needs to be higher
Lower motor speed → lower bus current → lower motor current
Need to understand how Brushless DC-DC motor works
Refer to Solar Car Primer Ch. 5 in Sharepoint/admin/
Controls system shutoff
Not sure what the problem is atm
Reproduce problem and diagnose
Reach out to Jacob for dyno (reproducing load)