We are currently in the process of creating a controller that is fun for young kids to interact with physically and see changes digitally on the computer. The electrical circuit is now finished, after switching from the prototype to a permanent circuit which is soldered together to a perforated board. The circuit consists of an Arduino Nano, 3 variable resistors, …
For our fuel cell cooling system, we have received the coupling reducers and hose barbs. We have also put the fan and radiator stand together, and have cut the last piece of Unistrut for the fuel cell cooling system. Our fuel cell reconstruction is now complete and it can turn on and off to some extent. We will talk to …
For our model, we can set a levelized cost of electricity to determine what our investment expenditures and operation & maintenance (O&M) costs will be. We are still looking into the health costs benefits associated with the reduction of carbon emissions. We cut some strut to make the base of the cooling loop. However, it seems that the blade of …
Despite our setbacks, we’re now steadily making progress towards our finished product and it’s getting exciting. These past two weeks have been pretty busy for all of us on our team, but we’re managing to get our individual tasks done, and I can see the project coming together. On the electrical side of things, we’re finally branching away from our …
Print like you mean it! Long before the Specialists in Plastic Additive Manufacturing were even called such a name it was a smaller, much much smaller, team. We had only our adviser , Professor Jesse Jackson, an empty room (that would in only a matter of months become the Speculative Prototyping Lab) and the will to get 3D printing integrated …
For our model, we have found articles that relate health benefit costs to power plant emissions. We will use these numbers to estimate the health benefit savings that would result from a renewably powered data center. Also, we will use the amount of electricity that is generated from the system to determine what a reasonable levelized cost of electricity is. …
For our fuel cell cooling system, our two members John and Allen have learned how to thread pipes from one of the engineers in engineering laboratory facility. We have submitted the purchase order for a big fan for the cooling system. Originally, we were planning on moving the fuel cell out of its current position; however, after much debate we …
Last Friday, we met with Terry Wang in order to discuss our deliverables for this quarter. We discussed the tasks each member is responsible for. It seems as though we are in good shape as long as we continue to stay motivated. Our poster which won the Dean’s Choice Award is now on display at UCI’s Ayala Science Library along …
As part of UCI’s earth week activities SPAM set up a booth demonstrating the utility of bike power. This public event debuted our new battery system as well as the light display that had only previously been seen at the Newport Beach Holiday Boat Parade. We set out to help bring attention to our own research group as well as …
This avionics will be used in Rockoon platform and Rocket in the future. During the test, due to the high wind speed, the system continuously output attitude warning signal, and this caused the battery die much faster than our design.
