2024-01-22: RFC Battery configuration

Summary

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2024-01-22

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Merged

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@Anthony Luo

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Technical Details/Changelog

Explains the update to using a 4-battery configuration.

Explains the potential to use 6200 mAh batteries.

Summary of findings

Following 2024-01-20 Pegasus 4v6 battery Flight Test , we determined that 4 5000 mAh batteries in poor condition were able to sustain flight for 20 minutes, showing a total voltage drop from 49v → 43v (ending with the battery around 3.6v).

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Knowing the flight test was done in the cold, we extrapolate to expect around 50 minutes of flight time for 4 batteries, which is more than we need for a 45 minute maximum flight window.

Arch doc implementation Info

2024 System Architecture | Power Distribution

To be updated with diagrams,

Document to be updated with potential links to sources of batteries

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