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Auxiliary Power System, Karianne Laplante, Nidia Vara, Eve Wassenaar, Carter Whittington
Auxiliary Power System, Karianne Laplante, Nidia Vara, Eve Wassenaar, Carter Whittington
Electrical Engineering
The main objective for this project is to design and build a prototype for an all-electric SUV for the start-up company, Sharpell Technologies. This vehicle will comprise of the following configurations: auxiliary power system (APS), battery management system, battery pack wiring, CAN bus system, DC-DC charging converter, DC/DC auxiliary converter, instrument cluster, and motor controller/inverter. Each car configuration is a project assigned to a 2-4 student team; in total, eight EE senior projects and one ME project is produced. New lightweight batteries are also in the process of being developed to provide a viable electric source for the car. A …