Problem Definition, Research and Requirements Stage

Activities:

  • Selected Faculty Technical Mentor
  • Weekly meetings with Faculty Mentor and Client
  • Establish Requirements and Specifications from CWC Rules and Regulations Document
  • Establish Problem
  • Review previous years designs
  • Develop simulations for ABC/dq and ABC/aB conversion
  • Research:
    • Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generators
    • Single, Two and Three Channel Boost Converters
    • Industry Standards for Boost Converters
    • Buck Converters
    • Schottky Diodes
    • Microcontrollers
    • DC-DC Conversion Concepts

Milestones:

  • Determine Back-up DC-DC converter
  • Complete ABC/dq with Classical Current Control Simulation
  • Complete ABC/aB with Classical Current Control Simulation
  • Client Status Report - Comprehensive report detailing progress made by team during current stage. Submitted to client on October 26, 2016.
  • Project Presentation - Presented on October 27, 2016 to introduce class to capstone project problem.

Tools:

  • Matlab/Simulink Software to produce and test simulations

Design Decisions:

  • None

Design Work:

  • None

Testing:

  • None

Challenges:

  • Delay in receiving CWC Rules and Regulations
  • Discrepancies in expectations from Faculty Mentor and Client
  • Determining each team members strength and weaknesses