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November 24th, 2020 12:30pm-1:30pm
Attendees
Stakeholders: Sarah Brownell, Dawn Carter and Brian Thorn
Guide: Jennifer Indovina
Team: Josh Noble, Zadrian Huang, Ximena Moua, Mychaela Navel and Jennika Haining
Goals
- We want to communicate our whole system prototyping and system flowchart to our stakeholders to give them a better understanding of what the shed will entail and how it will work.
Agenda and discussion notes
| Item | Who | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Intro | Ximena | |
| Agenda | Ximena | |
| Team Vision | Ximena | |
| Hardware Updates | Josh | |
| Software Updates & Flowchart | Jennika | |
| Dashboard Updates | Zadrian | |
| Estimated Heat Loss Calculations | Ximena | |
| Power Estimate Test Results | Mychaela | |
| Panel Tilt Angle Calculations | Mychaela | |
| Panel Structure Drawing & Location | Mychaela | Met with Dawn on 11/25 to confirm location |
| Power System Options | Mychaela | See decision below |
| Bill Of Materials | Mychaela | |
| Test Plans | Zadrian | |
| Risk Assessment | Zadrian | |
| Plans for Next Phase & Gantt Chart | Zadrian |
Issues Raised
- 0
Decisions Made
- It was decided not to pursue a grid tied inverter for the solar power system. The heater will simply run at night using grid power and if the system still dies, the fan and humidifier can also be run on grid power. If the heater running at night is not enough to keep the shed warm, a battery charger can be investigated more.
- It was decided that we would run the Raspberry Pi at night over break to collect data from a pair of temperature and humidity sensors: one in the shed and one outside.
Action items
- Complete a peer evaluation after your review. Recommended template is here
- CAD for solar panel structure
- Purchasing
- Dig holes and pour cement for solar panel structure
- Move Raspberry Pi and sensors to shed