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Hi Annie! Could you show me the electrical circuit diagrams of the Lynxx?
Left headlight
Right headlight
Audio system
Engine
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Batteries
Taillight
You:
Annie: Yes, you can consider that the batteries voltage is always 12 volts.
You:
Annie: Each battery can deliver a charge of 210 Ah before it needs to be recharged.
You:
Annie: I mean 210 amps hours, which is a charge unit. For instance, the battery could provide
210 amps for 1 hour or 21 amps for 10 hours.
You:
Are there any other questions you want to ask Annie? (If you cant think of any, you can come back later
as needed.)
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You then go see Steve, the mechanical engineer. Steve is trying to find out the resistance forces
that will be exerted on the moving vehicle.
Steve: I built models for a speed of 100 km/h. At that speed, I estimate that the car will
experience a total frictional force of 130 N (friction of the tires on the road and friction of
the parts) plus an air resistance of 110 N.
You:
And do you have any idea of the mass of the fully equipped vehicle?
Steve: I estimate that the car will have a mass of about 1,200 kg plus passengers.
You:
To sell you car, it must absolutely be able to run on the highway long enough for you to
make a decent trip without recharging the batteries. For example, for the Quebec market,
you must absolutely be able to drive from Montreal to Quebec City and back without
recharging the batteries, with all electrical components running.
You:
Yes, youre right Joel. Ill make calculations to check if the driving range is long enough.
On the way back to the office, you think about the problem.
Three-Step Cycle
List all the relevant information you have gathered from the problem. Based on this
information, state what you need to know to solve the problem. As new information comes
in, you will want to summarize and update the relevant information you have gathered and
ask new questions.
Summary
2) What could be the link between mechanics and electricity in this case? Would it help you to calculate
the driving force to be provided by the engine? Since you know the speed at which the car is running
(100 km/h), what can you deduct?
3) What could be the links between the current and voltage of each cell and those of the
engine?
4) Extra assignment:
a) Calculate the driving range of the car going up a five-degree hill.
b) Calculate the driving range of the car with all electrical components turned off on a level road