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Our plan (target completion dates):
Date | Description | Responsible |
16th Dec | Renault transaxle delivered to Ian | [BT] |
4th Feb | Brakes Suspension and axles chosen and fitted to Saker | [BT, PC] |
19th Feb | Motor drawings and spline details (DIN) delivered to Ian | [PC, MS] |
... | ||
4th Aug | Get motor and controller to NZ | [PC] (Its on the way now via sea freight - a bit of slippage here...) |
7th Aug | Deliver Motor to Ian for fitting to transaxle | [PC, TP] |
1st Sept | Motor and Transaxle combined and delivered to BT | [IJ] |
6th Sept | Motor and transaxle mounted in Saker | [BT] |
12th Sept | Temporary lead acid battery and electrical component installation complete | [TP, PC, BT] |
19th Sept | NZ Speed Show | [PC, MS] |
... | ||
7th Dec | We will be at the Clevedon Markets with the GS750V | [PC, TP, MS] |
... | ||
Jan 2010 | Electric Saker "1st drive" (slow and timid!) | [EC, PC] Inverter software issues solved. See http://www.tumanako.net |
2011 | Battery upgrade complete | [TP, PC, EC] - This is the final hurdle and we need to get this right! Technology (and business!?) decisions are narrowing in on a solution (target early 2011 now) |
2011 | Compete in first competitive race (with the Bikini Pack it will be a hill climb, not the NZSC Series as originally planed) [TG, BT, EC, TP, FK] |
Done or in progress:
- Saker GT
- Brakes
- Wheels And Tyres
- Renault UN1 Transaxle (UN1-04)
- IPV5135 Motor
- EVI200 Controller
- Clutch - yes we are using a clutch (long term we plan on having computer controlled gear change to eliminate the clutch)
- Charger - Using three chargers to get pack fully charged in ~2hrs
- Water Pump
- Radiator
- DC-DC Converter - We will be using a small auxiliary battery which we will charge independently between races
- Connectors, cabling and fuses
- BMS - We are using the EVD5 gen I (gen II version under design)
- Misc - Various minor jobs that need to be done
- Our temporary pack has done its job and has been retired, the car is now being readied for the Race Pack.
- Battery - Race pack designs are complete and construction is about to begin.
TODO:
- Testing
- BMS requirement (store certifiable one way encrypted(?) full history of battery pack and inividual cell charge and discharge behaviour. This provides valuable info to support resale value of the pack)
Other Stuff:
- Performance
- Range
- Regulations
- Battery Recycling
- Safety
- High Power Inverters
- Power Stages
- Future Dash
- Future Gearbox - replacement for UN1
- Linux Conf 2010 Abstract
- Shire Electrical Conversion
- KillaCycle Down Under 2010
- NZ Smart Grid
- Possible Diff
- USB<->CAN
- LATA Switch
-- Main.PhilipCourt - 15 Dec 2007