It’s just three weeks until the Formula Sun Gran Prix at the Circuit of the Americas race track in Austin, Texas, and the CalSol team is looking forward to driving with and competing against the rest of the solar car community! We haven’t posted in a while, and there haven’t been core design changes lately, …
Mid-Summer Update – Powering Up and Strapping In for FSGP 2015! Read More »
Although everything couldn’t quite come together this time, the team certainly had a memorable experience these past two weeks. The mechanical team put in a truly incredible amount of work into Zephyr (I am personally on the electrical team, so I think I can say this without bragging, haha). So much of the car you …
With only days until the race, CalSol has been working in overdrive, and the results are showing in the impressive performance of Zephyr. The team is working all hours of the day and night testing the various systems such as the power distribution box contactors, implementing final touches like the dashboard, and checking off end-stage …
Independence Day and Celebrating the American Solar Challenge! Read More »
The electrical team has been making good headway lately, with new, experienced, and alumni members all working to finish the assembly, testing, and troubleshooting of Zephyr’s electrical system. The HCI (Human Control Interface) sub-systems are able to communicate among themselves over the CAN bus, which stands for Controller Area Network and allows for communication without …
Electrical Team Making Progress and Giving Thanks! Read More »
It’s been a while since our last blog update, but the intrepid CalSol crew has definitely been busy. Both Zephyr’s mechanical and electrical systems are nearing completion, and with all the work being put into making this our greatest vehicle yet, we’ve got plenty to report with new updates! We would like to thank Vicor …
