RC10KickerElectronics

Systems

Voltage Sense

We will have isolated voltage feedback. The voltage will be transmitted via a SPI ADC over a digital isolator.

ADC

Vendor - Digikey

Vendor Part Number - MCP3001T-I/SNCT-ND

Manufacturer - Microchip

Manufacturer Part Number - MCP3001

Cost - $1.96

datasheet

digikey

Charger

LT3750 Design from previous, with modifications to support ~9.5A peak charge current

FET

FET FQB34N20 overkill - but needed after the fire on rev 1 - 2007

Vendor - Digikey

Vendor Part Number - FQB34N20TM_AM002CT-ND

Manufacturer - Fairchild

Manufacturer Part Number - FQB34N20TM_AM002

Cost - $2.47

datasheet

digikey

LT3750

Vendor - Digikey

Vendor Part Number - LT3750EMS#PBF-ND

Manufacturer - Linear

Manufacturer Part Number - LT3750

Cost - $7.00

datasheet

digikey

Caps

We are gonna shoot for between 4000-5000uF by using two of the following

Vendor - Digikey

Vendor Part Number - P13180-ND

Manufacturer - Panasonic

Manufacturer Part Number - ECE-T2EP272EA

Cost - $12.86 quant 10

Description - 2700uF kicker capacitors

datasheet

digikey

Trigger

The trigger system discharges the stored energy in the caps to either the chipper or kicker

IGBT

Rated 330V 180A. One for kicker, one for chipper

Vendor - Digikey

Vendor Part Number - FGA180N33ATTU-ND

Manufacturer - Fairchild

Manufacturer Part Number - FGA180N33ATTU

Cost - $3.39

digikey

Fairchild FGA180N33ATDTU link

IGBT Driver

Non-inverting MOSFET 1.5A Drivers

Vendor - Digikey

Vendor Part Number - TC4427ACOA-ND

Manufacturer - Microchip

Manufacturer Part Number - TC4427

Cost - $1.01

digikey

datasheet

Solenoid

See the Solenoid Development page for more information. For logistics reasons, we may purchase a solenoid as we did last year and take it apart for use in our mounting apparatus.

• Candidate winding: 22AWG from http://www.solenoidcity.com/solenoid/tubular/s-20-125hp1.htm
• BETTER candidate winding: 19AWG from http://solenoidcity.com/solenoid/tubular/S-29-150hfp1.htm