User:Rmw2013/enes100/project 1

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Week 1 Narrative
Assigned Task: Get induction charger from John and find out more about that particular model.

Week 2 Narrative
Assigned Task: Record specifications of PowerBot

Specifications:
 * Input voltage: DC 5V up to 1500mA
 * Transmitter Power: 5W
 * Charging current: 5V, 500-1500 mA
 * Acceptance Distance: 4mm-10mm
 * Weight: 50g
 * Dimensions: 69mmx9.8mm

Next step is to disassemble the Power bot, document its internal components, and reassemble it back into working order or modify it to make it better.

Assigned ask: Take apart the power bot and document the internal components


 * The PowerBot was held together by a set of clamps made into the case and a set of screws to hold it further in place.
 * The internal components consisted of coiled wire attached to a circuit board on the front side and a set of chips on the back side.

Next step is to see about improving the design by making it more powerful than the original.

Week 3 Narrative
Assigned Task: Design a diode bridge

A diode bridge is used to change alternating current, that is generated from places like power plants, into a direct current that batteries use.

Next step: fabricate a diode bridge for a resonant charger.

Week 4 Narrative
Assigned Task: Fabricate a diode bridge and test it


 * Simple diode bridge using 1N4001 diodes
 * There was difficulty with connection so wires had to be used to avoid errors with input
 * Multimeter was unsuccessful in confirming the functionality of the rectifier
 * Output was always -1

Next task: Attach to a coil of wires, battery, and frequency generator to test functionality