Awards & Nominations

GAMBOA-TEAM has received the following awards and nominations. Way to go!

Global Finalists Honorable Mentions

Exploring Venus together

High-Level Project Summary

Our problem is to create an energy store with enough energy to charge an explorer module for 60 days. Our PowerBank has an egg-shaped main structure to withstand the 93.6 bars of pressure, this inside, is divided into 5 layers of different materials specialized in withstanding the pressure, the temperature of Venus and other factors such as corrosive gases. It also has a base to balance the PowerBank and keep it on the ground in case of strong winds. By putting everything together we get an anti-temperature PowerBank, where the batteries will be protected, and with enough volume to achieve the proposed duration.

Detailed Project Description

Our project is a lithium sulfide battery store, large enough to store enough electrical energy to run a theoretical rover for 60 days. But not only that, our shell is also our electricity generator, thanks to the use of J-type thermocouples. On a planet like Venus where temperatures are high, it is the perfect environment for the use of these. When the steel shell is heated by the temperature of the atmosphere, the thermocouples, which are in contact with the outer steel, produce enough electricity to replace the energy lost by the rover's expedition. In addition to a design for charging the rover, which has two holes, one positive and one negative. It has 1 BMS that serves to regulate the charge supplied by the thermocouples so as not to overcharge the batteries.


This device is expected to be useful for scientific exploration and research as well as the history of Venus.

Images on the plans for the development of our Power Bank which we named as Egg-Nergy.

Data table generated based on research and complete analysis on real data.


Interactional and illustrative scale prototype elaborated by the team, which refers to our Power Bank (Egg-Nergy) and a Theoretical Exploration Module for venus.

Space Agency Data

We use Lithium Sulfide(Li2S) battery.

we use the lithium sulfide battery which provided us with important knowledge that helped us solve the proposed problem and meet the objective


Capacity: 2735Wh*kg


Battery references:

-https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/549/ener

gy-storage-technologies-for-future-planetary-science-missions/


-https://techport.nasa.gov/view/92914


-https://sbir.nasa.gov/SBIR/abstracts/21/sbir/phase

1/SBIR-21-1-S3.03-3308.html


We based our battery in the Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments(AREE) and the Mars Perseverance Rover.


Mars rover references:

-https://www.nasa.gov/feature/automaton-rover-for-extreme-environments-aree/


-https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/


With this information, we get the references below.


Rover uses:

-36v

-100Wh

-86 Ah


So our battery data are:

-40v

-168 000 W (for more than 60 days using 100Wh)

-16 A to charge the rover in 4 hours


Venus data:

-Atmospheric preausre: 93.6 bar

-Temperature: 460°C - 847°F

-Atmopshere elememts: CO2, CO, SO2 and N2

-Acid rain

-Toxic gases


Venus references:

-https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1519/venus-resources/?page=0&per_page=40&order=created_at+desc&search=&tags=Venus&category=324

Hackathon Journey

1- Exciting, stressful, exhausting, innovative, maybe these would be the words I would use to describe my experience in the hackathon, without a doubt incredible.


2-Too many things, for problem solving we acquire different knowledge from different student branches such as physics, mathematics, engineering, even marketing.


3-The exploration of new unknown lands, and the acquisition of samples and realistic knowledge about our neighbor Venus.


4-Meet the objective of storing energy in order to power an exploration vehicle and exceed this objective.


5-Create an energy store with specific materials that help us withstand the extreme and hostile environment that Venus presents, such as 304L STEEL, CERAMIC FIBER, CHROMOLY, AEROGEL ETC.


6-Our representative teacher (Flores Gamboa Marco Antonio) for the attention and support he has given us throughout this experience, the ING. ALAN SICAIROS on behalf of the company TOMATO VALLEY for his welcoming attitude and support and attention.

References

1-https://autosolar.es/baterias-placas-solares/que-significa-el-c100-c20-o-c10-de-las-baterias

2-https://electronica.guru/questions/833/como-calcular-el-tiempo-de-carga-y-descarga-de-la-bateria

3-https://www.i-ciencias.com/pregunta/165666/como-calcular-el-tiempo-de-carga-y-descarga-de-la-bateria

4-http://www.cursosinea.conevyt.org.mx/cursos/pcn/antologia/cnant_2_07.html

5-https://www.elbierzodigital.com/energia-potencial-y-energia-cinetica/275110

6-https://www.xataka.com/investigacion/baterias-sulfuro-litio-santo-grial-vehiculos-electricos-su-principal-problema-esta-a-punto-ser-resuelto

7-https://www.hibridosyelectricos.com/articulo/tecnologia/bateria-litio-azufre-perfecta-multiplica-autonomia-vehiculos-electricos/20220114133848053394.html

8-https://www.tc-sa.es/termopares/tipo-j-termopar.html

9-https://nutec.com/es/products/maxwool-colcha-de-fibra-ceramica/

10-https://es.lerenspecialsteel.com/quenched-and-tempered-steel-bar/58670353.html

11-https://www.areatecnologia.com/materiales/aerogel.html

12-https://nanotecnologo.com/que-es-un-aerogel-usos-y-aplicaciones/

13-https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/venus/overview/

14-https://www.astromia.com/historia/marsrovers.htm

15-https://hmn.wiki/es/Mars_Exploration_Rover_Mission

16-https://www.google.com/search?q=como+calcular+la+densidad+de+un+objeto&oq=como+calcular+la+desnisad+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i13j0i13i457j0i13l7.9114j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

17-https://www.usroasterie.com/como-calcular-el-volumen-de-un-huevo.html

18-http://es.scienceaq.com/Physics/100307263.html

19-https://metrar.com.ar/blog/los-metales-mas-fuertes-del-planeta/

20-https://hmong.es/wiki/Mapping_of_Venus

21-https://www.swagelok.com/es/toolbox/material-selection-guide/corrosion-resistant-metals

22-https://www.solerpalau.com/es-es/blog/materiales-aislantes-termicos/

23-https://www.energias-renovables.com/

Tags

#venus, #exploring, #engineering, #Physical, #Calculation, #Chemistry, #Innovation