High-Level Project Summary
This proyect seeks to design an energy storage system or battery that can operate on venus, that will power a rover on the surface of Venus for at least 60 days, so we are designing a nickel-iron battery inside a ceramic polarized glass (Neoceram®) wich will be connected to the rover, the polarized in the glass will deflect the sun rays in order to avoid overheating from the sun, this rover will have a fan installed at the top that will work with the high speed air currents from venus to recharge the batteries, this battery is ment to be used at the at the "Venus Feelers" rover, the batteries in the capsule will be covered in fire clay to keep the batteries safe from the outside heat.
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
Our project is mainly focused on the creation of longer lasting batteries that can withstand the climatic conditions of the planet.
Having a design of the battery capsule which is the one that the rover will have, since the batteries currently used are of a very short duration, affecting other issues such as pollution.
We consider that if we have the opportunity to elaborate the prototype we would do it with the best quality materials, as we had planned, we will also help to reduce the waste that is generated from the batteries that only last 3 hours at the moment, ours have an estimated time of duration before being recharged.
Space Agency Data
https://techport.nasa.gov/view/92914
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/549/energy-storage-technologies-for-future-planetary-science-missions/
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1519/venus-resources/?page=0&per_page=40&order=created_at+desc&search=&tags=Venus&category=324
Hackathon Journey
- How would you describe your Space Apps experience?
Considering all the experiences, learnings and anecdotes that we spent tonight on campus, we would say that it has been a very good experience not only for our professional profile, but also as a personal growth.
- What did you learn?
Our project has left us with many lessons learned, such as the materials of the periodic table that we can apply and investigate their properties and melting point due to the high temperatures of Venus.
- What inspired your team to choose this challenge?
I believe that the fact that it was a challenge with greater difficulty motivated us to choose the challenge to know our capabilities.
- What was your approach to developing this project?
To decrease the pollution caused by the batteries that are currently used, our battery has an estimated life time of 60 days average time.
- How did your team resolve setbacks and challenges?
During the day we faced several challenges that we distributed in an organized way, honestly the organization was a little complicated at the beginning but then it started to flow a little bit more.
- Is there anyone you'd like to thank and why?
We would like to give a big thank you to the team of mentors and all the space apps staff.
References
https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/es/atmosfera-revuelta/
Hafnio (quimica.es)
https://carbosystem.com/fibra-de-carbono-2/
Sondas solares: son para verte mejor (minciencias.gov.co)