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There are many things to learn and an almost equal number of links you could press on our Notion to get information about us. This is your guide to going through them. At the end of this guide, you will hopefully know where to look for any information you seek about the electrical system.
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We have four main subsystems
The Electrical subsystem comprises all four of these, but traditionally, we have grouped OBC and Payload Electrical together since they both involve microcontroller design. We have, by practice, referred to those two subsystems together as “electrical.” Yes, this is a bit confusing. Each subsystem has their own page.
The Electrical system is defined by higher level — the highest of which are defined by Science. Science defines the mission we are undertaking. What the electrical system exists for is basically to enable the mission, electrically.
The mission defines requirements such as the OBC, the Payload Controller Board, a Power Supply. The OBC and Payload Electrical boards are physical manifestations of these requirements. Our teams, Electrical, EPS, and RF, have been formed to work to fulfill these requirements.
From these higher level requirements, we have our own requirements here in Electrical. You can take a look at them in the Electrical Requirements. Here, you find requirements for the OBC, PAYElec, the Power System, the RF system, and other Electrical artifacts. The requirements page is a great resource for understanding the reasoning behind design decisions.