Do we have to mount the Indication LED to our housing, or is it already mounted on the user interface and we have to consider a connection for it ? Status indicator LEDs are expected …
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Housing at UW-Madison campus
Please find links to the following potential accommodations on the UW-Madison campus. They may not be available during the competition dates, but are lot less expensive than hotels in the area. http://dorms.cals.wisc.edu/scdorms/individual.jsp https://union-wisc.webhotel.microsdc.us/home.jsp https://pyle.wisc.edu/hotel-accommodations/
Efficiency map
Can you provide the circuit of the testing efficiency map? The test circuit is uniform for all the tests — dc power input to the DUT converter, and the dc power output from the dynamometer …
Is testing equipment going to be available to the teams when we arrive at Madison before the competition begins?
During the competition, there will be 4 “troubleshooting” stations with Oscilloscope, 30V Power supply, Signal generator, soldering iron and DMM. Separate from these stations, each team will have an assigned table to store equipment and …
We will arrive by plane and worry about getting difficulties to take the inverter prototype into the plane. Could you maybe upload a letter that clarifies this?
We will prepare a letter and make it available on the webpage for the teams to download and carry with them. On the basis of our discussion at the steering committee, this has not been …
Multiple boards
Is it allowed to swap boards during the testing in case something goes wrong with our transistors or do we have to manually solder new components? The package of our transistors is such that we …
Is soldering equipment going to be provided during all of the tests?
The teams will have access to the room available starting at 7am Monday to drop equipment before the welcome presentation. During the competition, there will be 4 “troubleshooting” stations with Oscilloscope, 30V Power supply, Signal …
Which of the tests will be performed while our device is in its mechanical enclosure?
All the tests will be performed in the mechanical enclosure designed by the team. They will not have to be opened and examined during any testing.
Final report
I’ want to confirm that there is no need to prepare final report. it’s not be mentioned at “Request for Proposals”. There will be no final report requirement. Specifications sheet and the elevator pitch take …
Potential investors, competition judges or end users to fascinate with elevator pitch?
In what style is elevator pitch supposed to be? In the provided link the first concept is that you should know what your aim is. Is our goal to impress potential investors, competition judges or …