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--- 184_projects:s21_project_7 [2021/03/16 17:02] – [Project 7B: TBD] dmcpadden
+++ 184_projects:s21_project_7 [2021/03/16 19:05] (current) – [Project 7B: Dr. Walzule's Map Emergency] dmcpadden
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 This link has the answers to the Level Up Activity: {{184_notes:184_notes_level_up_answers.pdf}}
-==== Project 7B: TBD ====
+==== Project 7B: Dr. Walzule's Map Emergency ====
 On one of Dr. Jackie Walzule's Jeep expeditions in the Upper Penisula, her phone charger cable suddenly stops working and she desperately needs her phone for directions/GPS. Isolated in the UP, she must pull a "MacGuyver" and create a charging circuit from the various circuit elements in her car's emergency kit. (Yes she carries circuit elements in her car for just such an occasion.) Dr. Jackie has started to draw out a circuit diagram that uses her car battery as a power source (12.5 V), but she is worried if she directly connects her phone to it, the battery will completely fry her phone. Instead, she has decided that it would be best to use the car battery to charge some capacitors and then discharge those through the phone.
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   - Her phone is never in direct contact with the battery.
   - The maximum current in the circuit (either charging or discharging) never reaches above 0.1 A.
-  - Her phone would receive 10 - 30 kJ of energy when the capacitors discharge.
+  - The capacitor(s) would need to discharge 10-30 kJ to charge her phone.
-  - Explain what happens to the circuit in terms of current/voltage/charge over time
-In her emergency kit, Dr. Jackie has one switch, a variety of 10 $\Omega$, 15 $\Omega$, 20 $\Omega$, and 25 $\Omega$ resistors, and a variety of 100 F, 200 F and 300 F capacitors. She has told you to place any of the elements wherever you need in the circuit, as long as it meets those conditions. In your final solution, make sure you include: a circuit diagram with your added elements, a demonstration of how your circuit meets the criteria, and what you expect in the circuit at different points in time (i.e. when the switch opened/closed, where does current flow, is the capacitor charged/discharged at that point in time).
+In her emergency kit, Dr. Jackie has two switches, a variety of 10 $\Omega$, 15 $\Omega$, 20 $\Omega$, and 25 $\Omega$ resistors, and a variety of 10 F, 100 F and 1000 F capacitors. She has told you to add any of the elements wherever you need in the circuit, as long as it meets those conditions. In your final solution, make sure you include: a circuit diagram with your added elements, a demonstration of how your circuit meets the criteria, and an explanation of what you expect in the circuit at different points in time (i.e. when is the switch opened/closed, where does current flow, is the capacitor charged/discharged at that point, charging/discharging graphs).
 Remember, a good solution includes explanations, diagrams, evaluations, and commentary in addition to your calculations. See the Project Write Up Rubric for more details.
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 === Learning Goals: ===
   * Design a circuit using a switch that charges and discharges capacitors
-  * Determine how to combine capacitors in series/parallel to reach desired energy
+  * Use loop rule to determine voltage at different points in the circuit
   * Use resistors in series/parallel to control maximum current
+  * Determine how to combine capacitors in series/parallel to reach desired energy
+  * Explain what happens in the circuit in terms of current/voltage/charge over time
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