Batteries are important. Without batteries the quadcopter wouldn't even be able to get off the ground. Now a battery is a battery right? Wrong. This is just a short description of the battery we're using and even this is complicated.
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| Floureon 11.1V 4500mAh 30C LiPo Battery |
This is a battery. (In case you didn't read the caption)
ALWAYS READ CAPTIONS!!
Ok. So for those of you who don't know what the caption means - read the caption - here's the breakdown:
Floureon - Company name
11.1V - stands for 11.1 volts, never attach it to a 5 volt board
4500mAh - stands for 4500 milliamp hours,
how much the battery holds (can supply 4500 milliamps for an hour)
30C - Continuous discharge rate, 30 * 4500 = 135,000,
so this battery has a (maximum) continuous discharge rate of 135,000 mA or 135 A
LiPo Battery - A type of battery that uses lithium-ion technology (google it)
We had to take all of this into consideration when we were deciding on what sort of battery to use. You'd be surprised how many different batteries that are out there.
It sounds like you've thought this through really thoroughly! I'm curious-do you think your quadcopter will be ready to fly at the project fair? That would definitely be an awesome visual!
ReplyDeleteI don't really know what kind of helpful resources I could offer, because I don't know too much about quadcopters! But I did find this blog http://myfirstdrone.com/build-your-first-quad/ created by someone who is doing a project similar to yours! Hopefully there might be some helpful information there. :)
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