Questions
- How can we protect people and components from that heat?
- What is thermal runaway and what does heat have to do with it?
Module
Thermal Test
Age Group
Middle School
Category
Portable Electric Power
Completion Time
3 Class Periods
Summary of Lab
In this Investigation student groups will use their hoverboard enclosure with the battery pack installed as it was designed in Investigation 2 to determine if the heat transmission through the enclosure, as well as the heat generated inside the enclosure, meet safety standard requirements for thermal performance.