
During November 2025, Sam Street enhanced the SCFormulaElectric/USC-Electrical-Systems repository by designing and implementing a new precharge PCB and updating the associated schematic. Using KiCad and leveraging skills in PCB design and schematic capture, Sam focused on improving the electrical system’s efficiency and startup reliability by optimizing the precharge path to better manage inrush currents and reduce thermal stress. The work included disciplined hardware design validation and was thoroughly documented with traceable version control. This targeted hardware improvement addressed a specific reliability challenge, laying a solid foundation for future system optimizations and demonstrating depth in electrical engineering practice.
November 2025 (SCFormulaElectric/USC-Electrical-Systems) delivered a Precharge PCB Design Enhancement, introducing a new precharge PCB and an updated schematic to improve the electrical system's efficiency and reliability. The change enhances startup safety by better managing inrush currents and reduces thermal stress in the precharge path, contributing to higher system uptime. The work is tracked via commit 412e7d340f707678b061b5e867dc6dfe518b096c with the message "New precharge PCB & updated schematic." Overall, this hardware-focused improvement strengthens robustness and lays groundwork for future optimizations. Technologies demonstrated include PCB design, schematic capture, hardware design validation, and disciplined version control.
November 2025 (SCFormulaElectric/USC-Electrical-Systems) delivered a Precharge PCB Design Enhancement, introducing a new precharge PCB and an updated schematic to improve the electrical system's efficiency and reliability. The change enhances startup safety by better managing inrush currents and reduces thermal stress in the precharge path, contributing to higher system uptime. The work is tracked via commit 412e7d340f707678b061b5e867dc6dfe518b096c with the message "New precharge PCB & updated schematic." Overall, this hardware-focused improvement strengthens robustness and lays groundwork for future optimizations. Technologies demonstrated include PCB design, schematic capture, hardware design validation, and disciplined version control.

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