Thermal Test

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 Electrical 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.