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MiniCapacitorBank

gongminmin·ImpulseDrive·Circuit/CapacitorBank/MiniCapacitorBank.kicad_pcb

MiniCapacitorBank PCB layout, top view — open source board by gongminmin

About the MiniCapacitorBank PCB

MiniCapacitorBank is an open source PCB design by gongminmin, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 63.5 × 43.2 mm, with 23 components from 9 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 8 capacitors, 8 resistors, 4 diodes and 3 connectors.

From the project

A preliminary design of a plasma engine for spacecraft propulsion

In Star Trek universe, impulse drive is a propulsion system of spacecrafts for interplanetary travel. This project is trying to design a real-world impulse drive. The basic characteristics of this engine are

Electric propulsion Large thrust Long specific impulse No or little moving parts Good scalability Low cost

We'd like to make it easy to implement, so people can build it as a hobby project.

MiniCapacitorBank bill of materials (BOM)

23 components, 9 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
AC Power In
J1
1
68V out
J2
1
To Voltage Sensing
J3
4
1N4148
D3, D4, D5, D6
4
330uF/50V
C1, C2, C3, C4
4
0.1uF
C5, C6, C7, C8
4
68K
R1, R2, R3, R4
2
1M
R5, R8
2
100K
R6, R7

MiniCapacitorBank design files

The KiCad project lives in the gongminmin/ImpulseDrive repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

MiniCapacitorBank: common questions

How big is the MiniCapacitorBank PCB?

The MiniCapacitorBank measures 63.5 × 43.2 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the MiniCapacitorBank?

23 components, from 9 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the MiniCapacitorBank design files?

From the gongminmin/ImpulseDrive repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the MiniCapacitorBank design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which gongminmin chose for the repository.

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