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POST No. 2408054
Battery power consistency
2021-06-15 15:40:46 engelh
Hi, I am doing an experiment on energy usage of the turtlebot3 burger, using an INA219 current sensor connected to the battery. For this experiment, I require multiple repetitions of the same mission. To ensure the validity of the collected measurements, I would like to verify whether the turtlebot has any known effects on power provided from a fully charged battery versus one that has been used for a couple of runs already (and is thus partially discharged). This is to decide whether I should replace the battery before every run, or keep the same one for several runs that are executed after one another. Thanks!
2021-06-15 15:40:46
engelh
2021-06-16 09:53:33 Will Son

Hi,


I'm not sure if I understand your inquiry, but the TurtleBot3 battery is 3S 1,800mAh Li-Po battery with 5C discharge rate.

Depending on the time consuming for your single run, you might need to replace the battery, but when the battery needs to be replaced, you'll get an audible alarm from OpenCR.

And you can replace the battery(hot swap) while TurtleBot3 is turned on if you have 12V ROBOTIS SMPS.


1. Connect the ROBOTIS SMPS to OpenCR

2. Disconnect the battery and replace to a new one

3. Disconnect the SMPS

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2021-06-16 16:40:19 engelh
Thanks for your reply,

What I meant mostly was: is the battery capable of delivering the same amount of voltage / current (until the turtlebot beeps to have it replaced) or does this diminish over time.
2021-06-16 16:40:19
engelh
2021-06-16 16:43:34 engelh
With respect to the correct operation of the turtlebot's hardware and how much it draws.
2021-06-16 16:43:34
engelh
2021-06-18 15:42:59 willson
According to the characteristics of the Li-Po battery, the output voltage diminishes over time as it is discharged.
2021-06-18 15:42:59
willson
2021-06-16 09:53:33
willson