Re: Batteries

I assume that the reason that batteries are not considered seperately in the
control rules is that no section is considered seperately. One would presume
that every section and several sub-sections would have its own multiplier to
the control point calcualtaion. This would make designs much more complicated
and I believe that they wanted to keep things simple.
In most cases I'm sure that the CP calulation is correct (averaged over the
entire vehicle). But I can come up with some other examples.
1a) Jump drive is incredibly complicated when it is running, but simple at
other times, perhaps one can calculate CP like energy, and determine
peak requirements.
1b) Jump drive should be far more complicated than maneuver, but they cost
almost equivalent.
2) Cold sleep equipment is cheap, but would require much more control than
the average stateroom. Maybe there is some amount of local control assumed
to be built into each cold sleep berth.
3) Why are we required to use the crentral computing paradigm? Why not
have a network of smaller computers to provide the functions of the main
one?

			-Dan

Dan Corrin, Network Manager, Mechanical Engineering, UWO, London, Ontario
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