Living Document Notice
Staged 2026-09-28. Living revisions and interconnected notes live in the Bosun PKM Garden.
Consumable Battery Registers and Power Subsystems
Portable field gear relies on diverse battery chemistries—from 18650 lithium cells to coin cells and internal USB packs—that demand proactive lifecycle management. Supercargo maintains dedicated consumable registers for all onboard power subsystems.
Power Subsystem Invariants
- Chemistry Classification: Assets record exact battery form factors and consumable types to streamline replacement procurement.
- Rechargeable Cycle Auditing: High-drain lithium packs track charge cycles to predict capacity degradation before field deployment.
- Offline Spares Integration: Power consumable stock levels tie directly into emergency repair kit manifests.
Rigorous battery management eliminates sudden power failures during remote operations.
- Directus Target: supercargo-blog
- Garden Source Reference: MOC - Supercargo Inventory Engine, MOC - Breadboard Hardware Lab, SQD-1001 - Multi-Vehicle Registries