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Energy Laboratory Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry Foust, Nicholls State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

curriculum includes classeson mechatronics and a mechatronics laboratory. Observations from this class and labo-ratory form the basis for a proposed undergraduate research experience. This researchexperience would be a 12-week summer program for undergraduates to conduct researchin using mechatronics principles toward improving alternative energy generation, conver-sion, or storage. The department is in the process of applying for a grant to fund theenergy mechatronics laboratory.1.1 Mechatronics Class and LaboratoryThe department’s class and laboratory on mechatronics teaches the application of elec-trical and computer principles to mechanical systems. This class began with lectures onDC circuits, linear system theory, and AC circuits. It then

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Kevin Renken, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, the 2000 UWM-CEAS Outstanding Teaching Award, and the 2005 UWM Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award. Dr. Reisel is a member of ASEE, ASME, OSA, SAE, and the Combustion Institute. Dr. Reisel received his B.M.E. degree from Villanova University in 1989, his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1994.Kevin Renken, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Kevin J. Renken is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). He is the Director of the UWM Porous Media Heat Transfer Lab, the UWM Radon Reduction

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

refrigerantflowrate measurement. While this can serve as an excellent learning situation for the students itcomplicates the resulting data analysis and takes up additional laboratory time. Students can begiven parameter ranges for measurement points, however; since the system must be takenthrough a transition phase between each data point there is still the possibility of encounteringseveral of these problems. Based on a Minnesota State University Presidential Teaching ScholarFellowship research was conducted by the course instructor to address these issues.III. The Virtual Experimentation ConceptBased on previous work for a Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) grant3,4the idea of creating a virtual experiment that simulated the in-lab

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-681: LABORATORY-SCALE STEAM POWER PLANT STUDY -- RANKINECYCLER EFFECTIVENESS AS A LEARNING TOOL AND A COMPREHENSIVEEXPERIMENTAL ANALYSISAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU and is the Thermal-Fluids Laboratory Coordinator. He is on the ASME PTC committee on Air-Cooled Condensers.Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville Philip Gerhart is the Dean of

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian Belu, Wayne State University; Alexandru Belu, Wayne State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

.2.1 Web-based Learning and Instruction Support System.A web-based learning and instructional support system and materials will be developed forthese two courses. The support system for these courses will include course materials, remotedata acquisition modules, and simulations/laboratory experiments1,2. The course materials arein a HTML format and accompanied with text, diagrams and images, simulation programs,and computer aided analysis and design tools. This Web-based learning and instructionsupport will be used to assist with the instruction, distance learning, laboratory practice andhybrid power systems, computer aided analysis and design. There are many reasons to use theInternet as a support in teaching this course. First, the

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-1957: SIMULATION LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN ENERGYCONVERSION WITH SIMULINK AND SIM POWER SYSTEMSDavid McDonald, Lake Superior State University David McDonald has over thirty years of teaching experience in electrical engineering and engineering technology. Recent teaching has been in electrical machines, signal processing, and control systems. Page 11.1131.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 SIMULATION LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN ENERGY CONVERSION WITH SIMULINK AND SIMPOWERSYSTEMSAbstractThe paper discusses introducing simulation into

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Trends in Energy Conversion and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

in the areas of Model Integrated Computing, Diagnostics, and Fault Management Analysis. Page 11.507.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Educating our students to use advanced computer application software tools for Modeling, Design, and Simulation of Energy Distribution NetworkAbstractThis paper will present a new course organization and contents, and covers topics on educatingand teaching our students on how to use advanced computer application software in classroomand laboratory environment to learn and improve their ideas for modeling, simulation, anddesign of energy

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Trends in Energy Conversion and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Giri Venkataramanan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Annette Muetze, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

evident that in the absence of a laboratory – real-world experience thelearning cycle is plainly incomplete.The ‘cone’ of learning shown in Fig. 1 illustrates the effectiveness of various domains ofexperience from a pedagogic point of view11. The activities at the bottom of the cone are said toprovide learning opportunities with higher motivational and retention levels compared to thosethat are at the top. The limited effectiveness of the ‘top heavy’ classical teaching styles withthree weekly lectures supplemented with textbook reading may be readily observed from thefigure. Course activities that are authentic, with an emphasis on real-world inspired and student-directed laboratory projects provide the best learning opportunity possible within

Conference Session

Energy Curriculum Advancements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-1124: BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR PROJECT IN AN INTRODUCTION TOELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COURSEStephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Stephen Williams is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1990 and has 20 years of experience across the corporate, government, and university sectors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in control systems, electronic design, and electromechanics. Page 11.291.1© American Society for

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Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-2344: A POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS PROJECTTimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Dr. Skvarenina received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, in a variety of engineering and teaching positions. In the fall of 1991, he joined the faculty of the College of Technology at Purdue University where he currently holds the rank of Professor and teaches undergraduate courses in electrical machines and power systems and serves as the department assessment coordinator. He has authored or coauthored over 30 papers in the areas of power systems, pulsed power systems

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Energy Curriculum Advancements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz, Smith College; Israel Koren, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Baaba Andam, Smith College; C. Mani Krishna, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; C. Andras Moritz, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the coursediscusses low-power in their circuit design6. The University of Utah has redone its entireelectrical engineering program with a grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance thestudents’ comprehension and retention of electrical engineering concepts. They now offer twoelectives where students can learn about low-power digital circuits through independentprojects7.It is clear that these schools and others8-10 agree that teaching power-aware techniques at theirinstitutions will enhance their undergraduate curriculum. However, in order for students to learnthe importance of low power digital circuitry, the material must be incorporated into the existingcurriculum. While these schools are attempting to include low power digital

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Herbert L. Hess P.E., University of Idaho in Moscow; Frank Pietryga, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

technology students closer in terms of learning both aspects of this importanttechnique.In this paper, an assessment of learning is reported where these classes of load flow tools areused in laboratories for engineering instruction and for engineering technology instruction.Methodologies are presented for teaching load flow from both perspectives: from a basicprogramming perspective and from a holistic perspective using a high level software simulationpackage. The results are assessed and recommendations for improvement are presented.Programming perspectiveA five-bus electric power system presents a significant programming problem without becomeexcessively burdensome. In the work at hand, the power system diagrammed in Figure 1 waspresented to

Conference Session

Energy Resources, Efficiency, and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Wendy Mahen, PennSylvania State University; Mark Deluca, Pennsylvania State University; Martin Gutowski, Pennsylvania State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-1732: DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHLY INTERACTIVE, ON-LINE COURSE ONENERGY CONSERVATION: LEARNING STRATEGIES USED ANDEXPERIENCE GAINEDSarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University SARMA V. PISUPATI is an Associate Professor of Energy & Geo-Environmental Engineering Department and a Faculty Fellow of the John A Dutton e-Education Institute of the College of Earth and mineral Sciences. He is Chair of the General Education Program of the EGEE Department and has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses at Penn State University since 1992.Wendy Mahen, PennSylvania State University WENDY L. MAHAN is Instructional Designer in the in the Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) wing of

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Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute; Michael Sexton, Virginia Military Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-467: INTERACTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ENHANCINGCONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER CONCEPTSRobert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute Robert L. McMasters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. His current research and teaching interests include heat transfer and inverse problems. Dr. McMasters holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University.Michael Sexton, Virginia Military Institute Michael R. Sexton is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. His current research and teaching interests include turbomachinery and energy

Conference Session

Design Projects in Wind and Solar Energy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Hazel, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-607: PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTS:ENGINEERING CLINICS TRANSFORMING RENEWABLE MARKETSSteven Hazel, Rowan University Steven Hazel is a senior electrical and computer engineering major at Rowan UniversityPeter Jansson, Rowan University PETER MARK JANSSON is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan University teaching AC and DC electric circuits, power systems, sustainable design and renewable energy technologies. He leads numerous Sophomore, Junior and Senior Engineering Clinic Teams in solving real world engineering problems each semester. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, MSE from Rowan University and BSCE from MIT