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New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University; Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Jimena Bastos, Mississippi State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

ship are underway inindividual projects, such as the ONR Young Investigator Program, as well as large consortia,such as the Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium including Florida StateUniversity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mississippi State University, PurdueUniversity, U.S. Naval Academy, University of South Carolina and University of Texas-Austin.The increased demand in industry and needs for engineering talent in naval related researchprovide an opportunity for universities to look at integrating naval shipboard power systemapplications into the curriculum. Like many topics, naval power system topics lend themselveswell to graduate courses. However, our university is working to integrate naval power systemsinto

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New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-869: INTEGRATION OF A WIND POWER ASSESSMENT PROJECTTHROUGHOUT THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUMBradley Rogers, Arizona State UniversityMark Henderson, Arizona State UniversityChell Roberts, Arizona State University Page 12.935.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Integration of a Wind Power Assessment Project throughout the Undergraduate CurriculumAbstractIn the summer of 2005, simultaneous with the initial admission of a freshman class to a newgeneral engineering program at the Polytechnic campus, ASU entered into an agreement with theHopi nation in northern Arizona to assess the potential for development of wind energy

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Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho; Brian Johnson, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

knowledge.Approximately sixteen universities across the USA are offering undergraduate and graduatedegrees in Architectural Engineering (AE) with emphases on the electrical, lighting, acoustical,mechanical and structural building system design. In the electrical and lighting field, students aredesigning systems with emphases on efficiency, implementation of renewable resources andconservation of energy. A basic understanding and an overview of this material can beintroduced into current electrical engineering curriculum courses at the junior level inuniversities without such programs. This introduction will serve as means to introduce one suchcritical and practical implementation of the fundamental theory covered in the classroom. Thisapproach has been

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Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

reputation for innovationand educating highly-qualified automotive technicians – and pooling their respective resources(i.e., their programs, faculty, facilities, location, and industry ties), a series of activities were heldto realize the stated objectives. They were as follows:• Created an advisory committee to oversee the program• Integrated HEV curriculum with existing AAS program in Automotive Technology• Revised existing courses, developed HEV specific courses, and delivered these courses• Developed and delivered a two-day short course• Developed and delivered seminars and workshops• Created an HEV specialized laboratory• Created internship and co-op opportunities, plant visits, and an expert lecturer series• Developed

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University; Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Jimena Bastos, Mississippi State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

applications. She joined Mississippi State University as a Research Faculty in August 2006, after spending one year in a post-doctoral position at the University of South Carolina. At her current position, she is currently combining her research activities in power engineering with her teaching activities. She participated in the team of professors who taught an Electric Ship related class and she is currently offering a course that focuses on power modeling and simulation. Page 12.1276.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Ship-to-Shore Collaborations: Integrating Research of Shipboard Power

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New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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studentsregarded the course as extremely useful for their career. In addition, 86% of the studentsregarded the course as stimulating their interests in the subject matter and almost 90% agreedthey learned a great deal from this class. Teaching this class is a rewarding experience for the instructor, providing students with thecourse materials and enhancing their knowledge and experience in the area of design of thermalsystems. Wedekind and Kobus12 mentioned the need for an integration of all the design steps intoa cohesive learning experience and stated that Fluid and Thermal System Design course is thecourse where the students obtain the entire taxonomy of the design process. According toMueller13, the new elective course, Design and Optimization of

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Developments in the Energy Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles

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isa modern and straightforward method to use in an undergraduate laboratory. Nowadays, most ofthe students possess digital cameras and many have one integrated in their cellphones, whichthey use to photograph the experiment. flame SL U(r) Inner cone α flame Ulocal R Bunsen burner A typical Bunsen burner

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; John Robertson, Arizona State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-2460: EXPERIENCES AND TEACHING TOOLS IN ALTERNATIVEENERGY EDUCATIONSlobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University Dr. Slobodan Petrovic is an associate professor at the Arizona State University, with teaching and research interests in the areas of alternative energy (fuel cells, hydrogen production and storage, CO2 reduction), MEMS and sensors. Prior to joining ASU Dr. Petrovic held appointments at Clear Edge Power (formerly Quantum Leap Technology) as a Vice President of Engineering; at Neah Power Systems as Director of Systems Integration; and Motorola, Inc. as a Fuel Cell Group Manager and Reliability Manager. Dr. Petrovic has over 20 years of experience in energy systems

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Developments in the Energy Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ke Chen, Cleveland State University; Ana Stankovic, Cleveland State University

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AC 2007-1330: BUILDING A MODERN POWER ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICMACHINES LABORATORYKe Chen, Cleveland State University Ke Chen received BS degree from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He is currently a master student in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Cleveland State University.Ana Stankovic, Cleveland State University Dr. Ana V. Stankovic received BS, MS and PhD degrees from the University of Belgrade, Serbia and University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is currently an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Cleveland State University. Her expertise is power electronics and electric machines and drives

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, materials and technology, managementskills, and energy. Without the large amounts of energy consumed by the production system, themodern economy, and the high standard of living it provides, cannot be sustained. One of themajor sources of energy for the economy is electricity. Therefore, its production, transmissionand distribution constitute a critical infrastructure of a modern economy. Taking New York Stateas an example, energy delivered in the form of electricity accounts for approximately 24% ofenergy consumed, not counting the transportation sector3. Note that transportation sectoraccounts for 35% of total energy use. With electricity being the most versatile form of energy,developing the technical talent to address the issues of its

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Developments in the Energy Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2007-791: LABORATORY-SCALE STEAM POWER PLANT STUDY —RANKINE CYCLER™ COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIMENTAL 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 serves on the ASME PTC committee on Air-Cooled Condensers.Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville Philip Gerhart is the Dean of the College of Engineering and

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Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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EducationThermodynamics (ME680) during their fourth or fifth years. Like their peer institutions, RIT hasthe desire and requirement to improve curriculum structure, integration, and assessment. ME413 and 680 form a progression in course work into the study of Thermodynamics and,therefore, the courses are carefully integrated. This integration is achieved through a courseassessment process conducted by the faculty leads from both courses.The goal of Thermodynamics is to provide studentswith practical and relevant engineering science Table 1. Summary of Topics Exploredbackground in thermodynamics. The course also in Thermodynamics (ME 413)provides the groundwork for subsequent courses in Topical Areas

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Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bin Wu, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sanjeev Khanna, University of Missouri; Richard Wyatt, University of Missouri; Roger Korenberg, Missouri Department of Natural Resources

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12.1205.2IntroductionThis paper describes how a systematic effort is being carried out at the University of Missouri-Columbia, to promote student awareness of best practices in energy efficiency, reusable energy,waste reduction and productivity improvements. In particular, it illustrates how the activities of anewly established Missouri Industrial Assessment Center (U.S. Department of Energy, IACProgram) in the College of Engineering can be logically integrated with both graduate andundergraduate engineering education in this regard.Missouri Industrial Assessment CenterWith the backing of the U.S. Department of Energy, and in partnership with the Missouri StateDepartment of Natural Resources (MoDNR), the State Department of Economic Development,the University of

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Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fanourios Chalkiadakis, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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associated with big power systems, Power World6is also used in lectures. The interface of this software is not as high quality as that of PSCAD butit offers a different view and a classical approach to the power flow problem.3.2 Transmission Line StudyCalculations of transmission line parameters have always been an integral part of a senior levelcourse in power systems. Studies include topics in modeling of short, medium and long lines,calculations of voltage regulation, real and reactive power losses, design aspects of overheadlines and cost analysis. Not all of these topics are covered in detail in our program due to timeconstraints. Modeling however is discussed at least for low and medium length lines.One of the problems presented as a

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Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arthur Haman, University of Detroit Mercy; Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy; Will Wittig, University of Detroit Mercy; David Chew, University of Detroit Mercy; Krysten Dzwigalski, University of Detroit Mercy; Chris Keimig; Meghann Mouyianis, University of Detroit Mercy; Tim Rourke, University of Detroit Mercy

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Display in Engineering Lobby – 1st floor Page 12.122.4 Figure 1. Locations of the seven PV assemblies and display.A disadvantage of a horizontal array is that the power output will be slightly reduced whencompared to an array that is tilted at the optimum angle. That said, amorphous silicontechnology is less sensitive to tilt angle than crystalline photovoltaic technology. United SolarOvonic cites data1 showing that horizontal amorphous arrays delivered a time-integrated power(energy) that was comparable to that of the competing tilted crystalline glass-framed modules(the same study also demonstrated that amorphous arrays delivered more

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Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

) under the program called, AdvancedTechnology Education. One of the project goals is to develop curriculum in the field ofalternative energy technologies both for four-year and two-year degree seeking students whoare pursuing BS and AAS degrees respectively. The department of Electronic Systems atASU’s Polytechnic campus is in the process of launching a new degree concentrationbeginning fall 2007 within the existing TAC of ABET accredited BS degree program. Thispaper focuses on a new undergraduate course “Application of Nanotechnology forBatteries, Solar, and Fuel Cells”, one of the targeted courses that will be developed tohighlight the potential of nano-materials in the energy area. The Electronic Systems Department (ESD) recently

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Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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of alternative energy in both design competitions and in the formaleducation of its students through its curricula and student projects in both the College ofEngineering and well as the College of Architecture. In 2003 LTU received a significant grantfrom NextEnergy, a nonprofit organization in the State of Michigan, to augment its AlternativeEnergy curriculum. The NextEnergy grant helped LTU develop additional courses, but fundsfrom the grant could not be used to purchase laboratory equipment or experimental hardware.This was an unfortunate limitation, so the faculty involved in our Alternative Energy programfelt it was critical to secure additional funding specifically for procuring laboratory equipmentand related hardware to augment and