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Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Terrence Davidovits, A123 Systems; Eric Schacht, The Ohio State Univeristy; Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-1388: INTEGRATION OF MODERN ENERGY STORAGE DESIGNPRACTICES INTO UNIVERSITY AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING PROGRAMSFrank Falcone, Argonne National LaboratoryTerrence Davidovits, A123 SystemsEric Schacht, The Ohio State UniveristyMichael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory Page 15.783.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Title of the Paper: Integration of Modern Energy Storage Design Practices into University Automotive Engineering ProgramsAbstractAs automotive technology surges forward at an ever increasing pace, Argonne NationalLaboratory works to keep the US Department of Energy sponsored Advanced

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Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blekhman; Jason Keith; Ahmad Sleiti; Eileen Cashman; Peter Lehman; Richard Engel; Michael Mann; Hossein Salehfar

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

demonstrators3, 4, 5, 6 to undergraduate research7 or summer researchprojects for undergraduates8. In Shirkhanzadeh,3 a thin-layer fuel cell is described that isparticularly useful for teaching and classroom demonstrations combining both an electrolyzerand a fuel cell. Lin4 and Fenton5 in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University ofConnecticut present a more comprehensive laboratory set up with a full set of experimentsdemonstrating the principles related to proton exchange membrane fuel cell. The fuel cell is setin a holistic environment that also includes solar panel, electrolyzer, and gas storage realizinggreat flexibility of topics supported. Ososanya6 presents a 10V hydrogen fuel cell built bystacking 10 1volt single fuel cell as an

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian Belu, Drexel University; Darko Korain, Desert Research Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

-Learning systems andvirtual laboratory experiments. The project represents an innovative approach in teaching,studying and integrating hands-on experiments, project-based teaching and learning of renewableenergy sources, power electronics and control.Our long term goal is to develop an integrated research facility in the area of renewable energy,RENSym platform24-28,30,31. The main target group of RENSym Learning Environment comprisesof undergraduate students enrolled in engineering and engineering technology programs. Otherpotential target groups are organizations offering further training courses for technicians andengineers. The developed materials, e-Learning support platform, computer simulations, virtuallaboratory, renewable energy

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Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Goldade, University of North Dakota; Tessa Haagenson, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota; Mike Mann, University of North Dakota

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-2059: DESIGN OF A LABORATORY EXPERIMENT TO MEASUREFUEL CELL STACK EFFICIENCY AND LOAD RESPONSEJoshua Goldade, University of North Dakota Josh Goldade is originally from Velva, a small town in western North Dakota. Upon graduation from Velva High School in 2002, Josh enrolled at the University of North Dakota to major in electrical engineering. In the spring of 2005, Josh left for Sweden to study abroad for a year. After returning to the U.S., he continued on the path towards his Bachelor’s degree at UND. In the summer of 2007, Josh took a six-month cooperative education position at Daktronics in Brookings, SD, and he returned to Daktronics for another summer internship in 2008. Josh

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Riddell, Baker College Of Flint; Anca Sala, Baker College Of Flint

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Teaching and Learning”,Private Communication, Baker College, Spring 2009.8. http://www.jobtarget.com Searched May 11, 20099. LaMonica, M., “Study: Microwind Turbines a Tough Sell in Mass.”, CNET News, Green Tech,http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-1-196182-54.html Viewed March 18, 2009.10. Wiser, R., Barbose, G., Peterman, C., “Tracking the Sun: The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from1998-2007”, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL-1516E, February 2009, http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/ems/re-pubs.html Page 15.133.9Appendix. Program Educational Objectives and Program Outcomes of the Bachelor of Sciencein Mechanical Engineering

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, but appeared to be used quite well in developing project work.At the culmination of the course, and in fact through the latter third of the semester, studentswere developing team project reports. In two earlier teachings of the course, the class wassmaller, and included several students from the instructor’s research group. As such, therewas a substantial hands-on / experimental component to the course. In the latest teaching, inFall 2009, the classroom was on the far side of campus from our MRES laboratory, so the labcomponent was limited to one afternoon of explorations. Page 15.870.5 4. GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGEOver 3

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

designs for wind turbines, biofuel production systems such as biodiesel andethanol on small laboratory and semi-plant production rates, oxygen bomb calorimetry for liquidfuel (and some solid fuel energy content analysis), a geothermal heated and cooled building oncampus with data collection and system tracking, solar insolation meters, and many other Page 15.1319.3instrumentation and measurement systems. As a result it was thought that these fully operatingsystems could be beneficial when utilized as teaching tools for such a summer program.Lawrence Technological University is a private, fully accredited university located in Southfield

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Thomas Gavigan, Penn State Berks; Brittany Farrell, Penn State Berks

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 1970 and his M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from Penn State in 1977. Mr. Gavigan teaches in the areas of Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Design.Brittany Farrell, Penn State Berks Brittany Farrell received her Associate’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Penn State Hazleton in 2008. In May 2010 she will receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology from Penn State Berks. Following graduation, Brittany will be pursuing a career in alternative energy. Page 15.462.1© American

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Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

education and help the students to understand the concepts and applications ofthis type of energy. Due to the high costs of the training units, it becomes a budget concern topurchase training units for laboratory sections. Some of the pre-built training units already on themarket have a price range from ten thousand to fifty thousand dollars per unit. If there are budgetconcerns for the program, the only option that remains is to teach theory without the benefit ofhands-on training. Taking these issues into consideration, the students in the IndustrialTechnology program have designed, built, and tested a multi-purpose renewable energy trainingunit for the alternative energy related classes. This prototype trainer is designed to be used forhands-on

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, State University of New York, Buffalo; Chilukuri Mohan, Syracuse University; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

be “cross-listed” at each institution, and the “primary”faculty teaching a course at one institution will be considered to be Adjunct Faculty at the otherinstitutions. Each student will choose one “host” institution where the student will register forcourses, whether in a matriculated program or as an un-matriculated student seekingcertification.Course offerings and content will be proposed by the primary faculty members, with reviews andfeedback being provided by the relevant faculty from the other institutions. For courses requiringhands-on laboratory interaction, each academic institution with the needed facilities will utilizethe services of a “secondary” instructor whose primary role is to facilitate laboratory work.Students from other

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Ahmad Sleiti, University of Central Florida; Eileen Cashman, Humboldt State University; Peter Lehman, Humboldt State University; Richard Engel, Schatz Energy Research Center; Michael Mann, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

our message to theuniversity-wide student body. A total of eleven sections of the course were offered in fourquarters from fall to fall with an average of 30 students per section. Six technology faculty, whoare traditionally assigned to teaching the course, were trained in HFCT using a lecture andmodule training materials.In addition, one week of HFCT topics was integrated in the following courses: ME 454-Renewable Energy and Sustainability (enrollment 26); TECH 470-Electric, Hybrid andAlternatively Fueled Vehicles (enrollment 20), and TECH 370-Power, Energy andTransportation Technologies (enrollment 45).Concurrently, significant effort was dedicated to establishing the “Zero Emissions Fuel Cell andHydrogen Laboratory.” The laboratory is

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Electronics majors/minors can take thiscourse as an elective in the technology department. In addition, any majors and minors at thecollege should be eligible to take this class as an elective.3. The Need and CapabilityNot all engineering and engineering/industrial technology departments will be able to offer avariety of renewable energy courses due to faculty, budget, laboratory, and knowledgelimitations. Unless a school decides to establish a renewable energy related program or degree, itbecomes difficult for faculty to teach renewable energy related classes in addition to the classesin core curriculum. Since tenure-track and tenured faculty are usually allowed to teach threeclasses a semester, it may become an issue to offer more classes if there

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

development, laboratoryresources, laboratory facility enhancement and other resources.References1. http://www.Chevrolet.com/Volt2. http:// www.thefordstory.com/green/ford-focus-electric-coming-soon/3. Brook, Meeting the technology challenge, AEInt, SAE Sept 2009.4. http://www.oe.energy.gov/DocumentsandMedia/DOE_SG_Book_Single_Pages(1).pdf5. http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid6. http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/V2G7. http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/WebHome8. Staubel, Tesla in article “Meeting the technology challenge” AEInt., SAE Sept 2009.9. ASEE Connections, Teaching Toolbox, Not What Students Need, February 20, 2010 by Lord.10. Ashley, Priming the Green Car Pump

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-851: DEVELOPING AN ENERGY LITERACY CURRICULUM FORINCOMING FRESHMEN AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY: LESSONS LEARNEDKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, gas turbines, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu.Ian Gravagne, Baylor University Dr. Gravagne is an assistant professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at

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Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin Reed, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Ludois, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Maria Hamlin, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

BasedLearning. Editied by H.Schmidt & M. deVolder. Maastricht, Netherlands:Van Gorcum (1984) (pp. 16-32).6 Dunlap, J.C. “Problem-Based Learning and Self-Efficacy: How a Capstone Course Prepares Students for aProfession.” Educational Technology Research and Development, 53(1) (2005).7 M. H. Elahiniaa and C. Ciocanel. “A problem-solving approach for teaching engineering laboratories.”Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference. (2008)8 J. E. Mitchell, and J. Smith. “ Case study of the introduction of problem-based learning in electronic engineering.”International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education . 45(2), (2008).9 B. Canavan. “A summary of the findings from an evaluation of

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Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert Hess, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

integrated whole. Their system design is presented, this one basedon integrated renewable resources including hydroelectric, solar, and propane (convertible tobiofuel) generation. Student-developed description of the design issues, construction, and initialtesting is presented with initial hardware results and photographs. Student-supervisedinstallation is scheduled for summer 2010.IntroductionTaylor Wilderness Research Station is a unique field research and teaching facility for scientificinvestigations of natural resources phenomena within this university’s College of Forestry,Wildlife, and Range Sciences (CFWRS). It is in the Frank Church Wilderness of Central Idaho,400km southeast of the university’s main campus. The only access to the site is

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Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Soner Tarim

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, university laboratory? Where did the equipment come from? Did you build it? Did you loan it from somewhere? Did you work in a professional laboratory? Did you do the project yourself or did you receive help? If you received help the judges are looking for you to give credit to those individuals. Did you have clarity with the details of your science project? How well your project fits in with the theme of being beneficial to society will be taken into account?Table 5

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Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Interfacing, Digital Communication, Networking, C++ and Java Languages. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences.Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet CHANDRA R. SEKHAR is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Sekhar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Madras (India), a Diploma in Instrumentation from Madras Institute of Technology and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Professor Sekhar’s primary teaching and research focus is in the areas of Biomedical and Process Control Instrumentation and Clinical Engineering

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Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jason Buchanan, Southern Illinois Universaity, Carbondale

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

received his M.S. and Ph.D. from SIUC in 1991 and 2002 respectively. He teaches courses in electric power and machinery, industrial automation, and electric circuits. His research interests include power systems economics, power markets, and electric energy management.Jason Buchanan, Southern Illinois Universaity, Carbondale Jason Buchanan received the Navy Education Code (4125) in the U.S. Navy in 1995. From 1995 to 1999, he was a Gas Turbine Systems Electrician, power distribution operator, gauge calibration coordinator, investigative firefighter, and a propulsion plant monitor in the U.S. Navy. From 1999 to 2006, he worked as a maintenance electrician in the underground coal mining

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Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Simon, University of Nevada, Reno; Ted Batchman, University of Nevada-Reno; Christine Taylor, Lewis and Clark University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

presentations from industry leaders and policymakers—renewable energy is changing so quickly, that it is important for students to gain information from “top name” leaders in the renewable energy marketplace as well as from national and state policymakers who make rules that govern markets and create incentives.  Team-based problem solving. Students will work together to create optimal energy system designs for sustainable communities. The students will use a web-based free shareware program known as HOMER™, which is available for download from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)-- http://www.nrel.gov/homer/.  Class discussion. We will use the assigned texts, guest presentations and