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Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oxana S. Pantchenko, University of California, Santa Cruz; Daniel Scott Tate, University of California, Santa Cruz; Daniel O'Leary, University of California, Santa Cruz; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ali DUPE Shakouri

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-75: ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESOxana S Pantchenko, University of California at Santa Cruz Oxana Pantchenko received B.S. degree and M.S. degree in electrical engineering from University of Cal- ifornia, Santa Cruz in 2006 and 2008 respectively. She is currently pursuing her PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Santa Cruz. Her interests include education, renewable energy sources, sustainability engineering and ecological design.Daniel Scott Tate, University of California, Santa Cruz Daniel Tate is finishing his B.S. degree in Bioengineering from the Univserity of California, Santa Cruz. He will be attending law

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

other uses. This enables VayuWind to extract wind power using existing structures such as commercial buildings and skywalks with minimal noise pollution.Dr. Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Page 22.1240.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Renewable Energy-based Senior Design Experience for Undergraduate StudentsAbstractEnergy is becoming very important in the economic development of our society. Thecombination of the limited fossil fuel supply together with concerns about pollution and globalwarming has brought

Conference Session

Digital Simulation Tools in Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yakov Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aminul Karim, DeVry University, Downers Grove; Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-2684: USE OF ADAPTABLE SIMULATION-BASED VIRTUALLABORATORIES FOR TEACHING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND EN-ERGY CONSERVATION IN ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSYakov Cherner, ATEL, LLCAhmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage Dr. AHMED S. KHAN is a senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences, De- Vry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Com- munications, Faculty Development, Nanotechnology, Application of Telecommunications

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

expressed, Stokes’theorem can be described by considering a surface S having a bounding curve C. Here, v isany sufficiently smooth vector field defined on the surface and its bounding curve C. It isvery important to emphasize the fact that C is any closed curve in three dimensional spaceand S is any surface bounded by the said curve C. Mathematically this is written as: Page 22.257.4 ∫ (∇ × v) • dS = ∫ v • dx s cIn addition, it is important to note that when one considers only a two-dimensional space,Stokes’ theorem effectively becomes Green’s theorem.Another method of

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Russell Forringer, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Jesse J. French, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

application, starting at $14,000 for a model with a maximumflow velocity of 0.3 m/s and a 70 in2 test cross-section, much less than the 400 in2 test cross-section needed.This paper describes the conversion of a pre-existing 24 foot diameter 4 foot deep above-groundpool into a variable flow-rate “water tunnel” facility using $500 of additional equipment. Steadystate flow rates of 0.89 m/s are achieved using an 80 pound thrust (rated) trolling motor poweredby a pulse-width-modulated motor controller drawing approximately 970 W of electrical power.Calculations indicate that approximately 400 pounds of rated thrust will be required to reach ourgoal of 2.0 m/s flow rates near the outer edge of our pool river simulator.1 Introduction and Motivation1.1

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ECCD Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simon De Los Rios, Lisbon Superior Engineering Institute (ISEL)

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

America‟s energyproduction; not only because of the region‟s market liberalization, governments push for clean energy andinvestment in new sustainable technologies, but also because of the enormous untapped solar, wind, andbiomass (among other renewable energy sources) potential in the area. Even though there exists largedisparities in terms of availability of conventional sources, Latin America is endowed with abundantrenewable energy resources, which until now are grossly underutilized [10] (See Fig. 1, 2, and 3). A key aspect in explaining the fast evolution of DG sources is the development of promotion programs,subsidies and compensation mechanisms, points which countries in Latin America are beginning topromote and implement in order to

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Anh NV Nguyen; Patrick Martin, York College of Pennsylvania; K. Vaisakh, Andhra University, AP, India

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Commutator B B r r u text u s s h h Conductor S Page 22.732.3 DC Supply Fig. 2: PMDC motor vL (t

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University; Abdul R. Ofoli, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Termination Board MSTB 010 06 C1Z Micro-controller GND Error amplifier Control Signal Feedback Network PS2520G + VIN Programmable Power R S l C2 RL1 C1 L1

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Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Moghbelli, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics; Haitham Abu_Rub, Texas A&M University at Qatar, ECE Department

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the world‟s fastest growing renewable energy where the average annual growth rate ofwind turbine installation is around 30% during the last 10 years [10]. Several researchers haveinvestigated the feasibility of wind energy utilization in the Persian Gulf region [17–21].Figure 9 shows the regional installed wind power where the growth of Asia is significant but notin the Middle East including Qatar. Fig. 10. Global annual installed capacity 1996-2007 [10] Fig. 9. Annual installed capacity by region 2003-2007 [10]A major challenge in using wind as a source of power is that wind is intermittent and it does notalways blow when electricity is needed. Wind energy cannot be stored (unless batteries areused); and

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Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University; Edward Lee Long IV, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

with a 1992 manual Chevy S-10 pickup as shown in figure 1. This vehiclewas chosen as its bed gave us an easy location to store batteries, its manual transmission allowsfor an easier adaptation to an electric motor, and it was readily available.We calculated the power required to reach a number of different top speeds as well as the rangeassociated with them based on the weight of the truck, weight of the proposed electricalcomponents, dimensions, and the desired range. Figure 1: The Manual Chevy S-10pPickupFirst, to determine the power needed to reach the targeted highway speeds, the forces acting onthe moving truck were considered. The truck dimensions and weight were determined after theconversion and are shown in

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-2460: STUDYING THE IMPACT ON MECHANICAL ENGINEER-ING STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN DISTINCTIVE PROJECTS INTHERMODYNAMICSMargaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman civil- ian faculty member in her

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

modeling capability, productdatabases, validation, and economic analysis. All software tools provide effectivemodeling and simulation capabilities suitable for class room use.Bibliography[1] Department of Energy, “Annual Energy Outlook 2009,” 2009.[2] Fay, J. A., and Golomb, D. S., “Energy and Environment,” Oxford University Press, 2002.[3] Kutz, M., “Environmentally Conscious Alternative Energy Production,” John Wiley & Sons, 2007.[4] Hodge, B. K., “Alternative Energy Systems and Applications,” John Wiley & Sons, 2010.[5] Aung, K., “Design Exercises and Projects for Energy Engineering,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEEAnnual Meeting & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 2005.[6] Gilman, P., Blair, N., Mehos, M., Christensen, C., Janzou, S

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Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, Refrigeration, Compressors, and Heating Systems, by Westphalen D. and Koszalinski S., Office of Building Equipment, DOE, Arthur D. Little Reference No. 36922-00, 2001.4. U.S. Household Electricity Report, Energy Information Administration, http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/reps/enduse/er01_us.html, 2005.5. U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlone Homepage, http://www.solardecathlon.gov/, 2011.6. The Future of HVAC, Part 1: A Revolution in HVAC Design, by D. Wulfinghoff, 2007.7. U.S. Green Building Council LEED Information, http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19, 2011.8. NCEES PE Exam Specifications, http://www.ncees.org/Exams/PE_exam.php, 2011.9. LEED Green Associate Candidate Handbook, Green Building Certification Institute, 2010.10

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

“conceptresilience” (faith backed by depth of knowledge) to pick the right ideas from what such aninstructor would explain, the student usually comes back with the sage advice that “s(he) said itwon’t work”. A simple example might be illustrative. It came from sending students to ask theseemingly straightforward question: “What value of efficiency should I use as being possible, forconversion between AC line power and beamed microwave power?” To the unwary aerospaceengineer, the answer to this seems to be what one might describe as “antenna efficiency”.However, reality is far more complicated.It quickly becomes evident that beaming large amounts of power is not a popular subject inmodern textbooks. Antenna design issues generally drive quickly towards the

Conference Session

ECCD Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Ramos, University of Texas, Pan American; Leonel Aguilera, University of Texas, Pan American; Elizardo Garcia, Universidad TecMilenio; Sanjeev Kumar, University of Texas, Pan American, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Roman Garcia, IEEE; Jose Sanchez, University of Texas, Pan American

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

trained human resources to support this national effort.Solar photo voltaic technologies have been increasing its participation because they rely on themature and powerful semiconductor industry, and also because they offer unique operationalcharacteristics which the residential and commercial sectors can use for distributedgeneration.This environment has created within Universities a strong interest from students forthe acquisition of knowledge on Renewable Energy. Correspondingly, Faculty has madesignificant number of proposals to develop on-site low power photovoltaic generation resources,as a response to the student´s interest.This paper describes the work done during 2010 at the Electrical Engineering Department of TheUniversity of Texas Pan

Conference Session

Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Slobodan Petrovic, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

features for each value are listed in figure 4. Score Rubric 1 Concept exists, no other attributes 2 Topic is defined by originator(s) 3 Local conditions are adapted to fit 4 External interest, some 'buzz' 5 Serious external scrutiny, some hostile 6 Significant speculative growth 7 Self-sustaining from revenue earned 8 Full competition in all major markets 9 Mature technology cash cow 10 End of life management Figure 4. General grading rubrics. Page

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard H Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Mehdi Ferdowsi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Interest Table 1. Statements presented in the survey and what each was designed to measure.Each category was represented by three to four questions measuring it. Each question was thenduplicated for measurement against other courses students have taken at the university. Thesequestions were written identically except for the phrase “this course” was substituted by “other Page 22.168.4courses I have taken at this University”. The survey also included Felder’s Inventory ofLearning Styles [1].Missouri S&T students that were currently enrolled in an EDV course were selected toparticipate. The survey was distributed via email

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Reference Sine Input + Voltage Sensing Active IPFC Circuit V/Hz Controller T* s* fn* *m 1 Vsqr Va

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

alternative energy engineeringconcentration. The school has created an energy engineering minor, and two graduatecertificates in energy.2) Establishing CurriculumIn the late 1990’s and early 2000’s the price of oil, both real and nominal, and correspondingprice of natural gas and coal had stopped declining and the real prices of these fuels began toincrease.1 In the early 2000’s fuel cells and hydrogen were garnering a major share of theAlternative Energy stage.2-4 The belief in the popular press at that time was that fuel cells wouldbe the primary energy generator by the end of the decade, and because of that belief a major pushhad to be made to assure there was a technically educated work force to support suchtechnology.5 Because of this skewed

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; William Trotter Nichols

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

7 7 6 6 Cost per month in $10,000 kWh/Month in 100,000's 5 5 4

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Mansour Tahernezhadi, Northern Illinois University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-270: EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE - TRAINING MID-DLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ALTERNATIVE ENERGYLiping Guo, Northern Illinois University Liping Guo received the B. E. degree in Automatic Control from Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China in 1997, the M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Auburn Uni- versity, AL, USA in 2001 and 2006 respectively. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the Technology Department at the Northern Illinois University. Her research and teaching interests are mainly in the area of power electronics, renewable energy, embedded systems and automatic control. Dr. Guo is a senior member

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Chasnov, Cedarville University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of MEs will be more globally aware than theirpredecessors. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if clear-thinking, problem-solving, unbiased MEswould become involved in developing our nation’s energy policy? Page 22.414.6References1. M. Gathany and R. Chasnov, “An Energy Use and Emissions Inventory,” Proceedings of the ASEE AnnualConference, 2011.2. “Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean AirAct” http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/endangerment.html, last visited 01/06/2011.3. S. Bennish, “Ohio metro areas have large carbon footprints, study reports, “ Dayton Daily News, Thursday, May29, 20084

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Energyand Hydropower, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 1998.7 Gadgil, A. J., Greene, D. M. and Rosenfeld, A., “Energy-Efficient Drinking Water Disinfectionfor Greenhouse Gas Mitigation,” Proceedings of ACEEE 1998, Summer Study “EnergyEfficiency in a Competitive Environment” Pacific Grove, CA, August 1998.8 Koukharenko, E., Li, X., Nandhakumar, I., Frety, N., Beeby, S., Cox, D., Tudor, J., Schiedt, B.,Trautmann, C., Bertcsh, A. and White, N., “Towards a nanostructured thermoelectric generatorusing ion-track lithography,” J. Micromech. Microeng, 18(10), 2008.9 Fan, S., Peumans, P. and Braun, P., “Ultra-High Efficiency Thermophotovoltaic Solar CellsUsing Metallic Photonic Crystals as Intermediate Absorber and

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Ayhan Zora, Deere & Company

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Corporation. Electric Boat – The Encore E by Nauticraft. Accessed on January 3,2011. http://www.nauticraft.com/?page=encoree&s=2&s2=1&s3=3[10] Lear Boats. LEAR 204. Accessed on January 11, 2011.http://www.lear-electric-boats.com/Lear204.htm[11] Jean-François Affolter, Taras Wankewycz, Jeff Davison. Compact Hydrogen Fuel CellSolution for Recreational Fishing Boats. International Conference on Ecologic Vehicles &Renewable Energies, 2007. Accessed on January 9, 2011.http://www.horizonfuelcell.com/file/recreation_report.pdf[12] ELECTRIC BOATS A – Z. Accessed on January 7, 2011.http://www.solarnavigator.net/electric_boats.htm Page 22.202.16[13

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Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, Wind and Solar Power Systems, CRC Press, 1999.12. T. Currin, The Capstone Design Course and Its failure to serve as an effective outcome assessment tool,Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.13. R. Pecen, and M. Timmerman, A Hands-on Renewable Energy Based Laboratory for Power Quality Education”Session 1333, Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.14. K.C. Davis, Enhancing Communication Skills in Senior Design Capstone Projects, Proceedings of the 2002ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition15. R. M. Ford, and C. S. Coulston, Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers, McGraw Hill, 2008.16. E. O’Neill-Carrillo, E. Marrero, and A. Irrizarry-Rivera, Integrated Experiences in Power Engineering courses

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Digital Simulation Tools in Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura J. Genik, Michigan State University; Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

°C. The high-pressure turbine has an isentropicefficiency of 0.87 and the low-pressure turbine has an isentropic efficiency of 0.92. All pumps have an isentropicefficiency of 0.95. Determine (a) the net work of the system and (b) the thermal efficiency. The total mass flow rateout of the boiler is 10 kg/s. Boiler Page 22.1642.9 FWH #2 FWH #1 CondenserA5 Additional Problem StatementsAdditional Problem statement 1 Symbolic IntegrationUsing the integral approach, write a MATLAB function to calculate the internal energy (in kJ/kg) for

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Digital Simulation Tools in Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Sean Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

challenge to the smart grid.It is very important for students who are planning to study in the areas of smart grid to be wellinformed and introduced to the basics and fundamentals of power distribution network system.Bibliography1. S. Monemi, “Fault Management Systems in Energy Distribution Network Environments”, Ph. D. Dissertation, Vanderbilt University, Dec. 1999.2. G. Karsai and A. Ledeczi, “ A Graphical Modeling Environment for the Multigraph Architecture”, ISIS, Vanderbilt University, Manual ver. 0.5, Nashville, TN, 1998.3. UML Semantics, ver. 1.1, Rational Software Corporation, et al., September 1997. Page 22.1301.10

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Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University; Albert Leroy Powell, Bowling Green State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Hardware and Software, retrieved from http://sine.ni.com/cs/app/doc/p/id/cs-11855 on 1/18/2011. 5. Part III – I-V Characterization of Photovoltaic Cells Using PXI, retrieved from http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/7231 on 1/18/2011. 6. NI USB-6008,12-Bit, 10 kS/s Low-Cost Multifunction DAQ, retrieved from http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/201986 on 1/18/2011. 7. Bishop, H. Robert. LabVIEW Student Edition. Volume 8. Prentice Hall. 2007. Page 22.59.13

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. “Employers are looking for[AEE’s] CEM…and did not know what the LTU CEEM was all about….” The graduate alsoimplied that adding a co-op or internship would help.On the same scale, graduates were asked to rate the statement, “The amount of work required toearn a CEEM was appropriate.” The average rating was 3.68 with 73.7% agreeing or stronglyagreeing. One of the graduates who disagreed commented that he wanted more hands-on work!Another graduate who agreed to the statement loved the practical experience and wanted more tosupplement the coursework. The authors are encouraged to add more.Next, the graduates were asked to complete the statement, “The level of material that we coveredin the course(s) was….” On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being too easy and

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

encouraged.AcknowledgementsThis work presented herein was supported in part by Texas Workforce Commission under theaward number 2908WSW000 and U.S. Department of Education ARRA grant award numberS397A090044.Bibliography1. U.S. NRC, “Combined License Applications for New Reactors,” Sep 22, 2010, available online at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors.html.2. U. S. Energy Information Administration, “Electric Power Industry 2009: Year in Review,” Nov 23, 2010, available online at http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/epa_sum.html.3. K. Bozynski and J. D. McCowan, “Recruitment to the Profession: A Student-Led Approach,” Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 257-261, July 1995.4. J. Gleason, K. Boykin, P. Johnson, L. Bowen, K. Whitaker, C. Micu