Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

ability to select and apply a knowledge oftechnology to engineering technology problems that require the application of principles andapplied procedures or methodologies).As a next step, the course is projected to be offered with AC Circuit Analysis prerequisite inupcoming years to provide better coverage of the topics listed in Table 3. In addition, it is alsoplanned to develop and incorporate additional lab activities for further understanding andanalysis of the subject matter.Bibliography1. U.S. NRC, “Combined License Applications for New Reactors,” Sep 22, 2010, available online athttp://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors.html.2. U. S. Energy Information Administration, “Electric Power Annual 2010 Data Tables,” Nov 09, 2011, availableonline at

Conference Session

Topics in Energy Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 23.447.3Table 1 Estimated LCOE of different technologies in 20176 U.S. Average Levelized Costs (2010 $/megawatt hour) for Plants Entering Service in 2017Plant type Capacity Levelized Fixed Variable Transmission Total Factor Capital OEM O&M Investment System (%) Cost (including Levelized fuel) CostConventional Coal 85 65.8 4 28.6 1.2 99.6Advanced Coal 85 75.2 6.6 29.2 1.2

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Brian Peterson, U.S. Air Force Academy; Susan Elmore, US Air Force Academy ; Al DUPE Mundy, United States Air Force Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

classroom/lab environmentto wire up each of the four student units in turn over two lessons. Section size was 24 students orfewer. Student involvement was enthusiastic; their feedback will be included in the paper’sassessment section.This paper includes descriptions and diagrams sufficient to replicate each unit. This paper Page 23.654.2contains some discussion of the instruction, sufficient to understand what was covered. Becausestudents train with 120 Volts AC on these units, safety merits extra care. A design for safety isexplained in detail. After four semesters of use, an assessment of student learning indicatesimproved proficiency with the

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 23.844.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Development of a CCLI Course on PV Engineering AbstractA Course Curriculum Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Type I NSF proposal under the title”Development of Novel Learning Materials for Green Energy Education Centered around a PVTest Station” was awarded in August, 2010 to develop exemplary learning materials andlaboratory modules for PV engineering at the undergraduate/graduate levels. The paper discussesa preliminary version of course modules developed as of now, the laboratory facilities andexperimental projects, and assessment of its impact on students.Keywords: Photovoltaic, Renewable Energy

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Al DUPE Mundy, United States Air Force Academy; Andrew Laffely, US Air Force Academy; Bryan John Cooper, United States Air Force; George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

guest to the 2012 Colorado Clean Cities Exhibition and Conference.Although not a typical STEM outreach venue, this conference allowed industry leaders some insight toour current activities in this arena.Several additional examples/demonstrations are briefly described to give other ideas: • An electric space heater powered directly by a larger panel. Demonstrates that AC is not always needed for resistive heating. • Operational, high voltage, lithium-ion battery system. Hands-off but it does have a high “That’s Page 23.1000.5 Really Cool” rating. • Multi-meters and cables to show topics like open circuit

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kyle Pace; Jeremy R Anderson, EASENET

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

into the Mechanical and Energy Engineering program at the University of North Texas. In the spring of 2010, Jeremy began performing renewable energy research. Soon after, he was leading a team of researchers and collaborating with a green energy start-up. He was the first and only UNT engineering student to be selected as a McNair Scholar, a competitive scholarship offered to top juniors and seniors at select schools around the country. In the summer of 2011, Jeremy accepted a research assistantship at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. This move allowed Jeremy to focus on his passion for innovation, leading to a grant in aid of research from Sigma Xi. This grant funded his development of a novel pyrolysis biomass

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramadan Elmoudi, University at Buffalo; Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

systems analysis, design automation, and systems engineering.Prof. Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY B.E. (Electrical) Osmania University, India, MSEE University of Illinois), MBA, Ph.D. UB(SUNY). Ju- nior Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board (India) (1958-59). Westinghouse Electric Corpo- ration, Buffalo, New York (1960-85). Research Professor, Advanced Technology Applications, Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo (SUNY) (1977-2010). President, STS International, Amherst, NY (1985-present). Technical interests cover static power conversion and optimal control systems applied to industrial processes, energy conservation and energy management. Holds 10 patents in this field and has

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, scaling up the output of a limitednumber of PV actual solar cells. A FPGA implementation is proposed for this simulator. The PV Page 23.602.12simulator is tested and operated using a directly coupled DC load as well as AC load via aninverter. The experiment involves: I-V characteristics of PV, open-circuit voltage, short-circuitcurrent, power output vs. insulation, and meteorological parameters, tracking systemperformances. The emulator was implemented in MATLAB/Simulink and the theoretical model,and data acquisition in IDL and Maple. Figure 5 is showing the Simulink diagram of ths PVemulator.Figure 5 Simulink model of PV array with input and