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Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Arastoopour, Illinois Institute of Technology; Mohamed Shahidehpour, Illinois Institute of Technology; Joseph Clair P.E., Illinois Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

reducing greenhouse emissions; focusing on creative strategies for improving energy performance in buildings; reducing the need for carbon-based fuels in the energy supply; and encouraging occupant behaviors that reduce the net environmental impact of the campus. Through our unique requirement for all undergraduate students to enroll in two Interprofessional Projects ( IPRO) courses, and the simultaneous offering of a broad array of graduate and undergraduate research projects, IIT students are getting involved in many ongoing energy and sustainability initiatives using campus energy and sustainability operations as a real-world and practical laboratory. These projects include: micro grid (smart grid) and renewable

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Innovative Energy Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-4683: DESIGNING AND BUILDING COMPETITIVE HYBRIDELECTRIC RACING VEHICLES AS A VALUED TEACHING AND LEARN-ING METHOD FOR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS: ATWO-YEAR REVIEW WITH A PROJECTION OF FUTURE PLANSDr. Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University Robert W. Fletcher joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lawrence Techno- logical University in the summer of 2003, after several years of continuous industrial research, product development and manufacturing experience. Fletcher earned his bachelor’s of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Washington, in Seattle, Wash., a master’s of engineering in manufac- turing systems from Lawrence Technological

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa; Corey Evan Eichelberger; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

technology program accredited by ABET-TAC. The EET program teaches the fundamental elements of circuits, conventional andrenewable electrical power, analog/digital electronics, microcomputers, telecommunications,instrumentation and data acquisition, control systems, and networking principles. The programbegins with a base of introductory classes in math, physics, statistics, and computerprogramming and continues on into practical applications of the EET in industrial settings. AnEET junior student, also a co-author of this paper worked as a summer undergraduate researchstudent involving a number of applied research projects and summer STEM events from May 15through July 31, 2011. The student’s initial role was designing and building a testbed for

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

a region without sacrifice its futuresustainability. The presented laboratory experiences have a potential to train and educate over 30students a year in Power Electronics, and Renewable Energy Technology courses, 20undergraduate students in senior design project course sequence in addition to those doingundergraduate research. This experience have a tremendous impact in the large amount of ETstudents that graduate every year from concentrations related to electrical engineeringtechnology (EET) and the future planned renewable energy concentration. The laboratoryexercises include: 1. Solar cells and panels, PV systems – MATALB simulation and experimental test 2. Control of single-phase grid converter used for PV residential

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K-12 Experiences in Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Vincent Abbott, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-4605: INTEGRATING POWER ENGINEERING INTO MIDDLEAND HIGH SCHOOL MATH CURRICULUMSMr. Mark Vincent Abbott, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Mark Abbott obtained his B.S. degree from the University of California, Davis, in biomedical engineering. He is now a graduate student at California State University, Los Angeles, studying electrical engineering. Abbott’s main interests are in power and systems engineering. His research involves improving efficiency of residential vertical axis wind turbines by developing a control algorithm for an adaptive, power sensing, and pulse-width-modulation (PWM) controller. As an IMPACT LA Fellow, Abbott works closely with teachers from LAUSD to develop hands-on

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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José Colucci Ríos P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Miriam del Rosario Fontalvo

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. O’Neill-Carrillo was the founding Director (2007-2010) of the Institute for Tropical Energy, Environment, and Society, leading a group of 15 professors from 10 disciplines in establishing links between energy research and society and influencing energy policy in Puerto Rico (http://iteas.uprm.edu/). O’Neill-Carrillo was also the Education Coordinator at UPRM for the NSF’s Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES) from 2000-2008. He is Associate Director, CIVIS: Center for Resources in General Education, assisting in the administration of the Center, as well as developing student learning modules (sustainability, ethics), a sustainable energy initiative