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Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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an unprecedented growth of awareness in aging utilities infrastructure andworkforce. Significant Government and industry funding is being targeted towardsimplementation of Smart Grid as well as other activities to modernize existing electric powersystem. These efforts are critical to achieving renewable energy development, electric vehicleadoption, and energy efficiency improvements. Existing skills shortage and aging workforce inpower industry makes it critical to reinvent commitment to training of current workforce andeducating new cadre of power engineering professionals. Such education and training requiresclose cooperation of constituents including academia, power utilities, and manufacturers ofelectrical equipment.Smart Grid laboratory

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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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reputation for his research in the areas of computational fluid dynamics, fluid particle systems, and fluidization. His computational work has shortened the time lag from laboratory- to commercial-scale for fluid/particle and fluidized bed systems. He currently serves on the editorial board of the Powder Technology Journal. He has received several AIChE awards includ- ing the Donald Q. Kern Award in Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion, the Fluor Daniel Lectureship in Fluidization and Fluid/Particle Systems, the Ernest W. Thiele Award, and the Fluidization Process Recognition Award. He is also a Fellow of AIChE.Mr. Mohamed Shahidehpour, Illinois Institute of TechnologyMr. Joseph Clair P.E., Illinois Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elena V. Brewer, Erie Community College; Anthony P. Dalessio, Erie Community College

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electrical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. His teaching interests include analog and digital electronics, wireless communications, and renewable energy. Page 25.504.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Effective Low-Budget Approach to Teaching Photovoltaic Systems to Electrical Engineering Technology Students at Community CollegesAbstractThis paper presents a unique approach to introduction of the photovoltaic course andcorresponding laboratory into the Electrical Engineering Technology program at the two

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Innovative Energy Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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AC 2012-3368: STUDENT-LED DEVELOPMENT OF A FUEL CELL EX-PERIMENTATION SYSTEM FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMSLEARNINGMr. Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University Steven Robert Walk, P.E,, is an Assistant Professor of electrical engineering technology in the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. He is Founder and Director of the Laboratory for Technology Forecasting. His research interests include energy conversion systems, technology and innovation management, and technological forecasting and social change. He is Owner and Founder of Technology Intelligence, a management consulting company in Norfolk, Va. Walk earned B.S.E.E.T. and M.S.E.E. degrees at the University of

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New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Max Rabiee P.E. P.E., University of Cincinnati

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) programs. He hasalso worked in industry, where he was responsible for designing, specifying, testing, andanalyzing electro-mechanical devices. In this paper, the author will describe topics that shouldbe included in an electric rotating machine course and explain why using Matlab is an efficientmethod for students to solve lecture problems and analyze laboratory data.Due to the time constraint in one quarter, seven (7) important AC and DC laboratory assignmentspertaining to electric machines are selected for this course. Using MatLab enables the in-depthteaching of these topics during the ten-week quarter period. In the following sections of thispaper, he will describe the subjects that he teaches in an electric rotating machine class, duringone

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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Fontalvo Page 25.1403.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 CHEM E Sustainable Energy Demos, Workshops, Town Hall Meetings and Other Stakeholder Engagement: Working the Pipeline José A. Colucci-Ríos, Miriam Fontalvo, Efraín O’Neill-Carrillo University of Puerto Rico-MayagüezAbstract – A Sustainable Energy Laboratory in the Chemical Engineering Department has beeninstrumental in the effective incorporation of sustainability into chemical education targetingaudiences (hundreds per year) from the whole spectrum: K

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K-12 Experiences in Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jana Sebestik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Quanyan Zhu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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integrate technology into K-12 classrooms. TCIPG is addressing the challenge of how to protect the nation’s power grid by significantly improving the way the power grid infrastructure is built, making it more secure, reliable, and safe.Mr. Quanyan Zhu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Quanyan Zhu is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing and the Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), working with Prof. Tamer Bacsar at the Information Trust Institute (ITI). He has received his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from University of Toronto and McGill University, respectively and both in electrical engineering. He has been

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Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl J. Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Dwight Harold Thomas Jr.

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multimedia is a pervasive part of our lives. Content of all types is available fromwebsites such as YouTube, Hulu, and Pandora. Individuals consume this content using homeentertainment systems, personal computers, tablet PC’s and cell phones giving them access tomultimedia information at any time or place. Applying this approach to education gives studentsbetter access to course content, expands instructor time, assures uniform delivery, and can beconstructed to engage students using several learning styles simultaneously. This paperdocuments the application of on-demand multimedia content into electric machines lecture-laboratory courses. It will explore software tools, application techniques, and student responsesto on-demand video and screen

Conference Session

Innovative Energy Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa

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ingreenhouse gas emissions. In order to implement renewable energy in projects, qualifiedpersonnel take a very important role in planning and design prior to project implementation.Education and training of workforce who will be involved in the projects is important and shouldbe taken into account when investments are considered to execute projects, so that there will bequalified personnel. In preparing students for their future career, real-world experiences andhands-on training is an important part of their education. Research projects and laboratories areexcellent teaching aids for providing students with opportunities to implement the theory theylearn in class. Educating the younger generations about sustainable and clean energy sources isvital to

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Bekir Z. Yuksek, University of Northern Iowa; Ulan Dakeev, University of Northern Iowa; Kenan Baltaci, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

generation on campus. There hasbeen an increase on number of students and interest to renewable energy systems and relatedprojects. This increase brought a demand to increase capacity and size of the solar-wind energysystem and laboratory activities on renewable energy technology. In addition, the universityadministration has been supporting renewable energy projects on campus since initial system hasbeen established. The capacity of existing solar-wind hybrid power system was increased andimproved to 10kW system by the technology (electrical engineering technology, andmanufacturing technology) students and faculty. This work was supported by the State of Iowaand University administration as part of renewable energy promotion in the state and

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Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University

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designing experiments to demonstrate performance of adevice they designed or developed in order to prove a physical phenomenon. Hence, it comes asno surprise that ABET has embraced this criterion for close to a decade.Introduction to Thermodynamics requires that students learn basic, yet complicated concepts,such as determining properties of pure substances, calculating heat and work exchanged during aprocess, and the first and second law of thermodynamics, before they can tackle complexapplications, such as thermodynamic cycles or combustion systems. These basic concepts areconducive to simple, conceptually oriented laboratory assignments that parallel the classroominstruction. Those laboratory assignments are an ideal place to implement

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leonel Aguilera, University of Texas, Pan American; Jaime Ramos-Salas P.E., University of Texas, Pan American; Sanjeev Kumar, University of Texas, Pan American

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arraysthat we have in campus, and to also study security aspect of data collection in future forsmart grid project.Our research objective is to measure the actual efficiencies of each one of our arrays in anaccurate way.The Solar System we have designed is the research methodology that gives the studentsaccess to a wide variety of data generated by the Solar Radiation Lab, ENGR and TXUarrays. They will have to calculate different angles of the sun at diverse hours of the dayand the solar noon time in a manual way using formulas presented in this paper in orderto compare their theoretical results with the actual measurements found in the system.A compound of class exercises, homework and laboratory experiments have beendesigned to introduce this

Conference Session

K-12 Experiences in Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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StateBoard of Education. The main focus of the project is to provide middle school and high schoolscience, math and technology teachers with hands-on interdisciplinary experience with faculty instate-of-the-art laboratories of alternative energy, nanotechnology, fuel cell, and modernmanufacturing. The goal of the institute is to improve teachers’ content knowledge and teachingpractices in ways that increase the academic performance of their students and in ways that buildcapacity within their schools for continued, sustained student learning. Problem-based learning is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about asubject in the context of complex and real problems. The problem drives the learning, as studentsneed to acquire new

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Pradeep K. Behera, University of the District of Columbia; Abiose Adebayo, University of the District of Columbia; Xueqing Song, University of the District of Columbia; Mademba Cisse, University of the District of Columbia; Ismael DJibril Boureima, University of the District of Columbia; Ashish Bhandari, University of the District of Columbia; Mekonnen Hailegiorgis, University of the District of Columbia

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production. Our goals in this phase of the study are: (i) to get an understanding on the characteristics of organic waste from hotels and restaurants and study the feasibility of implementing the proposed anaerobic digester for biogas production for District of Columbia hotels and restaurants, and (ii) to build a mini anaerobic digester that can generate biogas in the laboratory and to provide preliminary data and identify key aspects of the design for an efficient, reliable, and low-cost anaerobic digester for waste processing. The specific research objectives for goal (1) include understanding of organic waste collection methods in hotels and restaurants and possible quantification of organic waste. The research methodology include (i

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Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University

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energy storage laboratory.The motivation of this project is to develop an interactive and computer-controlled test systemfor three different electric energy storage units that serve as a teaching-aid. This paper presents Page 25.1261.2a funded project that develops, designs, and implements an electric energy storage educationallaboratory. The laboratory is capable of demonstrating and displaying the principles,performance characteristics, and applications of electro-chemical batteries, electro-mechanicalflywheel (or flywheel battery) and supercapacitors (or ultracapacitors). The integrated systemis computerized for measurement and control hence

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Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Avinash Varma Gadiraju; Chester D. Kolodziej, Freedom Field Renewable Energy, Inc.

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AC 2012-4453: ONLINE RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY FOR SUP-PORTING A NEWLY DEVELOPED ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTALSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMDr. Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University Abdul Azad is a Professor with the Technology Department of Northern Illinois University. He has a Ph.D. in control and systems engineering and M.Sc. and B.Sc. in electronics engineering. He is in academics for 15+ years and his research interests include remote laboratories, mechatronic systems, adaptive/intelligent control, mobile robotics, and educational research. In these areas, Azad has more than 100 referred journal and conference papers, edited books, and book chapters. So far, he has attracted around $1.5 million of research and

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Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

decades there have also been not only significantadvances in the renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and sustainability, but also anincreased demand for trained engineers and technicians in these areas. To maintain current livingstandards in developed countries and increase the quality of life in developing countries,sustainability and energy efficiency need to be at the core of all engineering activities. Thisrequires the development of innovative curricula, new courses and laboratories to educatestudents to work in these rapidly developing industries. Teaching sustainability and alternativeenergy on today engineering curriculum has increasingly become an essential feature.Engineering education moves into the twenty first century

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nick J. Surface, University of Kansas; Bryan Anthony Strecker, University of Kansas; Jonathan M. S. Mattson, University of Kansas; Christopher D. Depcik

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

”. It is a centrally planned and controlledsystem with relatively little flexibility to fluctuations in energy demand. As the nation and theeconomy becomes increasingly digital, energy demand is growing rapidly. For example, it isestimated that by 2015 around 60% of the total electrical load will be from chip technologies andautomated manufacturing versus 10% of the total in the 1990s 1. While the automotive industry is presently dependent on petroleum sources, the growingpresence of Plug-in Hybrid Electric (PHEV) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) will begin toact as a stress upon the electrical grid by drawing resources during times of peak energy demand.A study from Oak Ridge National Laboratory finds that charging vehicles during off

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yaw D. Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Laboratory 3EGEE 302 Principles of Energy EngineeringProfessional Elective 1 3 EGEE 438 Wind and Hydro Energy Engineering 3 16 15 7th Semester 8th SemesterENGL 202C (GWS) Technical 3 EGEE 494A Research Projects 2 WritingFSC 432 Petroleum and Natural Gas 3 EGEE 437 Solar Energy Engineering 3 ProcessingEGEE 441 Electrochemical Energy 3 EGEE 464W Energy Design Project 3

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Innovative Energy Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Jian Peng He, Western Michigan University; Ryan Kamm; Saleem Hason Hinton; Brandon De Young

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technology in energy efficientmotion control and vehicle design, Parker Hannifin Corporation collaborates with a group ofuniversities across the nation. They helped to incorporate fluid power practices in engineeringand engineering technology curriculum and establish laboratories in these universities. Since2004, Parker is sponsoring a hydraulic bicycle design competition among those universities. Thepurpose of the competition was to challenge undergraduate engineering and engineeringtechnology students for innovative design and development of a bicycle that would transfer arider’s manual power to the driving wheel through a hydraulic media without using any chain ordirect drive mechanism. In a one year time frame, students of engineering and

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New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana

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building energy efficiency. Guest speakers from the HVAC contractor for thebuilding were invited to lecture the class. After conclusion of the lectures, the building itself wasused as a large laboratory to reinforce many of the LEED design principles. The building itselfwas completed in 2010. Although it is not a LEED certified building, it was originally intendedto be and many of the LEED design principles are readily evident. Of particular note, the HVACperformance of the building can be monitored via a software installation in one of ourengineering laboratories.The LEED block of instruction concludes with a computer based examination intended toprepare the students for the types of questions and pacing that they will experience on the LEEDGreen

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Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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realized as the College replaces 1,428 light fixtureswith those containing LEDs. Recently, there have been many attempts to incorporate solar powerwith LED indoor and outdoor lighting due to its low power consumption. Researchersinvestigated feasibility of such projects especially focusing on economic feasibility and siteassessments [13-16].Faculty, students, and staff in the Industrial Technology program at Sam Houston StateUniversity took the initiative to replace current security night lights for one of the biggestlaboratory facilities, a large metal building remotely located to the main campus and surroundedby residential properties. This laboratory houses a large classroom, tool cabinets, productionequipment, and training resources for wood

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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

theharmonic analysis. His tasks were followed with testing and analyzing many different light bulbsfor the harmonic contents, power consumption, power factor, and light output values. Thestudent was also involved with many EET related laboratory and project demonstrations for thevisiting high school STEM summer camp students on campus.The purpose of this paper is to describe a summer research project entitled “Impact of ArtificialLighting Induced Harmonics on Electrical Power Distribution Systems” to provide an in depthlook at the power characteristics of LED and fluorescent lighting technologies along with issuesthat may affect the homeowner and power distribution company both physically andeconomically. The immediate goal of this study is to give

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed H. ElSawy, Tennessee Technological University; George M. Graham P.E., Tennessee Technological University

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state, federal, and industrial grants in support of his laboratory development and research activities. He advised several masters and doctoral students who are holding academic and industrial positions in the USA, Germany and Taiwan. ElSawy has numerous publications in national and international conferences and refereed journals.Dr. George M. Graham P.E., Tennessee Technological University George Graham is the Director of the Wacker Institute and Department Head of Chemical, Manufactur- ing, and Industrial & Systems Engineering Technology at Chattanooga State Community College. He was previously an Assistant Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology at Tennessee Technological

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Constantine Nicholas Tzouanas; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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/SIMULINK”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, San Francisco, CA, October 22-24, 2008.7. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, www.nrel.org8. MSX-60 and MSX-64 Photovoltaic Modules, http://www.californiasolarcenter.org/newssh/pdfs/Solarex-MSX64.pdf Page 25.1201.11

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Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Wicks, Union College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Distribution of Power on Earth” 6 which is described as thenext great economic revolution.Accordingly, the author is often asked, including by reviewers, why not hydrogen fuel cells thatcan also produce electricity and heat, rather than the “Electricity Producing CondensingFurnace.” It is a good question. Fuel cell research is being performed in universities andindustrial laboratories around the world. Auto manufacturers continue to research and promotefuel cells for future vehicles.The author answers these queries by first explaining that although hydrogen is called a fuel, itreally is not a fuel, in the same way that electricity is not a fuel. Hydrogen and electricity arehighly refined mediums for transferring energy. Neither one is found in a

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kamal Sarkar, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Dean Schneider, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Ken Starcher, West Texas A&M University; Pam Groce, Texas State Energy Conservation Office

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