Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joakim Sigurd Wren, Linkoping University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

thesesurveys are quite low, about 40 %.The bachelor course got an overall grade of 3.8 in the standard course survey, which isconsidered good having in mind that it was the first time it was held. The bachelor project aswell as the profile as a whole was also carried out by a questionnaire distributed by the author ofthis paper to the students first enrolled, at the end of their bachelor project. The response rate washigh, about 70 %. The overall grade of the course shows that most students were very satisfiedwith the bachelor project. Aspects particularly emphasized as positive were the multifacetedengineering approach and the opportunity to freely work on a large project. The project was alsoconsidered very relevant for the energy engineering

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul J. Weber, Lake Superior State University; Joseph P Moening, Lake Superior State University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Providing Deep, Foundational Learning in an Introductory Energy Systems & Sustainability Course Paul J. Weber and Joseph P. Moening School of Engineering & Technology Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 49783, USA Email: pweber@lssu.edu, jmoening@lssu.eduAbstractAn understanding of current energy issues is becoming increasingly important, given that energyinfluences many aspects of modern life. It was with this in mind that a new course entitledEnergy Systems & Sustainability was developed. This

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Daouda Diarra, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

reduce water waste in farming; 2. The sub-system should use power from green energy; 3. The sub-system should be able to operate in real-time, and remotely without human intervention; 4. Economics should be kept in mind to keep parts and configuration costs as low as possible; 5. The design should be tailored to the type of crops being grown and the landscape; 6. Weather conditions are to be taken into consideration.Pertinent Engineering Standards:  IEEE STD 100-1984 data communication protocols; Use of IEEE 802.15 communication Page 26.454.13

Conference Session

ECCD Applications in Energy and Thermodynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

“Troubleshooting” in engineering education?Here, responses of design students to Questions 1, 2, and 3 are summarized. Based on the responses toQuestion 1, where the importance of design is similarly recognized at the beginning and the end of thesemester, the respondents change their mind, regarding the importance of the teaching of troubleshootingwithin design courses. Regarding the Question 3 survey, we notice a progress in term of understanding ofthe difference between two aspects of problem solving: design and troubleshooting. Page 26.1032.11ASEE Annual Conference, 2015 Question 3 80

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; Philip W Swanson, University of Southern Maine; Kevin Michael Wacker, University of Southern Maine

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #13952Concentrated Solar, Dual Axis-Tracking, Multi-junction GaAs Cell Photo-voltaic System Design for Efficient Solar Energy ConversionDr. Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine Dr. Guvench received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University. He is currently a full professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Maine. Prior to joining U.S.M. he served on the faculties of the University of Pittsburgh and M.E.T.U., Ankara, Turkey. His research interests and publications span the field of microelectronics including I.C