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

bent, positioned and held in a frame to reflect the lightat the focal point where the multi-junction cell is fixed. The system follows the celestial path ofthe sun within 1.6 degree.This project was completed as a senior capstone design project utilizing all of the educationgained thus far in the engineering curriculum along with a large amount of self-directed learning.Every stage in the design and development of the project was an educational test that had to beovercome. Discussion on the short comings, challenges, and the use of the education received toresolve these issues are presented.1. IntroductionAccess to power namely, heat, and electricity is ubiquitous in developed nations. Much of thedeveloping world however, still lacks access to

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

understanding involved the creation of concept maps(cmaps). A concept map is a technique of graphically organizing information to show howvarious items are related to each other. There has been significant research into the creation ofconcept maps as well as their use in assessing student learning [5], [6], [7]. Concept maps havealso been used to assess student learning in the specific area of sustainability [8], [9], [10].For one of the sustainability problems on the final exam, the students were asked to describe theinteraction between the earth and the sun. Specifically, they were instructed to use only four tofive sentences and to include the following terms: {reflect, absorb, atmosphere, surface,greenhouse gas, radiation, ultraviolet (UV) light

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joakim Sigurd Wren, Linkoping University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

profile are in general satisfied, including the 30 %studying abroad. Many of the bachelor projects carried out abroad are located in emergingcountries which highlights the competence deficiency in countries outside the industrialized partsof the world.IntroductionThe general trend in society is towards increasing sustainability, including economic, social andenvironmental aspects. Sustainability is also related to corporate social responsibility (CSR),which can be referred to as the industry equivalent for businesses that intend to prosper in thelong run1,2, and is highly reflected also in engineering education3.There is an increasing demand on education in energy engineering in a broad sense, includinge.g. environmental technology and energy

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

of variances that could be minimized, but not completelyremoved from the data. For example, the time of day, daylight and the weather conditions, and theASEE Annual Conference, 2015amount of light transmitted through the windows are all variable that can only be controlled to somedegree during the project. Options to minimize the false readings of the light reflected is to take the foot-candle reading for the lights off and blinds up, and subtract it from the reading from the lights on and theblinds up. With this, the light reflected by the windows can be somewhat removed and not considered asa contributing factor in the lighting.Another variance in the project is the amount of lamps that were burn out during the data collectionprocess. In

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Slowinski, M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE Center; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

short timeframe. As would be expected, these efforts have driven theeducation sector, and in particular those concerned with workforce preparation, to developstrategic solutions for providing workers for this shifting economy.This study concentrates on the experiences of the study team in Germany during whichparticipant data was collected through the use of surveys, formative reflective reports, summativesector reports and individual participant research report methodologies. As a result, this paperintends to: • compare,  contrast  and  present  pre-­‐  and  post-­‐travel  participant  knowledge  of   renewable  energy  policy,  implementation  and  technician  training  in  Germany   • summarize  and  present  participant  key

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Dunkel, University of Idaho; Ryan A Oliver, BP; Tao Xing P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Dev S. Shrestha, University of Idaho, Moscow; Russell Scott Smith, University of Idaho Energy Plant

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

skills, the middleband (in bold) highlights design skills, and bottom portion (in italics) highlights communicationskills. Student and faculty perspectives were closely aligned. The client perspective wassimilar, but it reflected what was important in intermediate and final work products rather thanwhat transpired in day to day team activities. What was valued by students and faculty wassimilar to traditional capstone projects, but there was heavier weight given to thermodynamics,engineering economics, computer modeling, interaction with external stakeholders, and greater Page 26.357.15emphasis on technical presentations as well as report

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Zimmerman, Portland State University; Timothy D. Gulzow, Portland State University; Robert B Bass, Portland State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

scrutinized, and their BoMs updated to reflect design changes. In this fashion,feedback is provided to the student groups at each critical phase in the design process.By the end of the term, students have designed and built a system in accord with a set ofspecifications. They have written a vetted user’s manual. They have applied and justified the useof relevant codes and standards. And, they have demonstrated their project via a verbalexplanation and demonstration of the project design. All of these the course instructor may use toassess the students’ mastery of the course SOs.5 Assessment MethodsIn this section, we demonstrate the assessment of the design-cycle projects, and the DCPalignment with ABET EC2000 SOs. Assessment results come from

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Timothy A Poynton, University of Massachusetts Boston

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

to note that the diversity among BPHS studentswas reflected in the EE students. Page 26.1232.10While BPHS students engaged well with the tables staffed by Suffolk EE faculty and students,these exhibits would have benefitted from the types of signs that the industry had to orient the 9students about what they were learning. They also would have benefitted by having seatsarranged around their exhibits and the industrial presenters had. The Suffolk EE studentsinteracted with and engaged the BPHS students at this exhibit quite well, and the Tesla coil had apalpable ‘wow’ factor.There were other

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wiaam Yasser Elkhatib, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) IUPUI Chapter; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Emily Carol Rosales, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Austin C. Stanforth MS, IUPUI

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

equipment, antennas, etc.).Depending on the location, these objects could be considered to either obstruct the IFOV of thesolar panel and lux, or could potentially reduce the availability of reflected light off of nearbyspecular surfaces to increase available light to the systems. Although this situation wasconsidered, the students could not come up with a way to mitigate this confounding. Therefore,no further attempt to normalize the variable, besides compensate for lux to output, wasincorporated into the study. Finally, while the decreasing temperature throughout the course ofthe study likely had bearing on numerical outcomes, preliminary analysis suggested thatfactoring in the theoretical effect would not have altered the overall consensus of

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Steve Szablya, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

students were exposed to and Page 26.1413.11learned additional concepts.A follow-up survey was sent to the four participating students approximately nine months after theacademic year ended. The students were asked to reflect on their involvement in the project, andthen rate how their participation affected their learning in six areas, as indicated in the following: 1. Ability to work as part of a large interdisciplinary team of technical and non-technical professionals. 2. Ability to write a real request for proposals and evaluate the responses. 3 Ability to consider life cycle issues when specifying components and identifying vendors. 4

Conference Session

ECCD Innovations in Energy Engineering & Technology

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Pytel, CREATE and Columbia Gorge Community College, The Dalles, OR

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

programmable logic at thesame time as combinational and sequential logic. The new digital electronics 1 and 2 playlists atColumbia Gorge Community College reflect this modernized approach by incorporatingprogrammable devices and HDL early. Additionally, an inexpensive FPGA trainer board hasbeen incorporated into the curriculum that allows students to program the device at home.In 2014 in cooperation with CREATE Columbia Gorge Community College began to developand use flipped classroom resources to teach the “EET111 Basic Electronics 1: DC CircuitAnalysis” course. These resources incorporate a significant number of basic circuit analysisillustrated example problems, live action videos, applications, and photos of instrumentation andlab experiments. The

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E McDermott P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

in general pleased with the performance on thesein-class active learning assignments. In an open-ended question about the benefits of flippedinstruction, the students identified the ability to re-watch videos (2 students), problem solvingduring class (2 students), flexibility (1 student), and reinforcement of concepts (1 student). In asecond open-ended question about drawbacks and suggestions relative to the flipped classroom,two students expressed dislike of the flipped classroom, and three provided suggestions about theuse of in-class time, including more worked example problems during class (2 students).Instructor Reflections Page

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Courtney RC Shirvani, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

particular focus on bioenergy and bioproducts to STEAM educators and researchers; and2) to develop and provide curricular materials and a set of teaching tools for educators forenhancing multidisciplinary instruction in the areas of sustainable bioenergy and bioproducts.The academy focuses on lessons and activities pertaining to sustainability, systems thinking,bioenergy, bioproducts, bioheat, biopower, and environment and policies related to energyissues. The participants got the opportunity to acquire concrete experiences involving teamwork,time management, and project execution skills; reflected on their learning experiences throughpresentations and the end of the institute; developed concepts related to organic chemistry,physics, engineering