Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

electronics often begins withmath, memorization, and lecture are not really engaging students, and there is a significant gap inteaching power electronics controls and thermal aspects in undergraduate courses. Practicum andlaboratory experience is instrumental in student professional development, and often the powerelectronics courses have no laboratory. These are main reasons for us to strongly advocate for theintegration of the laboratory in our power and energy minor. Continuity in hardware andsoftware is quite often infrequently preserved between undergraduate, graduate, and research,contradicting the outcome k of the ABET. Power electronics control topics, their goodunderstanding and knowledge must be included into the course content in the

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Amber C. Thompson, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

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