Conference Session

Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, sustainability, and renewable energy CE – Concrete Experiences - Students will develop concepts related to how growth of sugar producing macroalgae can RO – Reflective Observations AC respond to varying conditions of light, nutrients, AC – Abstract conceptualization AE – Active

Conference Session

Solar and Wind Energy-System Initiatives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linfeng Zhang, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

University of Bridgeport. One course, SustainableEnergy lab, was offered to facilitate the education in renewable energy. One of experiments isfocused on the PV system and it consists of solar position calculation, site survey, VI curvemeasurements, buck-booster converter and energy storage. Finally, a stand-alone PV system, issetup to deliver DC and AC power to the loads. Through this experiment, the students areexpected to understand the working principles of the PV system and the function of eachcomponent.1. Introduction PV module price has fallen 75% to below $1/w since 2008 [1, 2]. There are over 17,500MW of cumulative solar electric capacity operating in the U.S., enough to power more than 3.5million average American homes, 36