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New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Akshay Milind Pendharkar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Vrishank Raghav, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #8129The LowCost Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Project: An exercise in learningacross disciplinesDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology This is a student-led paper guided by Professor Komerath. Dr. Komerath is a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and director of the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed, plus 3 US Patents, and has guided 15 PhDs , 50+ MS and over 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former Chair of the Aerospace Division.Akshay Milind Pendharkar, Georgia

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Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Harry R. Diz, Gannon University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

interaction with an industry partner.1. Background and Problem DefinitionAgricultural residues are those vegetative materials produced around the world that are not usefulfor their food or other value. One such material produced in the region is grape pomace. Grapepomace is the residual fruit solids remaining after pressing plus the expended filter paper left fromthe vacuum filtration process used to extract the juice from the press. In rare cases, the pomace canbe used as fodder or fertilizer, but in most cases, it is discarded as a waste and must be truckedfrom the fruit processing plant back to the fields where it decomposes, yielding little benefit to thefarmer since it typically contains few nutrients. As one of the nation’s grape harvesting

Conference Session

Design Based Energy Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oxana S Pantchenko, University of California at Santa Cruz; Tiffany Wise-West P.E., University of California Santa Cruz; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ali Shakouri Shakouri, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

 Cruz, CA. 6. C. Bacon, D. Mulvaney, T. Ball, E. M. DuPuis, S. Gliessman, R. Lipschutz, and A. Shakouri, “The creation of an integrated sustainability curriculum and student praxis projects.” International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 12(2), 193­208, 2011. 7. E. M. Dupuis and T. Ball. “How Not What : Teaching Sustainability as Process.” Sustainability: Science, Practice & Policy 9 (1): 64–75, 2013. 8. B. Yalvac, H. Smith, J. Troy, and P. Hirsch, “Promoting Advanced Writing Skills in an Upper­Level Page 23.537.16 Engineering Class” Journal Of Engineering Education, 96

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Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Corinne Johnson Rutzke, Corinne Rutzke

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

System’s, “green”initiative. This program is geared towards helping reform educational infrastructure bypromoting multidisciplinary activities and content in the areas of bioenergy and bioproducts.Such an interdisciplinary perspective enhances interactions of investigators, K-16 teachers andfaculty, and pre-service teachers across disciplinary boundaries to provide insight to some of theintractable problems related to the environment. During the one-week institute on Bioenergy andBioproducts for STEAM teachers and faculty held at UMES in the summer of 2012, varioushands-on activities along with bioenergy and bioproducts-related curriculum developmentmaterials were presented to the ten educators. The educators represented middle and high schoolmath

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Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston (CoT); Radhakrishna Kotti, University of Houston (CoE); Jesus Arturo Villanueva

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

systems.Smart grid is the platform that is the primary driver in providing more reliable and cost-efficientelectrical power while conserving energy resources in today's new digital era. Moreover, theSmart Grid is a way to address an aging energy infrastructure that needs to be upgraded orreplaced. It is also a way to address energy efficiency by increasing consumer awareness aboutthe connection between electricity use and the environment. The concept of Smart Grid is basedon the integration of the electric grid, communication network and data acquisition technologiesto monitor and control the generation, distribution, storage and consumption of electrical power.The workforce demand in the electrical power industry is also evolving. In order to be

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Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayrettin B Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

enhancementprogram involved tracking students’ academic success, and identifying their weaknesses in aneffort to offer remedies and tutoring support as needed. Students were also encouraged toparticipate in guest speaker presentations related to power, besides the nuclear and poweremphasis courses they were to take as part of the scholarship requirements. The enhancementprogram involved workforce development through exposure of student to nuclear fields innuclear power, science, and health physics.IV. Outreach and Recruiting ActivitiesNWDSE Program is expected to play an integral part in TAMUCC’s recruitment activities forthe expansion of the national nuclear-related workforce. Members of TAMUCC School ofEngineering and Computing Sciences (formerly

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Design Based Energy Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez PhD, MBA, Western Michigan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #7749A laboratory for energy efficient product designDr. Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University Alamgir A. Choudhury is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. His MS and PhD are in mechanical engineering from NMSU (Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, instrumentation & control, and fluid power. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE, SME and TAP.Jorge Rodriguez

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Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Ferris, Portland State University; Robert B Bass, Portland State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

pathways for working professionals and develops a locally-educated engineeringworkforce in support of the regional power industry. The power system protection laboratory isa critical feature of these two programs.In 2009, the IEEE Power System Relaying Committee (PSRC) established goals for protectionlaboratory curriculum.8 Following the goal of the PSRC for universities to adopt an educationmodel to successfully prepare students for industry, we established laboratory objectives for ourprotection laboratory to create a smooth transition from education to industry employment.8,9,10Power system protection is a rich and dense subject, and at PSU the course topics are coveredduring a fast-paced, ten week lecture series; time spent conducting

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Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

graduates in the department of engineering and technology at WCU,developing an emphasis in electric power engineering plays a vital role in educating the nextgeneration of the region’s power industry workforce.To that end, an undergraduate curriculum development effort was planned and is projected totrain, prepare for research, and educate the students enrolled in the Department of Engineeringand Technology for careers in the power industry. The curriculum includes three fundamentalpower engineering courses: 1. Power Systems 2. Power Electronics 3. Electrical Machines and DrivesThis paper describes in detail the first pilot implementation of the Power Systems coursecomponent entitled “Modern Power Systems Analysis” for Electrical and

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Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Brian Peterson, U.S. Air Force Academy; Susan Elmore, US Air Force Academy ; Al DUPE Mundy, United States Air Force Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

experience with the electrical codes or in wiring elementarycircuits to code requirements. Four different trainer units were created to give students thehands-on opportunity to wire several common circuits. These units have standard 2x4 studconstruction. Wires are already run and boxes are already installed for the experiments at hand.In an integrated approach, students learn to make connections and test their circuits against code.Innovative methods of testing and display of the units are shown. Safety procedures arediscussed. Each university benefits from the lessons learned by the other. Assessments, bothformative and summative, are presented and are used for continuous improvement.IntroductionMany Electrical Engineering students go through their

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New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

developments and trends, we believedthat it was important and timely to develop upper-level undergraduate courses and laboratorieson renewable energy systems, and to include renewable energy projects in senior project designcourses in our ET program. There is a well-documented demand and need in offering programstudy, courses and training in the areas of renewable energy5-10. Future engineers must be taughtto be creative, flexible and imaginative. Future engineering curriculum should be built arounddeveloping and increasing skills and technical knowledge. The topic of renewable energy is notonly relevant to a multitude of issues today, it is also an effective vehicle for developinginstruction that applies across a variety of content disciplines and

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Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hirak C Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

as coauthors. He was the first recipient of an NSF research initiation grant (now CAREER Award) at UALR. He has a strong grant funding record and in 2011, he received funding from NSF for curriculum development in the area of Photo-voltaic (PV) Solar Energy. The project involves developing exemplary course modules and innova- tive laboratory modules for adaptation at other schools for undergraduate/graduate teaching and research. Recently, he completed three projects for Arkansas Highway and Transportation department related to highway lighting using solar energy. He established a commercial PV system with solar panels on the rooftop of ETAS building for teaching and research with funding from Arkansas Energy