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Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert O'Connell; Michael Moore; Kevin Zimmershied

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Engineering Education, 2008 Using Student Projects to Develop Laboratory Experiments for

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Computer Applications in Energy Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Li, Youngstown State University; Theodore Burke, Ajax Tocco; Jalal Jalali, Youngstown State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Engineering, Youngstown State University in Ohio. His current research interest includes Power Systems, Electromagnetics, & Power Electronics & Industrial Controls. Page 13.391.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Developing an Induction Heating System Laboratory with DSP Microprocessors and Power Electronic DevicesAbstractThis induction heating system laboratory will be integrated into our existing energy conversionlabs for senior students. Students will not only understand how the high alternating currentinduces eddy current in the work piece to convert the resistive losses into

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Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Mohammad H. Elahinia is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo, where he also serves as the Co-Director for the Dynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory. His main research interest is application of smart materials. Currently he is investigating smart material applications for alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles.Walter Olson, University of Toledo Walter Olson is a professor of Mechanical Engineering specializing in dynamics in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo. His research on Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles is sponsored by the US EPA as well as MIOH

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Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University; Ramesh Chawla, Howard University; Joseph Cannon

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-651: LABORATORY IMPLEMENTATION OF BANG-BANGCONTROLLER-BASED MOTOR DRIVE MODULE FOR MODELING ANDCONTROL COURSESAhmed Rubaai, Howard University AHMED RUBAAI (arubaai@howard.edu) received the M.S.E.E degree from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1983, and the Dr. Eng. degree from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1988. In 1988, he joined Howard University, Washington, D.C., as a faculty member, where he is presently a Professor of Electrical Engineering. His research interests include high performance motor drives, research and development of intelligent applications for manufacturing systems and industrial applications, and computer-aided design for

Conference Session

Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

using the E-book, and E-book simulations. Laboratory measurement of induction motorperformance under various load levels and load types links theoretical analysis and practicalmotor applications. The project includes a detailed economic analysis of an induction motorapplication that simulates the work of practicing engineers. A data from a pilot study shows thisto be a promising presentation method.Induction Motor Analysis, Simulation, and ExperimentsAnalysis of induction motor parameters and performance characteristics are the cornerstones ofany electric machines course. All students should understand these typical outcomes uponcourse completion. A review of available curricula and textbooks shows a traditional coverageof concepts and

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1474: ENERGY AWARENESS EFFORTS AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITYKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and literacy and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu.Ian Gravagne, Baylor University Dr. Gravagne is an assistant professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the Engineering Design II

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Investigating Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels in the Classroom and Lab

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

cell research used under a wide range of operational conditions for the US Army. He is also working with his students supporting DTE Energy in the operation and optimization of their Hydrogen Power Park in Southfield, Michigan, a photovoltaic, biomass, water electrolysis, hydrogen storage, hydrogen vehicle fueling station and fuel cell power demonstration project, funded by the Department of Energy. He is also establishing an alternative energy laboratory at LTU that contains integrated fuel cell and hydrogen generation systems, as well as equipment for solar (thermal and photovoltaic), biomass, wind and other alternative and renewable energy generation equipment

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Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narciso Macia, Arizona State University; John-Paul Ishioye, Arizona State University; Brigid Dotson, University of Washington; Maria Macia, Veritas Preparatory Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-2674: IMPACT OF SHADING ON COOLING AND HEATING LOADNarciso Macia, Arizona State University Narciso F. Macia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic Systems, at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus (formerly ASU East). He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering in 1974 and 1976 from the University of Texas at Arlington. He also received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Arizona State University in 1988. He is a Registered Engineer in the State of Arizona.John-Paul Ishioye, Arizona State University John-Paul Ishioye graduate research assistant at ASU-PTL, Arizona State University Photovoltaic Testing Laboratory. He has a

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ray Miller, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati; Elvin Stepp, University of Cincinnati

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

electric machinery, applied design and flexible automation. These coursesprovide the technical core for our ABET accredited associate degree in Electrical Engineering Page 13.985.4Technology with power systems technology. All courses consist of a three credit hours lecture Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationwith and accompanying three hour laboratory which serves to reinforce the concepts presented inthe lecture with practical hands-on experiments.Table 2 lists courses that are offered in the

Conference Session

Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

A.C. Motor Drives in an Introductory Power and Controls CourseAbstractThe induction motor is generally cheaper and more rugged than a dc machine. Thus, ac variable-frequency drives (VFD) have made induction motors the first choice for variable-speedapplications in industry. As a result, ac motor drives are an important topic for introductorypower or motors courses. The newest generation drives offer the ability to program the drives,either with a human interface module or via a link to a computer. One difficulty withincorporating variable-frequency drives into a laboratory portion of the course is the expense.“Name-brand” drives can cost more than $2,000, even for fractional horsepower motors, andsoftware to

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Investigating Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels in the Classroom and Lab

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cortney Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brandy Bratton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Dillard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michael Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maggie Bump, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

foreign oil. Two videos were shown, Earth’s Clean EnergyDestiny (2000) and The Hydrogen Age (2005). The history of the fuel cell was explored to leadinto the next activity. A hands-on fuel cell laboratory experience enabled the students to morefully engage with and appreciate the processes as they used solar energy to hydrolyze waterwhich then powered small circuits (Figure 1). Figure 1. Hands-on learning with fuel cells.Six fuel cell seminar/discussion programs were offered featuring speakers from outside industryas well as from within the university. The seminars included entrepreneurial, scientific, andglobal energy perspectives to broaden their understanding of contemporary fuel cell and energyresearch needs.Three

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Yaw Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

EGEE 304 Heat and Mass Transfer 3 LecturesMATSE 201 Intro. to Material 3 EGEE 430 Intro. to Combustion 3 ScienceEGEE 301 Thermodynamics and 6 FSC 431 Chemistry of Fuels- coal, 3 Fluid Mechanics of Energy Systems petroleum, gas, biomassEGEE 302 Principles of Energy 3 EGEE 411 Energy Laboratory 3 EngineeringProfessional Elective 1 3 EGEE 438 Sustainable Energy Options 3 16 15 7th Semester

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Computer Applications in Energy Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Winstead, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

camless valvetrain control. Page 13.211.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Applied Engineering with LabVIEW: Experiences From A Plug-In Hybrid ProjectAbstractIn this paper we discuss a primarily undergraduate project conducted during the 2006-2007academic year with the goals of converting a stock Toyota Prius to a plug-in hybrid havingenhanced electric only range capability. This project afforded the author with anopportunity to help with the utilization of National Instrument’s Laboratory VirtualInstrument Engineering Workbench (LabVIEW) and a National Instruments compact RIO(Reconfigurable Input/Output

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Alternative Energy Source Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Abiose Adebayo, University of the District of Columbia; Jean-Pierre Fodjouo, University of the District of Columbia; Steven Omoijuanfo, University of the District of Columbia; Francis Ayissi, University of the District of Columbia; Tuan Ly, University of the District of Columbia; Kevin Allen, University of the District of Columbia; Mamoun Mohammed Ali, University of the District of Columbia; Gizaw Mulugeta, University of the District of Columbia; Anene Wynn, University of the District of Columbia; Dimitri Ditombi Bamba, University of the District of Columbia; Meraj Shaikh, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

: ‚ Page 13.1210.12 The size of the digestor ‚ Material (vinyl, steel, etc..) 11 ‚ The shape (cylinder, square, rectangular, flat, and cone bottom) ‚ Number of tanks on the digestor, the number of feeders and features ‚ The purpose of use (biogas, pharmacy, laboratory, etc) ‚ The time required to run an operational digester from the beginning to the end Our custom made digestors ranged from ($200.00 plastic bucket – estimated $20,000.00, 55-gallon factory made steel digestor) each, all features included. Energy Requirements calculations:‚ Average household that is 800 sq ft uses

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Investigating Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels in the Classroom and Lab

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Faruk Yildiz; Kenan Baltaci, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

efficiency by presenting eachstep with encountered issues and solutions. It can be part of the laboratory experiments toinvestigate variety of viable energy sources by performing experiments. The response of thestudents can be collected if they have positive or negative intentions. Students worked in thesystem stated that the use of "real" data makes the programming concepts taught in lecture muchmore meaningful to them. For many of these students, this experience involves the mostintensive teamwork they have had to deal with in their educational experience. Page 13.360.7 H2

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Computer Applications in Energy Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Applications in Engineering Education, v 11, n 2, 2003, p 75-82.[3] Haque M., “Interactive animation and visualization in a virtual soil mechanics laboratory,” Frontiers in Education Conference, 2001. 31st Annual, Volume 1, 10-13 Oct. 2001, p TIC - 5-9 vol.1.[4] Harada Y., “Development of courseware for introduction of nonlinear frame analysis using free scientific software package,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, v 12, n 4, 2004, p 224- 231.[5] Lau H., Mak K., “The virtual company: A re-configurable open shell for problem-based learning in industrial engineering,” Computers and Industrial Engineering, v 47, n 2-3, November, 2004, p 289- 312.[6] de Coulon F., Forte E., Rivera J., “KIRCHHOFF: an educational

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Alternative Energy Source Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

website, www.derbytourism.com.au/pages.asp?code=38, visited 2/27/08.7. Renewable Energy UK website, www.reuk.co.uk/La-Rance-Tidal-Power-Plant.htm, visited 2/27/08.8. Nova Scotia Power website, ww.nspower.ca/environment/green_power/tidal/index.shtml, visited 2/27/08.9. Verdant Power website, www.verdantpower.com/what-initiative, visited 2/27/08.10. NOAA Regional Ocean Forecast System at http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/cofs/, visited 1/15/07.11. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, www.nrel.gov/otec/what.html, visited 1/15/07.12. New and Renewable Energy Centre (NAREC), www.global-renewables.com/technologies- wave-tidal.php#, visited 1/15/07. Page

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Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

fields. Dr. Schumack earned his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo Mohammad H. Elahinia is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo, where he also serves as the Co-Director for the Dynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory. His main research interest is application of smart materials. Currently he is investigating smart material applications for alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles.Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo Christopher C. Schroeder is a graduate mechanical engineering student at The University of Toledo. He

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Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

laboratories (ISET) were visited. The trip took place during spring break. Even thoughthis trip was not mandatory, 80% of the class attended. The willingness to learn more wasunlimited. Below are some of the pictures taken during the trip showing some of the sites visited Page 13.777.8 Fig. 5 Wind Farm Visit in Retzstadt owned by Conergy9 Fig. 6 Getting ready to be escorted to the top of the wind turbine.Fig. 7 12.5 MW Photovoltaic Power Plant at the Vine Farm Erlasee10 Fig. 8 SMA11 Inverters Manufacturing Company Visit Page 13.777.9 Fig.9 Institute fur Solare