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Integration Of Modern Energy Storage Design Practices Into University Automotive Engineering Programs

Conference Session: Energy Education and Industry Needs
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Terrence Davidovits, A123 Systems; Eric Schacht, The Ohio State Univeristy; Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-1388: INTEGRATION OF MODERN ENERGY STORAGE DESIGNPRACTICES INTO UNIVERSITY AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING PROGRAMSFrank Falcone, Argonne National LaboratoryTerrence Davidovits, A123 SystemsEric Schacht, The Ohio State UniveristyMichael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory Page 15.783.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Title of the Paper: Integration of Modern Energy Storage Design Practices into University Automotive Engineering ProgramsAbstractAs automotive technology surges forward at an ever increasing pace, Argonne NationalLaboratory works to keep the US Department of Energy sponsored Advanced

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National Hydrogen And Fuel Cell Education Program Part Ii: Laboratory Practicum

Conference Session: Sustainable Energy Education
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David Blekhman; Jason Keith; Ahmad Sleiti; Eileen Cashman; Peter Lehman; Richard Engel; Michael Mann; Hossein Salehfar
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Education Program Part II: Laboratory PracticumAbstractHydrogen and fuel cell technologies (HFCT) hold the promise of cleaner transportation andreducing the US reliance on imported fuels. However, their introduction in technical curriculumsnationwide is rather slow, while the demand for trained workforce for "research, development,and demonstration activities in government, industry, and academia" is growing. In 2008, theU.S. Department of Energy (DOE) made five awards to university programs seeking to developand expand Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Education. The program is offered through California StateUniversity Los Angeles, Humboldt State University, Michigan

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Development Of An E Learning System And A Virtual Laboratory For Renewable Energy Sources

Conference Session: Curricular Developments in Energy Education
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Radian Belu, Drexel University; Darko Korain, Desert Research Institute
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-403: DEVELOPMENT OF AN E-LEARNING SYSTEM AND A VIRTUALLABORATORY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESRadian Belu, Drexel UniversityDarko Korain, Desert Research Institute Page 15.414.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of an E-learning System and a Virtual Laboratory for Renewable Energy SourcesAbstractIn the modern world where everything changes at an extremely fast rate a constant and continualupgrading of knowledge is vital. Nowadays most utility and energy companies use advancedtechnology such as renewable energy sources applications. There have been significant advancesin renewable energy conversion

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Design Of A Laboratory Experiment To Measure Fuel Cell Stack Efficiency And Load Response

Conference Session: Sustainable Energy Education
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joshua Goldade, University of North Dakota; Tessa Haagenson, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota; Mike Mann, University of North Dakota
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-2059: DESIGN OF A LABORATORY EXPERIMENT TO MEASUREFUEL CELL STACK EFFICIENCY AND LOAD RESPONSEJoshua Goldade, University of North Dakota Josh Goldade is originally from Velva, a small town in western North Dakota. Upon graduation from Velva High School in 2002, Josh enrolled at the University of North Dakota to major in electrical engineering. In the spring of 2005, Josh left for Sweden to study abroad for a year. After returning to the U.S., he continued on the path towards his Bachelor’s degree at UND. In the summer of 2007, Josh took a six-month cooperative education position at Daktronics in Brookings, SD, and he returned to Daktronics for another summer internship in 2008. Josh

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Multi Institutional Approach To Engineering Education

Conference Session: Curricular Developments in Energy Education
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, State University of New York, Buffalo; Chilukuri Mohan, Syracuse University; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

at West Virginia University. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for at Buffalo State College. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and plans to present another paper there in 2010. Page 15.895.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Multi-Institutional Approach to Engineering EducationIntroductionMany specialized areas of study exist for which there is a definite but small market in theindustrial world. The size of this market may preclude the development of

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Students Built Educational Renewable Energy Training Units

Conference Session: Project-based Education in Energy Courses
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

education and help the students to understand the concepts and applications ofthis type of energy. Due to the high costs of the training units, it becomes a budget concern topurchase training units for laboratory sections. Some of the pre-built training units already on themarket have a price range from ten thousand to fifty thousand dollars per unit. If there are budgetconcerns for the program, the only option that remains is to teach theory without the benefit ofhands-on training. Taking these issues into consideration, the students in the IndustrialTechnology program have designed, built, and tested a multi-purpose renewable energy trainingunit for the alternative energy related classes. This prototype trainer is designed to be used forhands-on

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Engineering And Technology Education For Electric Vehicle Development

Conference Session: Energy Education and Industry Needs
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David McDonald, Lake Superior State University
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

revealcourses in the electric vehicle area. There are, however, on-going grant programs and recentannouncements of grant funded opportunities that are designed to help develop engineering andtechnical courses and programs with a skill focus on electric vehicle design and manufacturing.Examples of Electric Vehicle Courses and ProjectsSeveral programs, courses or projects that focus on electric vehicle instruction have beendescribed in recent literature. General Motors Corporation is joining with the University ofMichigan to create a new automotive advanced battery laboratory as well as a specializedcurriculum to develop automotive battery engineers.21,22 An Advanced Technological EducationNSF grant program sponsored a joint college-university project

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National Hydrogen And Fuel Cell Education Program Part I: Curriculum

Conference Session: Curricular Developments in Energy Education
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Ahmad Sleiti, University of Central Florida; Eileen Cashman, Humboldt State University; Peter Lehman, Humboldt State University; Richard Engel, Schatz Energy Research Center; Michael Mann, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

university efforts in green technologyleadership. This includes bringing a hydrogen fueling station on campus. The comprehensivenature of the university, its strategic location in the hydrogen and fuel cell abundant industrialregion and a historically minority-serving charter make it an ideal candidate to carry out theproject. The approach used is multidisciplinary and a combination of full fledged courses andlecture modules. The latter is applied to both hard core engineering courses as well as to ageneral education course reaching wider university audience. The funding is also used toestablish a “Zero Emissions Laboratory” with both purchased and custom built experiments.Curriculum, Course, and Laboratory DescriptionsTwo full-fledged courses

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Development Of A Renewable Energy Course For A Technology Program

Conference Session: Sustainable Energy Education
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

buildings,hydrogen fuel-cell systems, wind power (generator and gear train systems), waste heat, biomassfuels, wave power, tidal power, active/passive human power, nuclear and hydroelectric energy,storage technologies (battery, supercapacitors), and hands-on laboratory projects. This courseacquaints students with existing and potential ambient alternative energy sources, productioncapacities and energy harvesting, conversion, and storage techniques. Key concepts,terminology, definitions, and nomenclature common to all energy systems are introduced byusing historical traditional energy generation methods and by reviewing typical energyconsumption patterns. The course concludes with a general review of how to integrate energyharvesting technologies

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Developing An Energy Literacy Curriculum For Incoming Freshmen At Baylor University: Lessons Learned

Conference Session: Curricular Developments in Energy Education
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-851: DEVELOPING AN ENERGY LITERACY CURRICULUM FORINCOMING FRESHMEN AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY: LESSONS LEARNEDKenneth 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, gas turbines, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education 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

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Alternative Energy, An Introduction For Engineers

Conference Session: Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: James Riddell, Baker College Of Flint; Anca Sala, Baker College Of Flint
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

inquiry.1. IntroductionAlternative energy (AE) has continued to be a hot-button topic for a number of years. Manycolleges and universities have consequently introduced courses on this topic, having a variety offormats: with1,2 or without3 experimental laboratories, project based4, or based on amultidisciplinary approach5. One issue when covering such a broad field is that many studentsnever get a complete picture on all that is involved or related to a given technology. To that end,with the support of our institution’s curriculum committee, it was decided to develop and offeran overview or introductory class for Mechanical Engineering students. The course must be insupport of the Program Outcomes adopted by our program (included in the Appendix

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Upgrade Of A Successful Undergraduate Energy Project In A Remote Wilderness Location

Conference Session: Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Herbert Hess, University of Idaho
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

students adopted the most conventional approach, placing commercially available solarpanels in a larger array configuration at the site. Within their budget of $17,000, they specified apair of nine-panel arrays of 235-Watt modules produces 4.23 kilowatts at rated operatingconditions in summer and about one kilowatt in winter. Three such panels are shown in Figure6, ready for testing in a main campus laboratory. The cells have a higher than typical efficiencyof 19.7% and provide about 200 Watts per cell. They withstand 2.5cm diameter hail and80km/hour winds, somewhat worse than any conditions ever recorded since on-site monitoringbegan in 1864. Custom mounting hardware is part of the price. Warranty for the solar collectionsystem is 20 years at

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Design And Implementation Of A Solar Battery Charger

Conference Session: Sustainable Energy Education
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Brewer, Northern Illinois University; Brett Speiser, Northern Illinois University
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

inductance, L1 2 mH Filter inductance, L1 2 mH Load resistance, R 75 ΩExperimental resultThe solar battery charger is developed and tested in the laboratory. Experimental setup is shownin Figure 2. Efficiency of the SEPIC converter is tested with different input voltage from thesolar panel. The efficiency η is determined by (1). Test result of the efficiency is shown in Table3. Pout ϕ? (1

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Power Conversion Coursework Using A Solid State Tesla Coil

Conference Session: Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Justin Reed, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Ludois, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Maria Hamlin, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

with homework assignments and in-class demonstrations are thenpresented with discussions of laboratory components. A brief summary concludes the work.Educational TheoryElectrical engineering courses tend to be highly theoretical and require students to placeemphasis on relatively abstract conceptualizations1. Because of this, these courses traditionallyhave been taught using a subject-based learning (SBL) approach which does not require activeparticipation on the part of the student2. In an effort to provide a more student-centeredexperience, one that engages learners in more application-based experiences, a problem-basedlearning approach is proposed for incorporation into power electronics courses.Problem-based learning (PBL) requires the

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A Fuel Cell Systems Course For Undergraduate Engineering Students

Conference Session: Curricular Developments in Energy Education
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

. This also brings in the importanceof membrane humidification for charge transport to occur and supporting empirical relations forconductivity. Then concentration losses at high current densities are discussed based on the localdepletion of reactants at the respective electrodes due to diffusion limited mass transfer.In week 2 the first experimental lab on open-circuit voltage is presented and relevant calculationsfor fuel cell experimentation and characterization are introduced, such as, relative humiditybased on humidifier temperature set points and reactant utilization or stoichiometric ratio (basedon Faraday’s laws). In weeks 3 and 4, the laboratory experiments continue with focus onpolarization curves, mirroring the theoretical content

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Micro Renewable Energy Systems As A Vehicle For International Awareness

Conference Session: Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

solar-powered multifunctional adopted in MRES is that small devices cannot in the near remote laboratory. Courtesy NASA term achieve thermodynamic efficiencies of scale thatlarge, utility-scale power generators can achieve. However, efficiencies of scale do arisefrom mass production and iterative refinement, once a critical number of systems have beenadopted by users worldwide. In addition, MRES devices enjoy the immense untappedpotential of having a few billion human brains attending to them. This advantage puts MRESahead of the best “artificial intelligence” that can be programmed into space resourceextractors. In the long term, the best technologies and the vast experience of innovation fromboth application areas can help boost both

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Using An Alternative Energy Summer Camp For High School Students As A University Outreach Program For The Recruitment Of Future Engineering Students: A Two Year Study

Conference Session: Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

cell research used under a wide range of operational conditions for the US Army, as well as battery research, and the implementation of alternative energy power sources in autonomous ground vehicle robots. 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 has also established an alternative energy laboratory at LTU that contains integrated fuel cell and hydrogen generation systems, as well as equipment

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Compact Florescent Lamp Harmonic Analysis And Model Development An Undergraduate Research Experience

Conference Session: Project-based Education in Energy Courses
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jason Buchanan, Southern Illinois Universaity, Carbondale
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

the digital scope and other test instruments. This related to all course laboratories. ≠ The student improved his design skills by demonstrating the use of component data sheets and software design tools. His testing, calibration and troubleshooting skills were enhanced. The undergraduate researcher prototyped a current sensor circuit for future use using a Hall Effect current sensor and OP AMPs. All courses use OP AMPs for design projects. ≠ The student gained programming experience with software used in classes. The control system course uses MATLAB to solve control problems. ≠ The student broadened his view of higher education and improved his ability to help other students. ≠ The student was better able

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Young Minds Meet For Sustainable Future

Conference Session: Energy Education and Industry Needs
Collection: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Soner Tarim
Tagged Divisions: Energy Conversion and Conservation

, university laboratory? Where did the equipment come from? Did you build it? Did you loan it from somewhere? Did you work in a professional laboratory? Did you do the project yourself or did you receive help? If you received help the judges are looking for you to give credit to those individuals. Did you have clarity with the details of your science project? How well your project fits in with the theme of being beneficial to society will be taken into account?Table 5