Conference Session

Design Based Energy Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

 for each team member, credit was given for inclusion of a description ofeach student’s work contribution.  Engineering curriculum designers often struggle to include meaningfulwriting assignments in undergraduate programs [8], yet scientific writing is a highly valued skill in theengineering sector [9].  In their teaching experience, the authors have observed that students often arechallenged by writing assignments hence the inclusion of the checklist requirements to prepare a logicallyflowing and well­written final proposal with proper formatting and appropriate citation of crediblesources.  It was highly suggested that groups perform peer editing and utilize the on­campus writingtutor program.Discussion & ResultsConsultations &

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

transformers, important elements in protective relaying schemes.Students run experiments to identify fuse conductors through high current applications andexamine waveform phenomena of saturated CT cores. Separately, EM relay and digital relay Page 23.90.2setting calculations and testing for different types of faults are performed. Using ASPEN andETAP system simulation software, students record and analyze information regarding systemparameters under fault conditions for balanced three-phase faults, single-line faults andline-to-line faults for both radial and looped systems. Students use Matlab to write settingscalculations, obtained in course lectures

Conference Session

Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

to advertise and promote the scholarship program. This effortincluded high school visits and teacher networking, participation in college day fairs and internetposting through various websites. After months of effort in the middle of Japan’s Fukushimanuclear disaster, a total of seventeen applications were eventually received by April 1st deadline.Secondly, a scholarship selection committee was formed by the university faculty, staff and alocal industry representative to provide a fair selection process. The selection criteria includedactual class rank, SAT/ACT scores, financial need status, reference letters, essay writing skillsand whether the candidate was first generation U.S. resident college student. Each committeemembers’ rankings

Conference Session

Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

century, an engineer must havemultiple skills and be able to multi task and produce good quality products. With today’stechnology there is a rise in many cross functional engineering discipline needs. A powerengineer of the future must be a well-rounded engineer who understands broader fundamentalsof cross engineering disciplines and is also has the proficiency to manage projects, write reportsand have good communication skills. The industry is seeking power engineering education tobroaden in a cross function of engineering studies such as networking, control systems andpower electronics in order to transition to the smart grid[13].III.3 What Industry and Workforce is seeking in Power Engineering Education.With the innovation of technology and

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

or two students per section who had experience with the hardware, so this group effortproduced a strong learning experience. Page 23.654.8 Tools are important. Each group has screwdrivers, wire cutters, and wire strippers.Some students do not know how to use them; Being sensitive to this and providing a littleprivate instruction or help from peers overcomes the problem. Extra wire nuts are necessary, assome invariably get lost or damaged during each session. Few students draw out the circuit before wiring it. This is not merely an oversight.There is active resistance to doing so even when they get stuck and the instructor asks

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

the above, educational and experimental materials are createdvirtually which are free of cost to both educators and students as opposed to real-life learningenvironments. Initially, educators should learn how to build, design and write scripts in for aspecific virtual learning system, which can be difficult and time consuming process. The virtualclassrooms, virtual labs, virtual campus and virtual communities play an essential role inbuilding the virtual educational environment. However, the progress of such technology does not Page 23.602.6fundamentally change the effect of teaching and learning. The main reason is that they are only amapping