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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Wright; Reza Ahmadi; Amshumaan Raghunatha Kashyap; Anagha Rayachoti; Alberto Berrueta Irigoyen; Jonathan W. Kimball

Selective Source AC/DC Power Supply Authors: Charles Wright, Reza Ahmadi, Amshumaan Raghunatha Kashyap, Anagha Rayachoti, Alberto Berrueta Irigoyen, and Jonathan W. Kimball - faculty author/advisor Missouri University of Science and TechnologyIn an effort to improve efficiency, the Missouri S&T Solar House Team is exploring the idea ofusing a household DC electrical circuit which uses power directly from the solar panels. Thiswould bypass conversion losses both at the inverter and in household components that rectify ACto DC current internally, therefore saving energy and money. The approach taken was to developa power converter that will allow power

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

E. Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner

measurements in both AC andDC signal environments. Also, traditionally these electric circuits laboratories convened weeklyduring the semester with pre-assigned laboratory exercises being performed by students workingin teams of two or more. In these traditional laboratories, the equipment included oscilloscopes,function generators, power supplies, and multimeters. This equipment has proven to beexpensive to maintain and update to meet current technology advancement. In our university,the traditional single-use laboratory facilities occupy considerable dedicated space and havealready experienced over crowding due to student population growth rates. Recent studies haveshown that students benefit significantly from working individually on their

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Clark Shaver; Crayton Caldwell; Jim Lookadoo

Applying a Structured Development Process to an Entrepreneurial-Based Capstone Design Course Clark Shaver, Crayton Caldwell, and Jim Lookadoo Pittsburg State UniversityAbstractIn the fall of 2010 the capstone course in the Electronics Engineering Technology program atPittsburg State University was renovated. The basic premise of the course, an entrepreneurialbackdrop, did not drastically change, though the focus was sharpened. The framework of thecourse was altered in order to improve student performance in the course. The renovationincluded the implementation of a structured product development process. Particularly, thestructured process utilized is a