Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitch J. Campion, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota; Prakash Ranganathan, University of North Dakota

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. Table 1. A portion of rubric for ABET-EAC Student Outcome (2) (4). An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. Table 2. A portion of rubric for ABET-EAC Student Outcome (4) Data also indicate that because of this assignment, among others, some students in the course choose hands-on electric vehicle-related design projects for their Senior Design I and Senior

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-2460: STUDYING THE IMPACT ON MECHANICAL ENGINEER-ING STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN DISTINCTIVE PROJECTS INTHERMODYNAMICSMargaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman civil- ian faculty member in her

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

thecourse: 1. At least 50% of the course will focus on the global aspects of energy.   2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the change of energy sources and uses over time,  and will understand energy in a comparative and cross‐national manner.   3. Students will understand how energy issues affect different communities, nations, and regions,  including the impact of energy on the economic, cultural, social, and political aspects of these  communities, nations, and regions.   4. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the civic complexities and responsibilities of  energy choices and policies, including both the commonalities and the differences globally.  5. Students will demonstrate an awareness of

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Solar

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Joel B. Shoemaker, Madison Area Technical College; Scott Liddicoat, Green Bay Southwest High School; Cris Folk, Madison College

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

will use with my students.” Impacts on Instruction In order to determine the impacts of the Solar Institutes on the teaching practices of participants, a follow up survey was implemented roughly six months after each of the Institutes. Participants were asked various questions related to how the institutes might have altered their curriculum and instruction, and how this might have impacted their students learning experiences. As shown in Table 4, a large number of teachers had shared the knowledge that they learned with others in their school community, and a strong majority had modified their curriculum by creating or modifying various types of instructional materials. Table 4) Teacher participants reporting

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Slowinski , M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE; Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

and efficiency in the countries we visited made me realize that thatthe U. S. could be doing much more in this arena”.Table 5. Impact of the Learning Exchanges in developing faculty members’ internationalperspective. Data sorted by weighted average to indicate degree of impact.4.4 Community Engagement and DisseminationIn terms of community engagement and dissemination efforts, participants engaged in a widevariety of activities to share their experiences with others (see Table 6). 100% of the participantsreported that they had discussed their experiences with peers and with administrators at theircollege campuses, and all but three had delivered lectures or presentations on the subject at theircollege. Several participants had also delivered

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oxana S. Pantchenko, University of California, Santa Cruz; Daniel Scott Tate, University of California, Santa Cruz; Daniel O'Leary, University of California, Santa Cruz; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ali DUPE Shakouri

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-75: ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESOxana S Pantchenko, University of California at Santa Cruz Oxana Pantchenko received B.S. degree and M.S. degree in electrical engineering from University of Cal- ifornia, Santa Cruz in 2006 and 2008 respectively. She is currently pursuing her PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Santa Cruz. Her interests include education, renewable energy sources, sustainability engineering and ecological design.Daniel Scott Tate, University of California, Santa Cruz Daniel Tate is finishing his B.S. degree in Bioengineering from the Univserity of California, Santa Cruz. He will be attending law

Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Ferguson, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Paul Weber, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

energy balance, combustion chemistry (to place carbon dioxide effects in context),the status of climate change and predicted impacts, electrical energy systems, convergences withother energy consuming sectors (such as transportation, industry, and agriculture), deliverysystems and reliability considerations, and the latest statutes and policies governing energy. Thecourse concludes with each student giving a 10-minute presentation on a chosen conversiontechnology, arguing either for or against it. An abbreviated course syllabus is included inAppendix B.Given this knowledge and insights, students are then expected to allocate US $100 billion tovarious conversion technologies, acting as either U.S. government energy czars or as privateinvestment

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gilbert, Sinclair Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, and operational procedures and industrialprocesses. The renewable/alternative energy programs address the design and installation ofsystems such as solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, wind turbine and biofuels. Each of theseprograms has nationally recognized certifying bodies. Each of these programs requires alaboratory for support of required student activities.A community college energy efficiency program addresses a building’s envelope. A course ofstudy including heat transfer, thermal barrier, air barrier, insulating materials and theirinstallation, performance ratings on windows and doors, weather files, and simulation softwareare but a few the topics included. As the design and operation of mechanical systems ofbuildings, heating, air

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rim Razzouk, Arizona State University; Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Ambika Prasad Adhikari, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

confident;” to have participants respondto 5 question items that asked about their: a) Preparedness to teach the solar PV technician course b) Preparedness to provide technicians with information on the importance of women’s involvement in energy transactions c) Preparedness to use inclusive teaching practices, foster community in the classroom, and help students make connections to the material d) Provided technicians in training with information on business opportunities related to PV and the entrepreneurship process e) Confidence to recruit women for the technician trainingOnly 41 participants out of 42 completed the survey. Table 7 shows the aggregate results of thereaction question items for the three

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard H Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Mehdi Ferdowsi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

level and for community college vocational programs for mechanics. The project also includes a public dissemination component, including partners from the St. Louis Science Center. This program began recently, in the fall of 2010. In order to provide an initial evaluation of a sample of courses in the program a survey was administered to students currently enrolled in undergraduate and graduate courses that are part of the program. One part of the survey focused on the impact of the courses on motivation and engagement, and the other consisted of Felder’s Inventory of Learning Styles (ILS) [1]. Results indicated that motivation and engagement, in this context, could be conceived of as

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Energy Efficiency and Power Grid Security

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Zhihua Qu, University of Central Florida; Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

futureworkforce.Through innovations in contents, pedagogy and delivery, FEEDER has significantly elevatedpower systems engineering workforce development, with direct impacts on thousands ofundergraduate students and hundreds of graduate students since its inception in 2013. Theintercollegiate center has developed sixteen new cross-disciplinary courses, covering such topicsas renewable energy sources and public policy, smart grid communication, distributedoptimization and control, distributed energy resources, microgrid operation, electricitydistribution networks with 100% solar penetration, energy data analytics, cyber security and gridresilience. A novel multi-institutional course sharing agreement is developed and implemented.This agreement enables students to

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

audience. Past student teams have presented to a variety of audiencesranging from college level liberal arts classes to middle and high school science, math, andtechnology classes.This paper includes an overview of both projects in their current forms; results of projectassessment, including samples of student feedback, which have been collected and analyzed overthe past five years; the strategy used during department-level assessment to support outcomesrelated to life-long learning, communication, and team work abilities; experience gained throughtranslation of projects to other courses; and future plans for project refinement.I. IntroductionRochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has one of the oldest cooperative education programs inthe country

Conference Session

Energy Resources, Efficiency, and Conservation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Wendy Mahen, PennSylvania State University; Mark Deluca, Pennsylvania State University; Martin Gutowski, Pennsylvania State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

activities helped to motivatethe student to learn the material because they could see its relevance to their future role ofhome owner. The simulations, which were graded, also assessed the students’ ability totransfer the knowledge they had gained from completing the online lessons.Multimedia Development and tools usedIt was determined from a multimedia perspective that one way to achieve change inlearning modes was to include a significant amount of interactive learning objectsthroughout the course in order to keep students interested and engaged in the contentbeing taught, as well as to inject the instructor’s personality into the course. Because ofMacromedia Flash’s flexibility and the ubiquity of the Flash Player plug-in, it was theprimary tool

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogesh Bhandari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Akshay Vora, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Sengavi Thirupathy; Rashi Singh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Oscar Azofeifa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

in order to reduce heat losses as well as utilize solar energy for heating. Students calculated energy gain from solar heating, room lighting, and choosing windows based on R-values, cost, and appearance.While making an impact at the global level is often the desire of many young sustainability enthusiasts,getting a real life experience and seeing the challenges at a much smaller (university level) scale turnedout to be an excellent experience. The exercise to submit an energy sustainability proposal to the SSCrequired thinking at a much smaller, campus-sized, scale. It helped students become conscious of theconstant possibilities for enhancement in their everyday lives. Students engaged themselves in practicalprojects that would

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota; Michael Klein, University of North Dakota

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

professional work experience closely related to their academic focus area.This simultaneous combination of academic and professional work experience has proven tohave a tremendous positive impact on students’ learning and enables them to fully develop theirprofessional identity as engineers early before they graduate. At the completion of the courses,students submit a written report and give an oral presentation to a broader audience on details ofthe work performed and their findings and learning. The experience that students gain throughthis program directly contributes to the new ABET-EAC Student Outcomes (1) through (7).Using a set of rubrics designed based on the ABET-EAC Students Outcomes and in consultationwith the students’ academic advisors

Conference Session

Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of the computer science community and deemed to be of great importance inrealizing the smart grid vision. The environmental and economic topics focus on sustainableenergy solutions and expose the students to issues related to the SG expected impacts.2.2 Course Level JustificationOur electrical and power engineering programs have been carefully designed to prepare studentsfor the profession of electrical engineering through study, experience and practice, and tobecame professionals and business leaders in our state with objectives, such as: electricalengineering graduates with the training and skills to enter the job market or to continue theireducation by attending graduate school, become business leaders and entrepreneurs, engaging inlife

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative-energy Concepts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Thermo dynamics Engg., AutomotiveClosed-cycle thermal generator Biology, chemistry, physics Engg., Systems Engg.,Biodiesel from Algae Spacecraft thermal systems Public Policy,Home energy savings Economics; system Economics,Small farm economics engineering ManagementHaynes et al14 used the preparation of environmental impact statements on real-life projects as atheme of their project, to converge the interests of students and faculty from various disciplineson problems of common interest into a set of Workshops for faculty on instructional techniquesin science. They used these projects to develop pedagogically sound curricula for learning

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Solar

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Joel B. Shoemaker, Madison Area Technical College; Ashley Jordan Scholes, Madison Area Technical College; Hao Jiang, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jessica M.S. Silva, Azelis; Jennifer Sanfilippo M.S., L.A.T., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Walter A. Zeltner, Microporous Oxides Science and Technology, L.L.C.; Marc Arlen Anderson, Imdea Energía, Madrid

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Energy International and led the inception of Madison College’s STEM Educator Solar Institute for high school and community college teachers. Shoemaker will spearhead the design and construction of a model energy storage lab facility at Madison College that will be integrated into the existing solar energy installation lab and used for teaching about the interaction of these complimentary technologies.Ms. Ashley Jordan Scholes, Madison Area Technical College Ashley Scholes is a Madison College student working towards a transfer degree in mechanical engineering as well as the renewable energy certificate. Her interest in renewable energies came from an opportunity to become involved with a photo-voltaic system on

Conference Session

CAPSTONE (SENIOR) DESIGN AND UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew H. Rosenthal, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

comments and recommendations: 1. If your program is related to energy, built environment, materials and chemicals, water, and agriculture, the P3 Phase I would be a great funding resource for the capstone design. The Phase I begins in August and the competition is in April, which matches the schedule of standard capstone design courses. By participating the P3 competition, students will be more motivated to work. Their understanding of sustainability and their communication skills will be enhanced by presenting their designs to the audience visiting the competition. 2. If the program enrollment is small, you may propose projects focusing on a certain area (e.g., solar energy in our case) so both

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

synchronized AC power goinginto the building. A data acquisition system was also incorporated with the inverters using theSunny Boy Control Plus which also provides extra analog and digital channels for increased datamonitoring. The Sunny Boy Control Plus provides communication between the Sunny Boyinverters and the Sunny Boy Control through a RS485 cable we installed and routed to a PC datastorage system.System Installation and Start-upFaculty encouraged a practice trial-assembly of some PV modules to the mounting framing.This was done in the Alternative Energy Laboratory prior to system installation on the roof toassure the function and assembly of the mounting system. This also helped students working onthe installation understand the system set-up

Conference Session

Investigating Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels in the Classroom and Lab

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

the traditional teacher-student feedbackmechanism and offered a more realistic model of how writing is done. One student reflects:[A challenge I had to overcome was] learning how to write an article. I had issues with theformat and my writing style is different from the technical writing style. But I learned a lot justby our seminar and reading other people’s work and seeing what types of articles get acceptedin the top journals.The sample size (number of participants) was not large enough to provide sufficient power todetermine if the learning community approach impacted goals or satisfaction as measured by thefive-point exit survey scale. However, anecdotally, it does seem to be moving outcomes in theright direction. In fact, students were

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria A. Scala, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., United States Military Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the courseand teacher very highly overall. In the written comments, which are often most telling, theproject figured prominently. One comment was “Final project was very realistic and great way totie everything in the course together…”, a strong endorsement of the impact of the project onthat student and likely indicative of the other students in the course. Additionally, the writtencourse-end-feedback contained multiple calls for more time for the project from the students.Significantly, the students did not ask for the project to be scaled back, but instead focused onthe time aspect, a clear indication that they were strongly engaged in the project and wished toachieve at an even higher level, likely due to the fact that the project tasks

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Paul A. Dolloff PE, University of Kentucky; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

” and activity that occurred during class in the form of problemsolving, application, etc. Four (4) of 11 respondents noted that this instructional stylepromoted engagement, attentiveness, and liveliness during class. Three (3) respondents notedthe ability to talk to and communicate with peers during class as a benefit, with two noting thedesirability of being able to try examples on their own during class. However, one student wasnot comfortable with solving problems without being walked through examples first by theinstructor.Interview Question: How (if at all) is this course applicable to your future career or coursework?Six (6) of the 11 students identified the usefulness of this course to their potential or currentcareer in the power

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Vernon Cook, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, generally experience these issueswhen they enter the workforce, having to complete on the job training in order to becomecomfortable with power quality matters.A new power quality course was created at the University of Pittsburgh, in the Spring 2018semester. This course uses a novel approach to teaching students power quality concepts byusing an electric power laboratory designed specifically for undergraduate education. Studentswork with real electric motors, transformers, variable frequency drives, and DC powerelectronics to understand the impacts of these loads on a 208Vac, 75kVA rated system. Acustom, 5kW rated work bench featuring compact fluorescent loads, as well as traditional single-phase or three-phase linear resistive, capacitive, and

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wiaam Yasser Elkhatib, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) IUPUI Chapter; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Emily Carol Rosales, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Austin C. Stanforth MS, IUPUI

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

design original experiments. Therefore, this project wasundertaken with the intention of giving students the opportunity to design, implement, andanalyze an original experiment. Towards this goal, students initiated two related sub-projects; thefirst was to design and implement an experiment on altitude’s impact on solar panels, andsecondly to assess student learning, motivation, and appreciation of experimental design andtesting based on their level of participation. The experimental portion of the project was conducted with an interest in identifyingavailable space for solar panel installment within urban settings for improved renewable energypractices. Solar farms built in unpopulated areas have gained popularity for local purposes due

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Conservation and Optimization

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

internshipprograms as means of building practical industry experience. However, designing courses toinclude cross-disciplinary topics, such as smart grids (SGs), distributed generation or renewableenergy systems (RES) or to keep students from diverse backgrounds engaged can be quite achallenge for instructors14,19-28. In our view, these curricular and pedagogical challenges can beaddressed by bringing research topics, projects and integrated laboratory experiences into powerand energy courses. One of the advantages of these approaches is that the impacts on the existingcurriculum, space, equipment and financial requirements are minimal23-25, 28.This paper describes efforts being undertaken at our university to revise, revitalize and updatethe power

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Steve Szablya, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the students’ scope of work, they nonetheless wereexposed to the critical role that it plays in maintaining the sustainability of a project.Socio-cultural ConsiderationsMost development projects have a socio-cultural impact on the community, and the Muhuru Bay Page 26.1413.9energy kiosk is no different. These aspects must be identified and planned for, otherwise thelong-term sustainability of the project will be jeopardized10. One important aspect to beconsidered is the inequality of PBK distribution. Because at most 70 families would be initiallyable to rent PBKs, determining who these families are in a transparent, equitable way isimportant

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Marshall Molen, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

focus on outreach, website design, communication plans, and financial issues. Thepresentations are evaluated by panels of judges who are experts in their respective fields. Theimportance of effective communication skills was not initially recognized by some teammembers who found their overall score reduced despite having a vehicle that had superiorperformance. f. Anticipate failure modesSafe practices are emphasized throughout the competition not only in terms of the students’individual safety but the performance of the vehicle as well. Students are required to anticipatepotential fault scenarios resulting from issues such as the presence of high voltage, potential firehazards pertaining to the high voltage batteries, structural faults

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Matin Meskin, University at Buffalo; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

thecritical skills needed to succeed in a competitive workplace”.The project described in this paper provides apparent benefits of coordinating integratedcomputation, communication, and control into electrical power systems, resulting in realtime optimized demand/response system and outage management; improved systemsafety and reliability; enhanced communication capacity between providers andconsumers; accelerated response times in emergency scenarios; expanded situationalawareness; improved consumer relations and trust; minimized adverse impacts on peopleand systems due to real time information sharing with first responders.Other impacts include but are not limited to: • Educating future workforce by exposing undergraduate and graduate students to

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy C. Ferrell, Appalachian State University; Brent Jason Summerville P.E., Appalachian State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Appalachian State UniversityAbstractProviding unique international educational opportunities is central to the holistic educational mission ofthe Sustainable Technology Program at Appalachian State University. Since the first experiential trip in2006, the program has engaged students in unique international experiences with hands-on learningand technology transfer. This paper highlights study abroad programs to Costa Rica (2017 and 2018)and Peru (2018) that designed and implemented autonomous photovoltaic systems for lighting and cellphone charging for rural communities without access to electricity.The technical components of designing a stand alone solar power system include: 1) load analysis, 2)battery and array sizing, 3) charge and load