Pecen, R. R., & Eichelberger, C. E., & Yildiz, F. (2012, June), An Undergraduate Summer Research Experience on Energy Efficient Lighting Technologies and Harmonics   Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--20941

\bibitem{asee_peer_20941}
  Pecen, R. R., \& Eichelberger, C. E., \& Yildiz, F. (2012, June), \emph{An Undergraduate Summer Research Experience on Energy Efficient Lighting Technologies and Harmonics }
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--20941

Reg Recayi Pecen, Corey Evan Eichelberger, and Faruk Yildiz.  "An Undergraduate Summer Research Experience on Energy Efficient Lighting Technologies and Harmonics ".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/20941 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_20941}
  Reg Recayi Pecen, Corey Evan Eichelberger, and Faruk Yildiz.
  "An Undergraduate Summer Research Experience on Energy Efficient Lighting Technologies and Harmonics ".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/20941 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

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AB  -   An undergraduate summer research experience on energy efficient               lighting technologies and harmonicsAbstract        A few qualified undergraduate students at the University of________________________ are given summer research awards that include a competitivestipend and funding for research expenses. The competition is based on an applied researchproposal and it requires active collaboration with a summer research faculty from May 15through July 31 that takes 10-weeks of work. The faculty member is also responsible to monitorstudent’s research progress. The summer research program ends with a project display andpresentation day on the last working day of July. A number of BS degree students in theElectrical Engineering Technology program have shown great interest in the summer appliedresearch program.       This paper reports an applied engineering technology research project that investigatesimpacts of artificial lighting induced harmonics on electrical distribution systems. The authorsdesigned and built a unique testbed to investigate harmonic spectrum of the electrical signalswhen variety of lighting loads are connected in a single phase electrical system. Fromincandescent light bulbs to a variety of CFLs and state-of-the-art LED light bulbs, a number ofcommercially available different lighting loads are investigated. The results are very interestingbased on the different bulbs available in the market.        The United States Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires all generalpurpose light bulbs with outputs of between 310-2600 lumens to be 30% more efficient than themodern day incandescent bulbs that are still used at residential and commercial buildings. Asimport and manufacturing of any 100 W incandescent light bulbs become illegal beginningJanuary 1, 2012 followed by 60 W and 40 W ones respectively in 2013 and 2014, there is a needon cost effective, efficient light bulbs with no or minimum harmonics generation due to currentuse of electronics ballast in CFLs. This has led to the development of lighting alternatives thatare more efficient than their incandescent counterparts but also have caused harmonic problemsparticularly from cheap CFLs that are largely available in the discount stores.         The purpose of this paper is to describe a summer research project entitled “Impact ofArtificial Lighting Induced Harmonics on Electrical Power Distribution Systems” to provide anin depth look at the power characteristics of LED and fluorescent lighting technologies alongwith issues that may affect the homeowner and power distribution company both physically andeconomically. The immediate goal of this study is to give an in depth analysis at the powerconsumption and lighting output that is seen by the consumer along with the reactive power,harmonics, Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and overall efficiency that is seen by the energyutility company. The co-author of this paper, summer research student, was also involved inmany community STEM outreach programs during the summer 10-weeks session. Submitted to the ASEE 2012 Conference and Exposition for the Energy Conversion and Conservation Division                                       (ECCD) to be peer reviewed.                                             October 7, 2011
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