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Developing a substation design curriculum for electronics engineering technology

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2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

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Ames, Iowa

Publication Date

October 15, 2020

Start Date

October 15, 2020

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October 17, 2020

Page Count

15

DOI

10.18260/1-2--44670

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Filipe Santos Araujo Pittsburg State University

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Filipe has received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at the Universidade Salvador, Brazil, with an emphasis in power systems. He is currently pursuing his master`s degree at Pittsburg State University in Kansas. He has worked in different areas: 3G and 4G telecommunication expansion projects in Brazil, automation of a truck assembly line in Indiana, and substation design in Kansas City. He is currently a graduate teaching assistant at Pittsburg State University where he developed curriculum on substation design for the Electronics Engineering Technology program.

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Erik A. Mayer Pittsburg State University

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Erik Mayer is a Professor at Pittsburg State University in Kansas where he has been instrumental in forming the Computer and Embedded Systems emphasis in the Electronics Engineering Technology program. His research interests are power electronics and embedded systems. He previously taught at Bowling Green State University in Ohio where he worked with the Electric Vehicle Institute . In addition, he worked at Visteon Corporation designing components for hybrid vehicles. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Science at the University of Toledo in Ohio.

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Abstract

The latest technologies have created an increasing demand for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Substations are a crucial segment of our power grid. Substations are used to step-up voltages for the long-distance transmission of energy and to step-down voltages for industrial and residential use. Curriculum for substation design was developed at [university] for the Electronics Engineering Technology program. This curriculum was developed in cooperation with [company], a leading global engineering company, to shape the curriculum with a practical approach. In the summer of 2019, faculty participated in a series of workshops for facilitating the teaching of electric energy courses. In addition, a graduate assistant with a background in power systems was recruited. In the fall 2019 semester, a visit to [company] was conducted where the substation design process was discussed. This visit served as a starting point to gather course material together and identify potential textbooks. In the spring 2020 semester, the substation design curriculum was introduced into an existing Electric Power course which had previously covered three-phase circuits and transformers. The substation curriculum included lectures on the basics of generation, transmission, and distribution; substation components; one-line diagrams; and circuit breaker topologies. The curriculum also consisted of two labs which used the PowerWorld software, a guest speaker from [company], and an exam. The effectiveness of the curriculum was assessed by applying a rubric to the second lab and by the students' answers to selected exam questions.

Santos Araujo, F., & Mayer, E. A. (2020, October), Developing a substation design curriculum for electronics engineering technology Paper presented at 2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference, Ames, Iowa. 10.18260/1-2--44670

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