Using virtual worlds to explore electric power grids and plants

Author

Irizarry-Rivera, Agustin A. ; Perez-Quinones, Manuel A. ; Darken, Rudolph P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Puerto Rico Univ., Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

10-13 Nov. 1999

Abstract

The authors present the design and implementation of two virtual worlds-a QuickTime VR model of a power plant and a VRML model of a power grid-to be used in electric power systems courses. These educational aids provide an economical and accessible way to help students relate and differentiate the mathematical description of a device and its actual appearance. The paper also briefly describes the technologies behind these virtual worlds and their deployment via the World Wide Web.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; educational aids; power engineering computing; power engineering education; power stations; power systems; virtual reality languages; CAI; QuickTime VR model; VRML model; World Wide Web; course deployment; educational aids; electric power systems courses; mathematical description; power grid; power plant; students; virtual worlds; Grid computing; Hazards; Military computing; Power generation; Power grids; Power system modeling; Power systems; Time factors; Virtual reality; Web sites;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual

Conference_Location

San Juan, Puerto Rico

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5643-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1999.840455

Filename

840455