A systems engineering approach to teaching energy

Author

Piper, George E. ; Dwan, T.E.

Author_Institution

Syst. Eng. Dept., United States Naval Acad., Annapolis, MD, USA

fYear

2003

fDate

16-18 March 2003

Firstpage

322

Lastpage

325

Abstract

In this paper we discuss the energy systems portion of an environmental engineering sequence for nonenvironmental engineering students. Energy is approached from the prospective of a systems engineer, who is concerned with the overall design of an energy system. Through novel laboratory exercises and projects, students become familiar with the various components of energy systems such as energy sources, conversion, storage, and utilization. They also get acquainted with sizing energy systems and the economics of energy.

Keywords

environmental factors; photovoltaic power systems; power engineering education; power utilisation; pumps; solar cell arrays; student experiments; systems engineering; teaching; wind power; energy conversion; energy sources; energy storage; energy systems sizing; energy teaching; energy utilization; environmental engineering sequence; laboratory exercises; laboratory projects; nonenvironmental engineering students; solar array design; solar pumping station; systems engineering approach; wind energy system; Batteries; Education; Energy storage; Engineering students; Environmental economics; Pollution; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Resource management; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Theory, 2003. Proceedings of the 35th Southeastern Symposium on

ISSN

0094-2898

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7697-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SSST.2003.1194583

Filename

1194583