A Hands On Renewable Energy Based Laboratory For Power Quality Education

Pecen, Recayi; Timmerman, Marc

doi:10.18260/1-2--9328

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“…Senior design students at the University of Northern Iowa established multiple grid-connected wind-solar hybrid power stations on campus. These systems have been used for teaching and research purposes besides the green power generation and a showcase for the recruitment to STEM fields (Pecen et al 2001(Pecen et al , 2004. A smart grid design and implementation using distributed power sources of wind, solar, and hydrogen fuel cell was completed by the authors at the Sam Houston State University (Pecen et al 2018(Pecen et al , 2019.…”

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Design and Implementation of PV based EV DC Fast Charging Station for University and Community Engagement

Pecen,

Yildiz,

U. Dakeev

2023

Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

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This applied research paper reports efforts of engineering technology faculty and students to design and build a sustainable charging station that is fully sponsored by an energy services company. The objective of this project is to install a 33.6 kW solar array on Sam Houston State University's (SHSU) campus and connect it to a university owned substation by a 50 kW capacity grid-tie inverter. A Charge-Point Express 250 DC fast charger will also be installed on the SHSU campus near the PhotoVoltaics (PV) array to charge electric vehicles (EV). The project also includes an outdoor educational display describing how the system operates, and offsets carbon emissions providing environmental savings on campus. The project provides a multitude of benefits by placing an EV fast charger on campus with it being convenient for the citizens of Huntsville, TX and electric vehicle drivers that are traveling between Houston and Dallas, TX. It will also showcase to the SHSU community the increasing importance of renewable energy resources and display an example of how clean power is generated. We are promoting more sustainable operations of the university using renewable energy systems by designing a unique PV based EV fastcharging station due to lack of locations where EV owners can charge their vehicles. It will also introduce a cleaner form of energy that will help reduce the overall cost of the charger. The initial requirement of the project was to install 120 PV panels with a total capacity of 50 kW. Due to an increase in cost during the preparation phase of the project, this had to be reduced to 80 PV panels with a capacity of 33.6 kW.

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Design and Implementation of PV based EV DC Fast Charging Station for University and Community Engagement

Pecen,

Yildiz,

U. Dakeev

2023

Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

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“…The authors of this paper designed and installed multiple renewable energy projects both on campus and communities of the multiple states [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. The design and construction of a smallscale solar PV, hydro-electric, and wind power station for generating zero-emission electricity for cabins and RV outlets in a state park (Hickory Hills) has provided major savings since 2008 [4].…”

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Design and Implementation of Solar PV Charging Stations for City of Huntsville Aquatic Center

Pecen

Coogler

Yıldız

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

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“…The authors of this paper designed and installed multiple renewable energy projects both on campus and communities in multiple states [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. A multidisciplinary engineering technology senior students designed and constructed two separate solar PV canopy-based charging stations for the City of Huntsville aquatic park that provided park residents shading and charging for phones and electronic devices [4].…”

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“…Senior design students at the University of Northern Iowa established multiple grid connected windsolar hybrid power stations on campus. These systems have been used for teaching and research purposes besides the green power generation and a showcase for the recruitment to STEM fields [8][9]. A smart grid design and implementation using distributed power sources of wind, solar, and hydrogen fuel cell was completed by the authors at the Sam Houston State University [10][11].…”

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Design and Construction of a 50 kW PV- based EV Fast-Charging Station as a community engagement project

Pecen,

Yildiz,

Dakeev

2022 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the transportation sector is responsible for almost 23% of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, electric vehicles (EVs) may play a critical role in achieving the environmental objectives of the Paris agreement that strengthens the global response to the threat of climate change. National Renewable Energy Labs (NREL) and International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) predict that there will be more than 3 million EVs roaming the U.S. highways by 2025 [1][2].Design and construction of EV charging stations using zero-emission photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are expected to positively impact environmentally friendly efforts on reducing carbon footprints specifically in metropolitan areas. This applied research paper reports efforts of engineering technology faculty and students to design and build a sustainable charging station that is fully sponsored by an energy services company. Department of Engineering Technology's multidisciplinary faculty, technician, and students with the logistic support from Academic Community Engagement (ACE) staff at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) secured a grant from Entergy Energy Company's Environmental Initiative Funding (EIF) to design and build a 50 kW PV-based EV fast DC charging station in the City of Huntsville's welcome center with an opportunity to provide sustainability and engineering showcase with the community. A group of students from electrical, electronics, mechanical, engineering design, and construction engineering technology programs in the Department of Engineering Technology are working in the project as part of their senior design project assignment during 2021-2022 academic year. In addition to ABET defined course objectives, goals and outcomes, senior design projects in the engineering and technology curriculum also serve as unique bridges between the academia and the communities. This paper reports a multi-group senior design project progress to design and construct a 50 kW solar array power system during the semesters of spring and summer 2022. The project will provide one fast DC charging station. The proposed PV array includes 120 panels with a rated power of 420 W, that is manufactured in the U.S. The PV power system will be connected to the grid with a 50-kW grid-tied inverter to provide reliable and resilient electricity. Faculty and students working in the project are responsible to design and install overall system equipment including utility scale concrete-ballasted ground mounts for 120 PV panels, balance of system units, charge controllers, LED light fixtures for night vision, the protection and measurement components, related combiners, and junction boxes. The 50 kW array includes 12 parallelconnected PV strings, each string containing 12 PVs connected in series which will provide an expected total voltage of 480 V DC and a total current of 125A DC to be connected to a threephase grid-tied inverter. This paper reports a teamwork of multidisciplinary engineering technology students fo...

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A Hands On Renewable Energy Based Laboratory For Power Quality Education

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Design and Implementation of PV based EV DC Fast Charging Station for University and Community Engagement

Design and Implementation of PV based EV DC Fast Charging Station for University and Community Engagement

Design and Implementation of Solar PV Charging Stations for City of Huntsville Aquatic Center

Design and Construction of a 50 kW PV- based EV Fast-Charging Station as a community engagement project

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