Collected below are the materials developed during the Summer 2015 RET program. During the four week long program, teachers developed curriculum for the courses, presented a poster of their project ideas, and presented an end-of-term presentation of their accomplishments. There Read more
Various activities regarding the construction of a light bulb from household items and a homemade jar lantern. http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/build-a-light-bulb-circuit-science/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Jar-Lantern/?ALLSTEPS
Instructions on how to create an AC electric generator from few items, including a magnet, wire and a nail. http://amasci.com/coilgen/generator_2.html#gramme http://www.creative-science.org.uk/gen1.html
Articles describing the newest electric cars and trains along with all of their setbacks and compositions are found below. http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beach/chapter17.html http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/A_Brief_History_of_Standard_Manhattan_Elevated_Cars http://gajitz.com/roll-on-worlds-very-first-electric-car-brought-back-to-life/ http://press.porsche.com/news/release.php?id=642
“The nearby town needs its energy. Help them out, whilst turning a profit yourself, by spending money wisely to develop your earth-friendly power grid. The goal is to plant the windmills in the most efficient way, so you will need Read more
“Simulate a pressurized water, nuclear fission power plant. User controls all major plant operations to generate safe and cost effective electrical power. The GAMTECH simulator will create random events such as fires, equipment failures, earthquakes, and even terrorist attacks.” http://www.nuclearpowersimulator.com/ Read more
Design a grid system that incorporates demand response, along with proper reactions to blackouts and outages. “Simscape Power Systems helps you develop control systems and test system-level performance.” http://www.powerworld.com/solutions/faculty https://code.google.com/archive/p/gridspice/ http://spacedout.fries.net/~david/cs39x/cs39xusman.html http://www.gridlabd.org/ http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Projects/gridcontrol/ POWER GRID SIMULATION Electrical Power Systems Simulation Read more
“Install accurate analog and digital circuit simulations in seconds, using schematics and wiring diagrams.” https://www.circuitlab.com/ ECE 6721: Analog Integrated Circuit Lab Circuit Simulator | Clemson University, South Carolina
“We know that reactive loads such as inductors and capacitors dissipate zero power, yet the fact that they drop voltage and draw current gives the deceptive impression that they actually do dissipate power. This “phantom power” is called reactive power…The Read more
Inspiring links found below draw attention to the importance of engineering in our world today through videos illustrating the many feats we have accomplished through engineering concepts. Engineering: It’s time we change how we promote the profession Modern Architecture At Read more