In the Green Solar Solutions
Team: Omana, Santacroce, Boswell, Nguyen, Tinges
Class: 192A
This project utilizes the natural humidity of a greenhouse to supplement the efficiency of the existing home AC. Additionally, the entire system is powered via solar energy to keep the system net-zero.
In The Green Solar Solutions Video
Renewable Microgrids - A Cleaner Way of Living
Team: Martinez-Garcia, Davalos, Kalifh, Diaz, Casas
Class: 192A
A synopsis of our ongoing investigation involving Microgrids with photovoltaic panels.
Renewable Microgrids Video
Autonomous Microgrids
Team: Bank, Foster, Khan, Singh, Petukh
Class: 192A
Independent microgrid implementation with PV array and backup generator.
Autonomous Microgrids Video
Ultrasonic Fault Detection for the New Age
Team: Johnson, Anwar, Bahlas, Singh, Deol
Class: 192A
Discussing current protection schemes against overhead line faults causing wildfires in California as well as a new design that may help us pinpoint the location of a fault in a distribution system more accurately and faster than what current technology has to offer.
Ultrasonic Fault Detection Video
Microgrids...What's the Deal?
Team: Jackson, Underwood, Donahue, Castro, Dushenko
Class: 192A
We are designing a microgrid controller that can test the feasibility of a microgrid in a real world system.
Microgrids Video
Electricity Market for Active Distribution Systems and Home Microgrid
Group 1: Morrar, Macam, Gela, Flores
Class: 192B
Getting the public involved using a microgrid as a seller to implement a more efficient way of using reasonable energy to be used in the energy market.
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Pumped Hydropower Storage System (PHSS)
Group 2: Cervantes, Guo, Kutsar, Lemm, Salazar, Wojcik, Vega-Mendoza
Class: 192B
Energy storage is essential for accelerating global efforts to meet the ambitious climate mitigation and sustainable development goals. Renewables meeting the majority of electricity supply would allow for grid flexibility.
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Coordinated Charging Methods for Electric Vehicles
Group 3: Cortez, Ho, John Gidcumb, Le, Hernandez
Class: 192B
Electrical Vehicle (EV) has a benefit of energy saving, environment, protection, and less reliance on petroleum. However, in this transition it is crucial to understand the charging behavior of electric vehicles (EVs). Smart charging/discharging strategies of EVs can decrease daily cost of EV owner assist in peak load saving in power grid, and improve reliability of power system.
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Power Line Fault Prevention and Detection
Group 4: Baul, Castro, Green, Jacquez, Mora-Soto
Class: 192B
We need a solution that can prevent a high impedance fault from occurring, as well as a reliable detection method if a HIF occurs.
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Instability Caused by Inverters Connected to the Power Grid: The Simulation and Observations
Group 5: Almond, DeBortoli, Koshavenko, Arcinas
Class: 192B
Weak grids are types of grids that are weak in strength, or their efficiency to maintain a constant voltage regardless of the load. With Weak grids, they are extremely sensitive to distorted voltages and frequencies.
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Pumped Storage Hydropower Simulation
Group 6: Tinker, Quezada, Kaiser, Silvia
Class: 192B
With increasing pressure from consumers and government, the effects of global warming, and depletion of our natural resources we must look into renewable and green technologies for power production. That's why our team chose to explore the topic of PSH (pumped storage hydropower) as a way to implement unstable renewable energy systems (RES) onto the grid.
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