外文翻译进行中的工程——电力电子技术和可再生能源实验课程的一体化.docx

WorkinProgress-IntegrationofHands-On-1aboratoryExperienceofPowerE1ectronicsandRenewab1eEnergyApp1icationsEduardoI.Ortiz-Rivera,MemberIEEE,andMarce1J.Castro-Sitiriche,MemberIEEEUniversityofPuertoRico-Mayagiiez,EdUardo.Ortizece.uprm.edu,Marce1.Castroece.uprm.eduAbstract-Thiswork-in-progresspresentstheresearchandeducationa1activitiesdesignedtocreateasynergyre1atedtoaspectsofthepowere1ectronics1aboratoryexperienceusinga1ternativeenergy,anddisseminationofknow1edgere1atedtotheimpactofrenewab1eenergyaspartoftheso1utiontoachieveasustainab1efuture&economyforthesociety,aswe11astothenationa1securitybasedontherea1ityandneedsofPuertoRico.Thework-in-progressisfocusedontwoareas:1)Integrationofhands-on1aboratoryexperienceswithundergraduatepowere1ectronicscoursesandrenewab1eenergyapp1ications2)Undergraduateresearchexperienceonpowere1ectronicsandsystemswithse1ectedpowere1ectronicstopo1ogiesforrenewab1eapp1icationswithaspecia1focustotherea1ityofageographica1region(forourcasePuertoRico).Fina11y,it,sa1sointendedwiththispapertocreateaninterestinotheracademicinstitutionsabouttheimportanceandneedofane1ectrica1engineeringprogramwhichshou1dinc1udepowere1ectronics,renewab1eenergy,and1abexperienceaspartoftheircurricu1umforthebenefitoftheircountries.IndexTerms-Educationa1techno1ogy,1aboratories,powere1ectronics,so1arenergy,thermoe1ectricenergy.IntroductionThecurrentchangesinthewor1dwidemarketsaremakinga1argeimpactinourdai1y1ives.Thecostofoi1isrisingandthereser,esarcdecreasingeveryday.A1so,dramaticdemographicchangesareimpactingthefeasibi1ityofthee1ectricinfrastructureandeventua11ytheeconomicfutureoftheindustry.Aswe11,thereductionofCO2emissionsp1aysanimportantro1eintheproductionofe1ectricenergy.Thesearesomeofthereasonsthatmanycountriesare1ooking10integraterenewab1eenergysourcesaspartoftheirpub1icpo1icytoproducee1ectricityinasustainab1eway1.Butanyenergyp1anwhichinvo1veschangestothee1ectrica1infrastructureanditspub1icpo1icywou1drequireawe11trainedworkforcewithspecia1know1edgeintraditiona1powersystems,powere1ectronicstopo1ogies,andavai1ab1etypesofrenewab1eenergysources.Foranycountry,tohaveawe11trainedengineeringforce,theiracademicinstitutionsp1ayacritica1ro1eintheirdeve1opment.Itiswhytodayforanyregu1arstudent(andpotentia1emp1oyer)isnotsufficienttohavetheoretica1courses;buta1soitisnecessarysomepractica1experience!Aspartofthiseffort,theauthorsofthisworkhasincorporatedastrategybasedontheintegrationofhandson1aboratoryexperiencetoattractandtrainproper1yECEstudentsintheareasofpowere1ectronics(PE1S),renewab1eenergyandundergraduateresearch.WhyHandsOnExperienceissoImportant?Itiswe11knownthatgtx)d1aboratoryexperiencesincreasetheinterestofstudentsinanareabyconnectingthetheorytopracticefaci1itatinganactive1earningprocess2.Aninterestingstrategyhavebeendeve1opingatUniversityofPuertoRicoinMayaguez(UPRM's)ECEDepartmenttohaveawe11trainedengineeringforcewithafocusonrenewab1eenergyanditsre1atedaspects,specifica11ybytheMathematica1Mode1ingandContro1ofRenewab1eEnergyfortheAdvanceintheTechno1ogyandEducation(MimissCREATE)ResearchTeam1eadbyDr.EduardoI.Ortiz-Rivera.Theintegrationoftheoretica1courseswithhandson1aboratoryexperiencespecifica11yinpowere1ectronicsandrenewab1eenergyapp1icationshasbeenthemainfoca1pointfortheMin2CREATEResearchTeam3.Themainobjectiveofthisstrategyisessentia11ytopreparethebestengineeringworkforcetosatisfytherequiredenergyneedsofacountryoraregionwithoutsacrificeitsfuturesustainabi1ity.Thepresented1aboratoryexperienceshaveapotentia1toreachIOOstudentsayearinPowerE1ectronicsbasicundergraduatecourse,60undergraduatestudentsinadvancecoursesinadditiontothosedoingundergraduateresearch.Thisexperiencehaveatremendousimpactinthe1argeamountofE1ectrica1Engineeringstudentsthatgraduateeveryyearfromconcentrationsre1atedtopowere1ectronics(aroundIOOstudentsperyear)atUPRM.AtUPRM,theMingCREATEResearchTeamhasbeenpreparingECEstudentsintheareasofrenewab1eenergyandpowere1ectronicsforpowersystemapp1icationsbasedonthegeographica1rea1ityofPuertoRico.Toobtainthetheoretica1expertise,theECEstudentsinterestedintheseareas,arerequiredtotakeaseriesofcourseswithfocusonrenewab1eenergyandpowere1ectronics.Figure1i11ustratetherequiredECEcoursesfortheunder1eve1.Eachcourseisdesignedwiththefundamenta1know1edgerequiredforaproperunderstandingofpowere1ectronicsanditsapp1icationtorenewab1eenergy.ActivitiesforHands-On-1,bortoryExperienceTohavethepropercoursesbasedontherea1ityofPuertoRico,itisnotenoughtoobtainapropereducationonpowere1ectronicandrenewab1eenergy!FIGURE1PE1SUNDERGRADUATEOPTIONWITHFOCUSONRENEWAB1EENERGY.That'swhy,theintegrationofahandson1aboratoryexperiencestothesecoursesisfundamenta1toattractnewstudentsandincreasetheirinteresttodoresearchinengineering.Inthe1ongrun,thesestepsaretheonesthatprovidethebaseforadvancegraduateeducation.Theactivitiesre1atedtohandson1aboratoryexperienceareincorporatedwithothereducationa1componentssuchastheory,simu1ations,andrea1-1ifeengineeringprob1emsofferedinthecourses.Anexamp1eoftheexperimentsforthestude