Power Engineering Senior Design at Michigan Tech University

1. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Power Engineering Senior Design at Michigan Tech University Leonard J. Bohmann Michigan Technological University

2. Fall Spring Design Fundamentals (1 credit) Design Project 2 (3 credit) Design Project 1 (2 credit) 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Course Structure

3. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Design FundamentalsTopics • Scientific Method and Engineering Process. • Documentation and Communications. • Finding and Ordering Parts, Safety, Practical Circuit Boards • Project Planning, Scheduling, and Budgeting.

4. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Design Fundamentals Topics (cont.) • Project Management – Human Factors, Leadership, Communication, Conflict, Decisions, and Problem Solving • Intellectual Property and Patents • Engineering Specifications, Design Constraints, Standards. • Marketing and Modeling

5. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Design Fundamentals Topics (cont.) • Statistical Analysis: Data Analysis, Quantitative Decision making, How to lie with statistics. • Ethics. • System Failures and Hazards.

6. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Design Fundamentals Assignments • Brainstorm and refine a list of questions for sponsor. • Interview sponsor using prepared questions. • Submit a clear statement of your design problem. • Prepare memo defining project tasks and deliverables, including documentation, and assigning individual responsibilities for tasks.

7. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Design Fundamentals Assignments (cont.) • Prepare a project schedule showing tasks/responsibilities and prepare a budget. • Prepare a memo defining your project statement in terms of engineering specifications and constraints. • Prepare 3 alternative designs (if appropriate) that satisfy the project statement.

8. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Project Class • 2 credits in Fall, 3 credits in Spring • Meet faculty advisor 1 hour/week in Fall, 2 hour/week in Spring • Groups of 4 – 6 students (assigned following student request) • Expect students to work 6 – 8 hours per week

9. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Project Class (cont.) • No exams will be given. • Grades based on team and individual performance, • the quality of deliverables, • adherence to budget and schedule • Peer evaluations will be conducted in both Fall and Spring semesters. • A necessary, but not sufficient, condition for “A” is meeting all sponsor and faculty expectations, including outstanding documentation at the end of the project.

10. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Project Class (cont.) • For faculty load:advising 3 teams = 1 lecture • Team manager responsible for distributing work and monitoring progress – primary interface between team and faculty advisor

11. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Corporate Sponsorship • Projects have an industrial sponsor • Sponsor provides: • initial 1-2 paragraph description • $5,000 for expenses • an engineer’s time to consult (email, phone) with the project team • provide background • oversees teams development of detailed project specifications

12. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Corporate Sponsorship • Sponsors receive: • ~1000 hours engineering work on company-chosen problem. • Comprehensive final report and presentations. • Access to students for potential hiring. • Access to faculty.

13. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Projects • Alternative Power Source for Environmental Field Station • Chicago Power Flow Improvement • Development of Reliability Data Base and Expert System for Monitoring, Maintenance, and Failure Analysis of High Voltage Equipment • Distributed Generation for Improvement in Service Reliability • Peaker Generator Control System • Power System Grid Reinforcement

14. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Projects (cont.) • Protective Relaying Specifications - Addition of IPP Power Plant to the 345 kV System • Protective Relaying Specifications for 345/138 kV Transformer Addition • Premium Power Service (Custom Power) • Real-Time On-Line Transformer Monitoring and Diagnostics • Transmission Improvements Using Power Electronics

15. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Grid Reinforcement Problem Definition The problem area will suffer unacceptable low voltage levels on the 46kV distribution system within 3 years due to contingencies on the 138kV transmission system during peak loads.

16. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Grid Reinforcement (cont.) • Evaluated 7 solutions which meet voltage constraints • 4 138 kV line extensions (2 – 6 miles) • 2 capacitor bank additions (22 or 43 Mvar) • 1 line + cap bank (2 miles, 22 Mvar)

17. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING Grid Reinforcement (cont.) • Used PSS/E to evaluate performance • Compared losses versus project costs of acceptable solutions using NPV • Recommended the 2 mile line + capacitor bank

18. 2003 IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING ABET Considerations • Criterion 3 • (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs, • (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, • (g) an ability to communicate effectively, • (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. • Criterion 4 • curriculum culminating in a major de­sign experience