Summer Teacher Workshop on Sustainable Energy in Columbus June 18-20
January 24, 2012Sustainable Energy Workshop for middle school and high school teachers
June 18-20, 2012
Ohio State University
Cost: $10 (most of the cost is covered by a grant from the US Dept of energy)
Application deadline April 30
Sustainability Workshop 2012 flier
Each teacher who completes the workshop will receive a set of Thames & Kosmos Power House experiment kits for his or her classroom, and a certification of attendance. Lunch will be provided.
Topics
Module 1: Basics of electric power
Introduces safety, the electric power system structure, and how the electricity is generated, transmitted, and distributed. The lab will demonstrate electric field phenomena under high voltage, and use a 1 MV impulse generator that simulates lightning and a 5MV Tesla transformer.
Module 2: Basics of Smart Grid
Presents the smart grid concept and related key technologies. The lab demonstration includes the Virtual Smart Grid test platform at OSU and real Smart Grid facilities at American Electric Power (AEP).
Module 3: The power from the sun
Focuses on photovoltaic-related technologies. The lab has circuit level demos, such as power output with and without advanced conditioning circuitry, and a tour of Nanotech, OSU’s Ohio Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization.
Module 4: Smart lighting
Introduces smart light concepts for energy conservation. Lab includes tour and demonstration of the OSU smart lighting lab.
Module 5: Future power grid
Introduction to future power grid concepts, such as the zero emission home and the DC network. We’ll start from the AC/DC war between Edison and Tesla, go through one hundred years of power engineering, and finally present the need for a new breed of power engineers in the near future. The lab demonstration will be at research labs in OSU and AEP.
Enrollment is limited to 30 teachers. To apply, please download the application at http://ece.osu.edu/sustainableworkshop2012
Questions? Contact Wendolyn Flores at floresw@ece.osu.edu
