2. Objectives
● To find a real life project that will meet all the criteria learned in ECE 103.
- PG&E Truck Provider
- Solar Powered AC Unit
- Wireless Power Transfer
3.
4. Project Selection (SWOT)
Project Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
PG&E Truck Provider
- Familiar with
technology
- Existing products
- Gov’t regulations
- Environmental
regulations
- Save company’s
money
- Boost company’s
reliability
- Environmental
constraints
Solar powered AC unit
- Market demand
- Energy efficient
- Not enough
background in solar
energy
- High cost
- Emerging
technology
- Better features
(energy efficient)
- State of economy
- People don’t see into
the future
Wireless power
transfer
- High demand
- Removes cables
- Components
- Not enough
background in wireless
power transfer
- Emerging
technology
- Better features
- Dangerous if built
wrong
- Competition
Selected project: PG&E Truck Provider
5. Project Selection
Project C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6
PG&E Truck
Provider 3 45 6 med med poor
Solar powered
AC unit 6 30 4 high good med
Wireless
power transfer 4 40 5 med Vgood Vpoor
C1: Investment($), C2: IRR(%), C3: Payback(Yr), C4: Risk(Vhigh, high, med, low, Vlow), C5: Future growth(Vpoor, poor, med,
good, Vgood), C6: Similarity
19. Conclusion
In conclusion, using TOPSIS helped us see that the Versalift truck option was the
best option for PG&E to purchase. It had almost all the same components and
functions, if not more, as the other trucks at a lower price which made it the best
option. All the main topics from the course were used to complete this project
successfully.