1. This project is sponsored by IEEE UT Dallas and Babak Fahimi,
Ph.D, in partnership with the Renewable Energy and Vehicular
Technology Laboratory

2.  Project hierarchy
 Team layout
 Project overview
 Project phases
 Objectives
 Conclusion

3. Project Leader: Kendra Mock
Technical Lead: Diana Alatalo
Technical
Team
Build Design
Administrative
Team
Accountant:
Cindy Pitney
Keith
Hernandez:
Consultant

4.  Technical Team
› Designers: Willingness to learn or background
knowledge of power electronics and control systems
› Builders: Background in technical or mechanical
projects, willingness to learn, prototyping, simulation,
soldering, and attention to detail
 Administrative Team
› Highly organized, will take meeting notes and
document project progress for final report, executive
secretary to project leadership

5. Power Grid Alternative:
Current Source with Power
Converters & Intelligent Feedback
Systems
Signal
Generator
Solar
Panel
Renewable
Energy
Sources
Single Port for
Power Load
Test Points for
Visual Signal
Demonstration

6. 1
• Design grid
• Build and Test
• Prototype Completion by June 2016
2
• Campus demonstrations (June/July/August 2016)
• Troubleshooting and maintenance
• Programmers needed for automated demos
3
• Texas State Fair, October 2016
• Survey processing; final report due by November 2016
• Programmers to write survey app

7.  Technical Team:
› Build a high impedance current source
› Build power converters as necessary
› High Level: Implement intelligent feedback
system
 Administrative Team:
› Document design process effectively
› Develop and process surveys to determine level
of community outreach
› Maintain budget restrictions

8.  Technical project experience
› Resume builder
› Be better at what you do
 Relevant skill development
› Technical software
› Research & design
› Technical build and equipment
 Meaningful community contribution
› Help people understand one of the largest
engineering problems of the future