An experience on e-learning in renewable energy: design and control of photovoltaic plants

Pigazo, Alberto; Moreno, V.M.; Estebanez, Emilio J.

doi:10.1109/icelie.2009.5413195

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“…In this section, the students' performance on homework problems, sampling test, final exams and quantitative evaluation are discussed [8,10,12,13]. Out of the 115 students, 82 (70%) answered Problem 1 correctly.…”

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The Importance of Introducing the OCTC Method to Undergraduate Students as a Tool for Circuit Analysis and Amplifier Design

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The open-circuit-time-constant (OCTC) method is an approximate analytical computationally simple approach applicable to baseband amplifiers and cascades of them. It has a dual purpose: a) to estimate the dominant pole, and the −3dB bandwidth frequency, and b) to identify actual or parasitic component values primarily responsible for this bandwidth guiding the designer in optimizing component values and circuit architecture. The present study focuses on the teaching of OCTC and the analysis of students’ depth of understanding. The OCTC module is part of the course “Electronics III” aimed towards advanced undergraduate students who are asked to solve two sets of problems analytically and simulate the circuits using LTspice and compare the results. The paper discusses students’ misconceptions and the evaluation of students’ performance via assignment grades, an anonymous sampling test and final exams (four exams during two academic years). A quantitative evaluation of the students’ perspective of the course is also presented based on two anonymous surveys, at the beginning and the end of the semester. According to the evaluation results, the proposed way of introducing the OCTC method along with the simulation exercises was beneficial for the students and improved their academic performance and attitude towards the course.

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“…Students' academic performance is one of the most widely used quality metrics when evaluating a course, a curriculum, a pedagogical approach or a learning preference [13]. The degree of achievement of the course objectives can be estimated from the number of students achieving a passing grade in the course exams.…”

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“…An efficient solar cell requires a small series resistance and a very large shunt resistance. 2 The characteristic I-V equation of the cell is the superposition of I L and I D and taking into account R S and R SH , it is given by equation (1).…”

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“…This is one of the reasons why Electrical and Electronic Engineering students must start learning about solar energy and its applications during their undergraduate studies making, at the same time, full use of modern educational facilities such as visual tools, simulators, the Internet, and e-learning platforms (''e-class''). 1 In this context, the important topic of the electrical behavior of SCs and PV arrays, taught in a typical ''photovoltaic'' undergraduate course, can be delivered to the students by using the proposed simulation exercises as the basis for more advanced topics of PV technology.…”

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Teaching fundamentals of photovoltaic array performance with simulation tools

Tortoreli

Chatzarakis

Pagiatakis

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International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education

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This paper presents a course module containing exercises based on simulation tools that can be used to efficiently educate Electrical and Electronic Engineering undergraduate students on the electrical behavior of solar cells and photovoltaic arrays. This module is taught as part of the ''Alternative Energy Sources'' course added to the curriculum of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Educators Department of ASPETE in 2013. The concept is to offer our undergraduate students the opportunity to deeply understand the electrical behavior of solar cells and photovoltaics by virtually experimenting with individual solar cells and photovoltaic arrays creating their necessary models in the popular platform of MULTISIM (the simulator from National Instruments). This is important for the success of the learning process of this course, which is not accompanied with a real-world laboratory that would be expensive to implement.

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Evaluating the effect of using synchronous machine simulations to support traditional teaching methodology in electrical engineering degree courses

Rodríguez

Torreglosa

2020

Comp Applic In Engineering

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Synchronous machine concepts are abstract and difficult to understand on the basis of the equivalent electrical circuits. Many studies highlight the difficulty of engineering degree students in understanding electrical circuits and propose different methodologies to address this issue. This study aims to show how the use of computer‐assisted teaching improves general understanding of synchronous machines, in accordance with the following hypothesis: “complementing the traditional approach to teaching synchronous machines courses (based on theory lessons and practical laboratory sessions), with computer simulations, improves conceptual understanding and, consequently, course success rates.” To test the effectiveness of the proposed teaching methodology, a controlled experiment was conducted. The students were divided into two groups, control and experimental, and their responses were compared. The former followed traditional teaching methodology, whereas the latter utilized the proposed complementary computer‐assisted simulations. Both groups were evaluated according to the same test comprised of a list of comprehension questions. The results of the z test analysis show that z = 4.365 and p < .001, implying that the null hypothesis can be rejected and a significant contrast between the two groups can be recognized. The effect size, evaluated using Cohen's d, is d = 0.816, again indicating that the difference between the groups is significant. The posttest results reveal that the experimental group outperformed the control group in all three of the dimensions under analysis: theory, problems, and complete test.

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An experience on e-learning in renewable energy: design and control of photovoltaic plants

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

The Importance of Introducing the OCTC Method to Undergraduate Students as a Tool for Circuit Analysis and Amplifier Design

The Importance of Introducing the OCTC Method to Undergraduate Students as a Tool for Circuit Analysis and Amplifier Design

Teaching fundamentals of photovoltaic array performance with simulation tools

Evaluating the effect of using synchronous machine simulations to support traditional teaching methodology in electrical engineering degree courses

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