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The Project
This project is to design, implement, and evaluate a demand side
management program for a large building on the Florida State main
campus. This project will collaborate directly with the FSU Utility
department in order to implement a solution that will be able mitigate
the demand of power for the building. The main goal of this project
will be to create an individual design of a management program that
will be able to substantially lower energy use during peak demand as
well as be able to capture relevant data pertaining to energy usage,
demand response and cost savings.
The Team
Patrick Dawson (Team Leader)
Patrick has experience through both classes and through internships
that relate well with this project. He has excelled in courses that
will help design this project, such as electronics. Also, he has
leadership experience through clubs such as Engineers without Borders
and attending the World Energy Engineering Congress. He has three
internships and his last was with a large utility. He will be able to
bring this knowledge into the group and help realize concepts such as
rate tariffs and the economics behind a public utility. His role as
group leader will be managing the team with a sense of responsibility
and respect. He must be able to see long-term goals and set up a plan
in order to develop ideas. He needs to promote cooperation through the
group and hold team members accountable for meetings.
Dallas Perkins (Chief Research Officer)
Responsibilities shall include analyzing the current building
conditions and possible implementations available for demand side
management. This will include examining the blueprints and
specifications for each building to determine which areas the energy
reduction techniques can be applied in. He is expected to contribute an
understanding of the design of commercial buildings and the
interpretation of plans due to his background working for a
construction design engineering firm.
Technical Area: his study in the field of power and energy will provide
a knowledge base for the power distribution and three-phase analysis
needs of the project. He is expected to contribute to the analysis of
the power supply network for each of the buildings and in the process
of designing a new, more efficient system.
Matthew Streich (Communication Liaison and Verification Officer)
The communication liaison will be responsible for arranging meetings,
and will serve as the buffer between the group and the advisor/sponsor.
The liaison also keeps records of all group meetings, posting results
to bb. The verification officer takes theory calculated and simulates
this data in MATLAB, verifying the correctness of the design
calculations performed. Matt has programming experience in both
hardware and software in a variety of languages, from high-level OOP to
assembly in two internships at a fortune 500 company as well as work at
CAPS
David Gonsoulin (Financial Advisor)
The responsibilities of the Financial Advisor includes, but is not
limited to, the following: managing the project budget, keeping records
of purchases and other expenses, and coordinating the purchasing of any
needed equipment or items. The areas of contribution for David include:
microcontroller programming, network programming, three-phase analysis,
and power electronic design. The programming background could be useful
for implementing a complete system in the building of choice. The
system may include a central processing unit that takes in data from
the rest of the building. Based on the input data, the central
processing unit must instruct different microcontrollers as to what to
do. Three-phase analysis will prove useful when looking at the building
plans; this will facilitate a better understanding of the entire
building electrical system.