Engineering and Manufacturing Applied to Renewable Energy Technologies

Lompoc High School STaRS Academy

Tuesday, Oct 14, 2014

Engineering and Manufacturing Applied to Renewable Energy Technologies

Lompoc High School STaRS Academy

Tuesday, Oct 14, 2014Space

Technology

and Robotic

Systems

The Academy Modelwww.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/cpagen.asp• Career focus• Teachers volunteer• Students volunteer (at least 50% must be “at-risk”)• Business/Community partners• Mentors• Internships• Funding--$900 per student with 80% attendance

and 90% credit completion (up to $81,000)

Vandenberg AFB

• Western Range (most of the Pacific Ocean)

• Longest runway west of the Mississippi (2nd longest in the country)

• All polar orbitting satellites from the U.S. (and many from other countries) are launched from VAFB

pre-engineering, applied to aerospace, manufacturing and energy

sectors.

The Focus of the Program

The Goal

• prepare students with technical skills to be successful upon entering college or the workforce, by …

• integrating Math, Science, Language Arts, and Technology, and …

• applying the content learned in these areas to satellites, design, robotics, communications, manufacturing, and energy production.

9th grade students (60)English 9Algebra 1,Earth Science, andDrafting

10th grade students (45)English 10GeometryBiology, andEngineering 1: Design

11th grade students (30)English 11Algebra 2Physics, andEngineering 2: Elec. & Robotics and ROP Advanced

Drafting/CAD

12th grade students (45)Pre-CalculusChemistryROP Advanced Drafting/CAD

Pathway

Laser Cutter/Engraver

3-D Printer

CNC Router

Electric Car

Business partners include (but are not limited to):Partners

Engineering Design CycleEducation

9th GradeResearch Project

• Earth Science

• Cumulative

• Promote an energy “company” to city council

• Pros, cons, other locations, graphics, etc– > Marketing

• Fossil fuels, Geothermal, Wind, Solar, Biomass, Nuclear, Hydroelectric

KidWind Products

CREATE—NSF ATE CENTER

• Solar• Wind• Geothermal

(Residential)• Energy

Auditing• Energy

Efficiency

KidWind Training

• Wind Senator– Provide others teachers training and resources to

teach wind energy concepts in their own classrooms

• KidWind Challenge– Regional, statewide, national program in which

students design, build, and test their turbines to see who can generate the most energy under given constraints (total size, generator, materials, etc)

Renewable Energy Camp

• Outreach

• Recruiting

• Curriculum Design & Beta-Testing

Energy Camp, cont.

Experimental Designangle to suneffect of shadowparallelseries

Solar “Something”

• Solar cars

Experimental Designblade pitchblade sizeblade distance

• Wind turbines

4 x 4 x 4Energy Curriculum

Idea was to integrate curriculum– 4 energy sources (Earth, Water, Wind, Fire)– 4 disciplines (English, Math, Science, CTE) – 4 years

1.Fossil fuels & Geothermal

2.Hydroelectric & Hydrogen fuel cells

3.Wind

4.Solar & Nuclear

Renewable Energyin High School

• Solar Rooftops—9th Grade– Using Google Earth and electrical codes

• Solar Cars—10th & 11th Grade

• Wind turbines—10th, 11th, 12th Grade• Solar/Wind Trainer—11th & 12th Grade• Fuel Cell Trainer—12th Grade• Smart Grid Trainer—12th Grade

Germany Learning Exchange

• Funded by NSF as Supplemental Grant

• Two weeks focused on1. Education/workforce development programs

2. Public policy

3. Technology

Summer Campto High School

• Biogas generator (Biology & Chemistry)• Heat exchanger (Physics)• Hydroelectric turbine (Earth Science)

Summary of CAD/CAM Technology• Laser cutter/engraver (2)• 3-D printer (5)• Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) router (2)• 3-D mouse• 3-D scanner (2) + RapidWorks software• Haas CNC mill• Injection Molded Plastic• Vacuum Form Plastic