NAU - Team ELDO

Final Deliverables:


Work on our project is split into pursuing two major deliverables. The first deliverable is a full proposal that will be submitted by Dr. Allison Kipple to APS for ~$25,000 to fund our design of a portable transient detection system. The second deliverable will be a written record of our lab research with existing hardware to be integrated into the design specified in the proposal.

The Proposal:

Our first deliverable will be a detailed proposal to be submitted to APS for around $25,000 to cover equipment costs of a portable transient detection system. If approved, this system will be purchased and assembled by a future senior design team and then used for research within the electrical engineering department. The project requires much interaction between major system components, and most of the parameters involved to verify proper component interaction will be researched and included in the proposal.


Lab Work:

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In our lab work our team will work with an oscilloscope and computer provided by NAU in the alternative energy facility located behind the engineering department. A list of our research goals is included below.

  • Get LabView to recognize MSO-2024 oscilloscope (3-7)
  • Verify automatic triggering on voltage and current spikes (3-14)
  • Test on 120V source (3-20)
  • Design a filter to enable triggering on non-peak voltage events (3-20)
  • Travel to Phoenix and visit Alstom (manufacturer of optical CT)
  • Setup in solar shack and take measurements of transient events imposed by team on solar installation (non-grid tie) (4-13)
  • Automatically detect transient in grid tie solar installation due to cloud cover
  • Produce documentation of our lab work so that future teams can use our results