Engi 7803/8853
Electrical Engineering Design Project-I, II
Term 7 & 8
projects for the Class of 2014
(TI-1) Design an android cell phone based house temperature,
humidity, CO2 and total power consumption data logger
(TI-2) Design a Linux computer and open source software
based house security system (2 motion, 4 doors, glass break, smoke detector,
and a remote webcam)
(TI-3) Design and demonstrate a PIC32 based computer for
logging outside temperature, solar insolation, battery voltage, wind speed and
direction
Term 7 & 8
projects for the Class of 2012
(TI-1) Design a renewable energy fueling station
(Tim Hancock, Jonathan Howse, Mike O’Keefe, A.J.
Smith)
(TI-2) Design a passive house for Newfoundland (Erin
Waterman, Blaine Morry, Justin Blackwood, Jeff Kean)
(TI-3) Control and instrumentation of a HRV and
flywheel energy storage system for household use (Dan Li, Peng
Jiang, Peter Parsons)
(TI-4) Design a compressed air trike for St. John’s
(Brad Matthew, Brandon Snook, Brent Dempster, Johnathan Best)
Term 7 & 8 projects for the Class of 2010
(TI-1)
Design a tracking system for a parabolic mirror to always reflect sun
light into a house (4 students in the group)
(TI-2)
Pumped hydro for Newfoundland: Resource potential and sites identification (3
students in the group)
(TI-3)
Design of a soft starter for a single-phase grid tie electric start gas
generator (3 students in the group)
(TI-4)
Design and develop a 40% efficient 100W micro gas electric generator weighing
less than 5kg. (4 mechanical engineering students in the group)
Term 7 & 8 projects for the Class of 2009
(TI-1)
Design of a hybrid energy system for Little Bay Island Newfoundland (Caryn
Phillips)
(TI-2)
Design of a hybrid energy system for St. Anthony Newfoundland (Elaine Weng)
(TI-3)
Design of a hybrid energy system for McCallum Newfoundland (Jonathan Matchem)
(TI-4)
Design of a responsive LED lighting system (Jeff Roche)
(TI-5)
Design of drain water heat recovery system
(Mechanical engineering students group)
(TI-6)
Design of a small twisted Savonius wind turbine rotor
(Mechanical engineering students group)
Term 7 & 8 Projects for the Class of 2008
(TI-1)
Design of a hybrid energy system for Grey River Newfoundland (Kim Pendergast)
(TI-2)
Design of a solar house heating system for Newfoundland (Steve Corbett)
(TI-3)
Design of a hybrid electric off-road wheelchair (Jonathan Flynn)
Term 7 & 8 Projects for the Class of 2007
(TI-1)
Design and develop a USB data logger (Terrel
Lobo)
(TI-2)
Design and develop a USB data acquisition card (David Goosney)
(TI-3)
Design and develop a two-axis satellite dish position control system (Erin
Marche)
(TI-4) Design
and develop a self-powered wind speed and direction data logger and transmitter
(Mark Stuckless)
Term 7 & 8 projects for the Class of 2006
(TI-1)
Design of a microcontroller based maximum power tracker for a small PMG based
wind turbine. (Joshua)
(TI-2)
Design of microcontroller based analog I/O cards for parallel and USB ports.
(Glyn)
(TI-3)
Design of a microcontroller based maximum power tracker for a PV system. (Renard)
(TI-4)
Design of a microcontroller based dial-out conventional electricity meter
reader system. (Mick)
(TI-5)
Design of a microcontroller based micro-hydro control system. (Eddy)
(TI-6)
Design of a microcontroller based digital energy meter. (Sarah)
Term 7 & 8 projects for the Class of 2005
(TI-1)
Dynamic modeling and simulation of a Fuel cell system (Jenna
Osmond)
(TI-2)
Automatic Synchronizer for Wind Turbine (Chad Wiseman)
(TI-3)
Feasibility study of a hybrid energy system for Battle Harbour
Labrador (Adam Reid)
(TI-4)
Feasibility study of a mini wind farm (Michael Ricketts)
(TI-5)
Energy analysis of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Engineering
Building (Stephen Wall)
(TI-6)
Feasibility study of a hybrid power system for island of Ramea
Newfoundland (Raymond Warren)
(TI-7)
Estimation of Micro/Pico Hydro Potential in Newfoundland (Chris Spencer)
(TI-8)
A small hydraulically coupled wind turbine for house heating applications in
Newfoundland (Scott Humber)
Term 7 & 8 projects for the Class of 2004
(TI-1)
Feasibility of Electricity Generation via a Wind Farm (Trevor Blackler)
(TI-2)
Small variable speed induction generator based grid connected wind
turbine (Alison Norris)
(TI-3)
A low power dial-out data acquisition system (Chris Hewlett)
(TI-4)
Wind Map of Newfoundland (Phillip Jewer)
(TI-5)
Grid connected inverter for a photovoltaic system (George Warren)
(TI-6)
Feasibility study of a wind diesel system for St. Brendan's Newfoundland
(Keith O'Rielly)
(TI-7)
Modeling and simulation of a Direct Methanol fuel cell (Danielle Hickey)
(TI-8)
Control of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell system (Amanda Mugford)
(TI-9)
Modeling and control of a hybrid (fuel cell + renewable) power system for
remote communities (Kristen Smith)
(TI-10)
Maximum power tracker for a wind energy conversion system (Kelly O'keefe)
Term 7 & 8 projects for the Class of 2003
(TI-1)
Design of a Small Wind Energy Conversion System (Steven Cullen)
(TI-2)
Design of a Hybrid Energy System (Michael Snow)
(TI-3)
The Design and Analysis of a Wind Diesel System for Remote Communities (Karen
Traverse)
(TI-4)
Design Of A Small Battery Charging Wind Turbine (Darryl Tapper)
(TI-5)
Human powered energy system for a mobile personal digital assistant (Ian
Langdon)
(TI-6)
Smart Battery Charger (Brad Coady)
(TI-7)
Design Of An Inverter For An Isolated Wind Turbine (Chris Peddle
)
Term 8 Projects for the Class of 2002
(TI-1)
Self powered wind speed and direction data logger and transmitter (Scot Croft)
(TI-2)
A PC based weather station (Indrajit Chakraborty)
(TI-3)
The Design of a Zero Energy House for Newfoundland (Paul Murphy)
(TI-4)
Study of energy conservation in a car by radiator fan speed control
(James Slade)
(TI-5)
Design of a small variable speed induction generator based grid connected wind
turbine (Richard Mullaly)
(TI-6)
Formula MUN data acquisition system (Keith Wareham)
(TI-7,8)
Liquid level control system (Lisa Byrne and Jennifer Hamlyn)
(TI-9)
Remote data acquisition Via Satellite system (Chris Holden)
(TI-10)
Wireless IR CAN Node (Colin Power)