STC supports engineering students at Arizona State University (ASU)
TEMPE, AZ - 01/05/2010 - STC employee, Tyler Bublik, an engineering student
and senior at ASU, had to design a project in order to graduate. Tyler chose
to build a solar-powered refrigeration unit using a solid-state cooling
device.
Tyler received solar modules donated by ASU. STC furnished key parts at cost
or loaned them for the project. Some of Tyler's classmates also chose to
build solar-based projects and required certain components, such as charge
controllers, which were also made available by STC at cost.
Tyler and his project team designed a portable display which included the
solar array, charge/load controller, batteries, control circuit and the
refrigeration unit all on one frame. To ensure proper design of the system,
Tyler had to verify his array size using the Location, Load and Duty Cycle,
three key components needed to calculate a viable solution. The donated
solar array was sufficient so the project was built up around the array.
STC provided space at its facility for final testing and integration prior
to delivery to the university.
The project was put in the engineering school courtyard and operated for the
day in order to demonstrate its function to the engineering instructors and
other interested students. It was a "cool" demonstration of the use of
solar for personal comfort in Arizona.
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