Energy and Design Research - RINCE

8/4/2019 Energy and Design Research - RINCE

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Energy and Design

Laboratory

Overview

http://energylab.eeng.dcu.ie/energylab


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Vision

Fundamental and Applied Research

Design, Modelling and Analysis

Innovation


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Finding The Support

School and Faculty

IRCSET

Enterprise Ireland QUESTOR

Learning Innovation Fund

Industry: Intel & Cinergy


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Building The Lab

Infrastructure

Experiment Workstations

CAD and Prototyping

Equipment

IT


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Funded Research Students

Shane Phelan

Monitoring and Control ofHybrid & RenewableEnergy Systems

PhD Studentship (IRCSETEnterprise)

Jie Yang Energy Monitoring and

Management

equipments control and dataanalysis

PhD Studentship (IRCSETEnterprise)


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Funded Research Students

Paula Meehan

Energy Monitoring andSystem Control

Domestic and Industrial

Resource Optimisation PhD Studentship (Faculty)

Ahmed al Mousawi

Solar Plant Modelling and

Design Tool

Economic Evaluator

M.Eng Studentship


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EcoDryerEnergy Efficient Clothes DryerDr. Shane Linnane

The tumble dryer is themost inefficient device inthe modern home

It is estimated that around480 million kg's of CO2are produced each yearin Ireland as aconsequence of clothesdrying


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Renewable Energy Game Ireland

REGITM, Dave White


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Simulated Living Area

Noise on PowerDistribution Circuits

Sensor Design &

Integration Energy Mapping &

Optimisation

Control


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Energy Management System

DB ServerNetwork

Remote

Server

Client-sideApplication

Equipment monitoringand Management

Sensor data fusion Networking Databasing Analysis Visualisation

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Emerging Areas


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Questor Microbial Fuel Cells

Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) forPrimary Wastewater Treatment

Jointly with Biotechnology

100k Project kick-off Mar 2011


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VAWT Prototyping

The prototype turbine uses optimally shaped bladeswhich are actively controlled in real time to maintain

maximum lift through each rotation. Many existingmodels lose efficiency as some of their blades move

against the airflow

Design and Prototyping of VAWTs

Computational Simulation

Testing and Analysis

Infrastructure

Research Funding


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New Projects

Efficient Refrigeration

Battery Energy Conservation for Mobile

Phones


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Spin Out

EcoBike

GreenEgg Technologies in association with Global Action Plan Ireland

(GAP Ireland) have produced the EcoBike - a pedal powered electrical

generator used to demonstrate the concepts of energy efficiency and

green living to children and adults in an interactive and fun way.

As users pedal, it enables them to power electrical appliances with their

legs. The more energy an appliance uses, the harder it is to pedal.

Through a touch screen interface, the user can choose between different

appliances:

Incandescent (Old Style) Battery charger

light bulb /Inverter

Energy Efficient Sound

CFL/LED lighting System

Boil a kettle Carbon Pump


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Partnerships

Musgrave Group (Efficient Refrigeration)

Fingal Leader Cinergy

Intel

Questor


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Great Innovation

Recent M.Eng Projects Greg Jackson

Solar Tracker Experiment.rv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAvhPxn-AQo

Eamonn Martin Remote Controlled, Hydrogen Powered Car..rv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjvDtLv_Fss

Shane Phelan Vanadium Redox Flow Battery http://energylab.eeng.dcu.ie/energylab/battery.jsp
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The Big BangThe beginning of our universe was dominated by high-temperature

plasma, and plasma continues to comprise more than 99 %of ourvisible universe.

I often looked up at the sky and assed meself the question what is the moon, what is the stars?Sean OCasey, Juno and the Paycock


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NanoMaterials

Plasma Processes

Nanocrystalline silicon

Low temperature deposition on flexible

substrates

Silicon solar surface texturing

Photoacoustics for PV Cell Efficiency

Monitoring

Phase Change Materials