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Current and Past Projects
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Universal Adapting Battery Charger 2007
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The objective of this topic is to develop an efficient battery charger power supply capable
of adapting to a range of applications. The requirement is a small plug-in power supply
capable of automatically charging a wide range of battery configurations. This would reduce
the needs for battery-charging devices in a typical home or office from several to as few as one.
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Light Bulb Exchange 2007
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With the goal of education, energy efficient light bulbs will be
provided free of charge. Information on how much electricity, money, and green house gases
the use of a single bulb will save will be provided as well as information on proper
disposal of burnt out bulbs and other local environmental organizations.
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Wind Power 2007
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As part of the educational impact associated with UWFEC, two wind turbines were
obtained through sponsors. One was installed on the UW campus and the other was
installed in Sheboygan, WI.
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Vapor Phase Reforming of Biodiesel Waste to Hydrogen 2006
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The goal of the VPR project was to build a reactor to produce hydrogen gas from
glycerol, C3H8O3, which
is a byproduct of biodiesel production. The overall process is carbon neutral, helps
reduce landfill waste, and is cost negative.
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Extracting Glycerol from Biodiesel Waste 2006
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The biodiesel waste needs to be refined before it can be used for production to
hydrogen gas.
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Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine 2006
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The Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine project's goal is to run a 4 stroke engine
connected to a starter/generator on low grade hydrogen.
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1KW Utility Interactive Converter 2005
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The 1KW Utility Interactive Converter project's goal was to produce a low cost
utility interactive inverter which converts variable DC input to usable
AC power output and be tied directly to the grid.
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Corbin Sparrow : Zero Carbon Car 2004
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Winner of 16th annual Tour De Sol, the Corbin Sparrow employs Hydrogen fuel
cells to run its fully electric drive train. The result produces no emissions, a
true zero carbon car.
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