Power San Marin

Evidence of Work

For this project, we had to design a micro-grid to power San Marin as independently from the outside power grid as possible. We had to take into account our usage, how we could viably reduce that usage, how we could generate our own electricity using clean energy sources, and how we could store that energy. This involved many calculations and cost estimates, as well as careful planning and assessment of the most viable methods.

Alexander Sinitskiy - Electromagnet Lab Write-up
Microgrid Plan
6/7 2019 Energy Justification (Williams)

Content

  • Big Idea:

    • Electrical and magnetic fields can move charges using force and can be created using electrical circuits.

  • Topics:

    • I can predict the forces between different electric charges.

    • I can create an experiment to understand the connection between magnets and electricity.

    • I can create a model to show the motion and energy of objects in electric or magnetic fields.

  • Vocabulary:

    • charge

      • to store electrical energy

    • electrostatic force

      • attractive or repulsive forces depending on the electrical charge of an object

    • coulomb's inverse square law

      • F=ke(q1q2/r2)

    • electric circuit

      • a path in which electrons form a voltage or current source flow

    • voltage

      • a difference in electrical potential

    • electric current

      • the movement of electrons from positive to negative charge

    • magnetic field

      • an invisible field surrounding a magnetic object

    • volts

      • the unit of measurement of voltage

    • amperes

      • a current flow of one coulomb per second

    • electric field

      • a field around a charged particle in which it can exert force

    • electric potential

      • the work per unit of charge required to move a charge from a reference point to a specified point

Reflection

Generally speaking, this project was yet another success for the books, but not without its pros and cons, of course. On one hand, I once again had to let my leadership skills shine, and thus Critical Thinking became vital to keep my team afloat. Also, my ability to sit and do much of the calculations for our project shows Character, no matter how that can be interpreted.

However, that brings us to the cons and shortcomings of my performance over the course of this project. Mainly, Communication left something to be desired. I found myself discovering embarrassing errors in our presentation from miscommunication of information. This goes hand in hand with our lack of Cooperation, as a result of the absence of adequate communication.