Weekly Updates
Term 1
Week of 9/13/04
- Redefined Project
- Rewrote Proposal
Week of 9/20/04
- Discussed Details of Project
- Took Pictures of the House
- Obtained a Copy of the National Electrical Code
- Found an Overhead Photo of the House
Week of 9/27/04
- Researched Different Types of Systems
- Decided to go with Battery Backup System
- Started Work on Webpage
Week of 10/4/04
- Researched Different Types of Photovoltaic Cells
- Discussed IEF Grant Proposal with Professor Wilk
- Used a Compass to Find the Direction of the Building
Relative to Magnetic North
- Adjusted Direction Relative to True North
Week of 10/11/04
- Worked on IEF Grant Proposal
- Prepared for Meeting with Facilities Directors
Week of 10/18/04
- Met with Facilities Directors
- Handed in First Draft of IEF Grant Proposal to
Professor Wilk
- Corrected and Submitted Proposal
Week of 10/25/04
- Read and Broke Down Important Sections of the National
Electrical Code
Week of 11/1/04
- Worked on End of Term Presentation
- Went over the Presentation with Professor Wilk
- Presented to ME Seniors and ME Faculty
Week of 11/8/04
- Worked on End of Term Report
Term 2
Week of 1/10/05
- Discussed Final Components with Professor Wilk
Week of 1/17/05
- Searched Online to Finalize Components
- Discussed Final Components with Professor Wilk
Week of 1/24/05
- Called Companies to Verify Specifications of
Components
- Ordered Components
Week of 1/31/05
- Learned About Computer Program Reflect
- Ran Trials with the Program
- Components Began Arriving
Week of 2/7/05
- Finalized and Ordered Inverter
- Measured Length of Wire at the Site
Week of 2/14/05
Week of 2/21/05
- Discussed PV Fchart Program
- Discussed Monitoring Components
Week of 2/28/05
- Modeled the System with PV Fchart
- Searched for Monitoring Components Online
Week of 3/7/05
- Work on Final Product, Report, Poster, and
Webpage