1. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 1November, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Project Merlin WOC 60 :Wind Output Converter to 60Hz Team Tammy Okubo Will Acorda Meghan Tisdell Advisor Dr. Wayne Lu Industry Representative Ms. Swetha Varadharajan Intel

2. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 2November, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Overview Introduction Scorecard Additional Accomplishments Plans Issues/Concerns Conclusions

3. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 3November, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Introduction zoom in

4. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 4November, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Scorecard Complete Project Plan - DONE Complete Budget - DONE Prepare and send Design Review to IR

5. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 5November, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Additional Accomplishments Put together AIR-X Opened up the UPS and started identifying parts Acquired: cable, fuse, resistive loads, test fan

6. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 6November, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Plans Complete Design Review Complete circuit design and simulation Measure and record output information from UPS Order parts

7. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 7November, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Milestones NumberDescription OriginalPrevious Present 1Project Plan Approval11/09/07 11/12/07 2Put together wind turbine11/14/07 3 Build battery bank and interface with wind turbine 11/23/07 4Complete Circuit Design11/30/07 11/3007 5Design Review12/07/07 6Order Parts12/14/07 7Parts Received01/14/08 8Complete PIC program01/14/08 9Interface PIC and Circuitry02/14/08 10TOP’s Approval02/22/08

8. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 8November, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Milestones Continued 11Complete Building02/28/08 12Test, Debug03/22/08 13Collect Output Data, Package03/30/08 14Prototype Release04/04/08 15Founder’s Day04/08/08 04/07/04 16Final Report 1.004/25/08

9. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 9November, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Concerns/Issues Simulation with software difficult because the center tapped XFMR does not exist in library –Solutions: working with web resources and some books to model the part Seek help from faculty High Current –Solutions: Circuit Protection Ordering of extra parts

10. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 10November, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Conclusions Project Plan 1.0 Approved AIR-X put together Plans: –Design Review –Circuit Design –Order Parts Any Questions?