Summary
For Step 2 of the Capstone Project my group had to work on three major assignments a classification scheme, a selection path, and a drawings of each selection path. The purpose of the classification scheme was to deicide on the functions of our product with concepts that solve that said function. During the creation of our classification scheme we talked with our mentors to discuss what concepts are practical and implausible and additional information we would need for our design. Once we finished our chart and got feed back from our mentors we made a selection path based of the information from the classification scheme with three concepts that we though could work. Once three concepts were mapped out, a drawing of each of them were made to show they application at our school. Below are final versions of the three assignments discussed above.
Classification Scheme
Section Paths
Section Path Drawings
Concepts
At the moment we still don´t know all the concepts that we will be working with for our project. Since, we are in the planning phase of our product we still don't have a clear vision of the concepts and materials that will be used in our microgrid. The concepts in our work is currently temporal, and by the final design may be discarded. We are continuing to talk to our mentors from Omni Energy Solutions to learn about what concepts are usable and additional information that we need to complete our project effectively. Here are the concepts that are currently permeant in our project:
Microgrid - an independent self-sustaining large scale circuit that can operate off the main power grid. This will be the main focus of Capstone project and what we will be learning about for the next quarter year.
Solar Panels - A photo voltaic module that use sunlight to create energy. Solar panels will be one of the main energy producers for our theatrical design.
Microgrid - an independent self-sustaining large scale circuit that can operate off the main power grid. This will be the main focus of Capstone project and what we will be learning about for the next quarter year.
Solar Panels - A photo voltaic module that use sunlight to create energy. Solar panels will be one of the main energy producers for our theatrical design.
Reflection
At present, the Capstone Project has been more manageable and easier to work on. A skill that I have improved upon since the last update is my leadership. I have been better with communicating to my team with what we need to do and. establishing a better connection to mentors An example of this was a zoom meeting I set up with our mentors to have our questions answered and our project reviewed. Along with leadership I have also being improving my communication abilities. Several days ago I decided to create a group chat so questions could be asked easily out of class and allow for communication when there are connection issues. My group and I have been using it and it feels it has cleared up most confusion and made the entire project process much easier.
Things I could have improved upon during the of working on step two of the project was work ethic and time management. During the past two week I started to burn out of the Capstone. I started to put of work and only really did what had to be done in class. Additionally, I started to use my time less effectively. With that I would put of my work need for the project to last minute. However, recently these problems have fixed themselves and back to working.
Things I could have improved upon during the of working on step two of the project was work ethic and time management. During the past two week I started to burn out of the Capstone. I started to put of work and only really did what had to be done in class. Additionally, I started to use my time less effectively. With that I would put of my work need for the project to last minute. However, recently these problems have fixed themselves and back to working.