DC DISTRUBUTION CONTROLLER

Team #1Gerardo Trevino Jeremy HalbardierJavier GuerreroOlakunle Sosanya

STATUS REPORT #11/20/2010

OVERALL NEED

•Currently Must use inverter to use free energy generated from solar array system

•Power is lost in the conversion from DC to AC

•Eliminate the need for the conversion and use DC directly

List of design Milestones (with target dates)

1. Buy parts

2. Build prototype

3. Program FPGA/Microcontroller

Recent tasks

1.Finished outline for IEEE competition

paper

2.Meet with mentor for technology

assessment finalized design concept

Ongoing/Pending Tasks

1. Finish economic analysis for product (paper)

2. Finish design section (paper)

3. Purchase prototype parts.

4. Simulate circuit in FPGA

5. Learn C-Neuron language.

Upcoming Tasks

• Finish IEEE/CCET competition paper• Finalize product selection list• Purchase products to build prototype

Schedule

Technology assessment

95%

Design documentation

80%

Engineering Economic Analysis

50%

Simulation10%

Production0%

Final prototype5%

Conference0%

February

January 10

March 5 March 26

11 Create a l ist of components to be used in design 21 days? Fri 10/23/09 Fri 11/20/09

12 Literature Search 21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

13 Standards search 21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

14 Read/document all National Electrical Code (NEC)standards that apply

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

15 Read/document Nati onal Electrical Safety Code(NESC) standards that apply

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

16 Read/document Insti tute of Electri cal andElectronics Engineers (IEEE) standards that apply

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

17 Read/document International ElectrotechnicalCommi ssi on (IEC) standards sel ect that apply

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

18 Read/document American Nati onal StandardsInsti tute (ANSI) standards sel ect that apply

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

19 Fi nd and research documents on power Metal Oxi deSemiconductor Fi eld Effect T ransi stor (MOSFET)

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

20 Fi nd and research documents on f iel d programmablegate array (FPGA) control of power li nes

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

21 Fi nd and research documents on communicationprotocols

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

22 Fi nd and research documents on Direct Current (DC)ci rcuits in house applications

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

23 Fi nd and research documents on DC to DC converters 21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

24 Fi nd and research documents on analog to digi talconverters

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

25 Fi nd and research documents on engineering economicanal ysi s

21 days? Mon 11/2/09 Mon 11/30/09

26 Product Design 85 days? Mon 11/16/09 Fri 3/12/10

27 Update design from research findi ngs 15 days? Mon 11/16/09 Fri 12/4/09

28 Desi gn Anal og to digital i nterfaces 41 days? Fri 12/4/09 Fri 1/29/10

29 Desi gn turn on mechanism (System sleep mode) 41 days? Fri 12/4/09 Fri 1/29/10

30 Desi gn final outlet interface 41 days? Fri 12/4/09 Fri 1/29/10

31 Simulate design 20 days? Mon 2/1/10 Fri 2/26/10

32 Debugging of simulation 20 days? Mon 2/1/10 Fri 2/26/10

33 Document and review f inal design 10 days? Mon 3/1/10 Fri 3/12/10

34 Engineering economic analysis 20 days? Mon 3/15/10 Fri 4/9/10

35 Perform efficiency anal ysi s of product 15 days? Mon 3/15/10 Fri 4/2/10

36 Perform efficiency comparison to current productcompetition

15 days? Mon 3/15/10 Fri 4/2/10

37 Calculate cost to develop product 20 days? Mon 3/15/10 Fri 4/9/10

38 Estimate f inancial risk 20 days? Mon 3/15/10 Fri 4/9/10

39 Marketing 129 days? Mon 11/9/09 Fri 5/7/10

40 Analyze potential market size 34 days? Tue 12/1/09 Fri 1/15/10

41 Fi nd competitor products 45 days? Mon 11/9/09 Fri 1/8/10

42 Calculate cost to market product 30 days? Mon 3/1/10 Fri 4/9/10

43 Develop marketing strategy 30 days? Mon 3/1/10 Fri 4/9/10

44 Perform survey for customer feedback 30 days? Mon 3/1/10 Fri 4/9/10

45 Perform survey for peer technical feedback 30 days? Mon 3/1/10 Fri 4/9/10

46 Market/promote prototype 0 days Fri 5/7/10 Fri 5/7/10 5/7

Questions

DC to DC