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Etsu Gearup: The Design And Development Of An Alternative Energy Greenhouse., Garth Ross Ghearing
Etsu Gearup: The Design And Development Of An Alternative Energy Greenhouse., Garth Ross Ghearing
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East Tennessee State has partnered with David Crockett High School through the Federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. This year's project is an alternative energy greenhouse, which incorporates solar panels and a wind turbine. The focus is on familiarizing students with control systems including programmable logic controllers and power management. There is also an emphasis on the importance of green engineering.
The high school's students have been involved in the design and development of every aspect of the system. The development of the system is ongoing and will be further integrated into classes in the fall semester. …