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How Do U.S. And Chinese Biology Students Compare In Explaining Energy Consumption Issues?, Hui Jin, Hayat Hokayem, Sasha Wang, Xin Wei
How Do U.S. And Chinese Biology Students Compare In Explaining Energy Consumption Issues?, Hui Jin, Hayat Hokayem, Sasha Wang, Xin Wei
Mathematics Faculty Publications and Presentations
This qualitative study investigates how biology majors explain energy consumption issues. In particular, we focus on two energy consumption activities that account for about two-thirds of global carbon dioxide emissions in 2011: burning fossil fuels for transportation and using electricity. We conducted in-depth clinical interviews with twenty U.S. students and twenty Chinese students. We compared these two groups of students in terms of two aspects of explanation: 1) naming scientific terms in the explanation, and 2) explaining an energy consumption issue. Regarding naming, we examined the frequency of naming different terms of scientific concepts and principles in students’ explanations. Regarding …
Aarpa: Combining Mobile And Power-Line Sensing For Fine-Grained Appliance Usage And Energy Monitoring, Nirmalya Roy, Nilavra Pathak, Archan Misra
Aarpa: Combining Mobile And Power-Line Sensing For Fine-Grained Appliance Usage And Energy Monitoring, Nirmalya Roy, Nilavra Pathak, Archan Misra
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
To promote energy-efficient operations in residential and office buildings, non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) techniques have been proposed to infer the fine-grained power consumption and usage patterns of appliances from power-line measurement data. Fine-grained monitoring of everyday appliances (such as toasters and coffee makers) can not only promote energy-efficient building operations, but also provide unique insights into the context and activities of individuals. Current building-level NILM techniques are unable to identify the consumption characteristics of relatively low-load appliances, whereas smart-plug based solutions incur significant deployment and maintenance costs. In this paper, we investigate an intermediate architecture, where smart circuit breakers provide …
The Impacts Of Varability In Temperature And Humidity On Electricity Consumption In New York State, Eric Adamchick
The Impacts Of Varability In Temperature And Humidity On Electricity Consumption In New York State, Eric Adamchick
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
A seasonal harmonic linear regression approach is presented to model the seasonal and diurnal relationships between surface weather observations and electricity load data in New York State. The relationships between dry-bulb, dew point, and wet-bulb temperatures with electricity load were evaluated using the correlation coefficient to test the strength of the relationships, while the regression slope coefficient provided an interpretable scale for those relationships. We found that the strongest seasonal and diurnal relationships occur during boreal summer from the afternoon through the overnight hours, while similar but negative relationships are observed during the winter. Using the same seasonal harmonic linear …