ECE Senior Project: Research Methods Helen Powell 20 September 2011.

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ECE Senior Project: Research Methods Helen Powell 20 September 2011

Today’s agenda Research Strategy Research Path Finding Books and e-Books Finding Journal Articles The Deep Web

Wind Turbine Data Monitoring System

Research Strategy Keywords Search strings

Keywords “wind turbine” “data monitoring” “data monitoring system” wind speed yaw vibrat* “power output”

Search strings “wind turbine” OR “wind generator” “wind turbine” OR “wind generator”) AND “data monitoring system” “data monitoring system” AND (“wind speed” OR “wind direction”)

Research Path Books (E-Books) Journal articles The Deep Web

Books and E-Books Electrical & Computer Engineering Subject GuideElectrical & Computer Engineering Subject Guide Novanet ▫Books ▫Some (but not all) E-Books TIP: Prefer the e-books tab in Subject Guide to find e-books

Journal Articles Article databases Adjust search string according to database Try Prowler to identify appropriate databasesProwler

The Deep Web AKA the Invisible Web Scirus IPL2 Infomine TIP: add the term “database” to your search engine search

Images Google Images Google Maps Google Earth

Engineering Tool Box. (2011). Wind energy. Retrieved from: