1. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 1September, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Project Merlin WOC 60 :Wind Output Converter to 60Hz Team Tammy Okubo Will Acorda Meghan Tisdell Advisor Dr. Wayne Lu Industry Representative Ms. Swetha Varadharajan Intel

2. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 2September, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Overview Introduction Scorecard Additional Accomplishments Plans Issues/Concerns Conclusions

3. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 3September, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Introduction zoom in

4. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 4September, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Scorecard Purchase wind turbine - Small-scale AIR-X wind turbine Functional Specifications finished for viewing by Industry Representative Complete a VERY detailed block diagram

5. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 5September, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Additional Accomplishments Redefined scope of project Acquired a transformer from an UPS for the inverter

6. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 6September, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Plans Complete Project Plan Complete Budget Prepare and send Design Review to IR

7. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 7September, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Milestones NumberDescriptionOriginal 09/23/07 Previous 9/23/07 Present 10/29/07 1Pre-Approval Document09/07/079/07/0709/07/07 2Functional Specifications V.1.0 10/05/07 10/30/07 3Purchased AIR-X Turbine10/31/07 4Project Plan V1.011/09/07 5Funding Approval11/09/07 6 Design Review Information to Industry Representative 11/30/07 7Theory of Operations V.1.02/22/07 8Prototype Release and Approval 4/4/07 9Founders Day Presentation4/8/07 10Final Report V.1.04/25/07

8. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 8September, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Concerns/Issues Getting caught up with the schedule - Put more hours in these next few weeks Working with higher voltages - Be careful, no working on it “live” unless we have to, and use the buddy system

9. EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 9September, 2007 University of Portland School of Engineering Conclusions Rescaled project  more meaningful New FS is approved On the horizon: - Research & Project Plan Any Questions?