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Group 1 – Module 5 Assignment
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Since our overall problem statement is to design a power system that ensures 6-sigma power reliability (0.999999 uptime), we need to use a simple single-family home that may have an average power usage for Florida. Here is a quick reference to start: "However, in 2018, a survey done by the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed that the
average home in the United States used 10,972 kWh for the entire year, which is 914 kWh each month. In Florida, the survey showed that the average home used 1,110 kWh." https://www.floridarealtymarketplace.com/blog/how
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We would base out system on 1,100 kWh and need to design a system that will compensate for all normal appliances in the house: "If you divide 10,715 kWh by 365 (days in a year), you’ll get the average number of kilowatthours used per day, which is 29.36 kWh. If you multiply that by 1,000, you can find the energy consumption in watts that occur in 24 hours, or 29,360 watts. If you then divide that by 24,
you’ll find that the average household requires 1,223 watts of power." The immediate needs will have to overcome starting and normal operations: "To determine how many watts your generator requires to run all your home appliances, you’ll need to add up the watts they use to run continuously. Then, you’ll add the highest number of starting watts your appliances use. For example, consider that you have the following: An air conditioner that requires 1,100 running watts and 1,700 starting watts A refrigerator that requires 800 running watts and 2,400 starting watts A television that requires 500 running watts and 0 starting watts A tea kettle that requires 600 running watts and 0 starting watts You’ll add your running watts to get 1,100 + 800 + 500 + 600 = 3,000. You’ll then add the highest starting wattage of all your appliances to that total. In this case, the highest starting wattage is 2,400 from the refrigerator. So, you’ll need a generator with at least 5,400 starting watts and 3,000 running watts." https://www.forbes.com/home
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Acceptance Criteria
: Effectively provide emergency power to the home by: •
Switching over from grid power to backup power with minimal* delay. •
Providing equivalent power capacity as existing grid power supply. •
Providing days* of continuous power to the home. * Note: Needs to be more specific; remove ambiguity. Design Concepts
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1.
Grid power (normal); Solar Panels; Large Battery backup for immediate transfer and to power
the house at night and during low power creation times (cloudy, rain, etc.).
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Grid power (normal); Solar Panels; Small wall mounted battery pack (15 mins or less for
emergency transfers); Wind Turbine for consistent power during low power creation times
(cloudy, rain, etc.). 3.
Grid power (normal); Solar Panels; Small wall mounted battery pack (15 mins or less for
emergency transfers); LP/Gas/Propane generator for consistent power during low power creation
times (cloudy, rain, etc.). Pugh Matrix
: 6-Sigma Power System for Residential Homes
Critical Quality
Weight (1 being least important, 10 being most important)
Grid Power; Solar Panels; Large battery bank
Grid Power; Solar Panels; Wall mounted battery pack; Wind turbine
Grid Power; Solar Panels; Wall mounted battery pack; Gas/LP generator
Concept 4
Concept 5
Concept 6
Cost (single family home)
10
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1
0
Installation
5
1
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Reliability
8
1
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Maintenance
4
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ROI
6
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Warranty
4
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Chosen Design
: There are some very distinct disadvantages to 1 and 2 (batteries are corrosive, heavy loads on foundation, Wind Turbine large, issues with neighbors, noisy, wind mitigation, etc.). Based on the above Pugh Matrix, the chosen design is concept number 3. Total "1s"
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2
2
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0
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Total "0s"
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2
3
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0
0
Total "-1s"
3
2
1
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0
0
Total -7
3
5
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