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Discussion : This final examination is a technical report. It shall follow IEEE format. You will choose, research, and design the power system of a house not connected to the main power grid that has an average power usage of 3000 Watts and a peak power usage of 10,000 Watts. The power system shall include at least two different technologies such as solar cells and a fuel cell, a wind turbine and a secondary battery, etc. You can choose more than two if you desire.

The power system choices to use shall be the following:

1. Secondary Batteries - Select a chemistry
2. Fuel Cells - Select a chemistry
3. Solar Cell Arrays
4. Wind Turbines

The power supplied by the system shall be:

• 120VAC at a max current of 60 amps.
• 220VAC with a max current of 20 amps.

A maximum power output of 10,000 Watts. That can be divided between the two AC voltages.

• You do not have to design any circuitry. For example, you will need some circuitry that will convert the DC output power from your system to the 120VAC and 220VAC. You will need some kind of switching system that switches between your two different sources. Find actual products that will do these functions. Write a 10 page, minimum, paper (written portion) on the power system. The paper will include, and be graded on, the following information.

• The detailed reasons for your power system choices, i.e. ‘I chose to use a Lithium Ion battery storage system because...', or ‘I chose a PEM fuel cell because...'. A reason of, ‘I chose these systems because I had to write a paper about them...' is not a valid reason.

• General calculations on how many batteries, how big of a wind turbine, how many solar cells, how many stacked fuel cells, etc. You can find systems that companies have for sale such as a whole house fuel cell but you need to show the details and calculations of why that fuel cell or battery system or solar cell will meet your needs and is large enough.

1. A detailed block diagram showing how your system would be connected together.
2. The advantages of the system you are designing.
3. The disadvantages of the system you are designing.
4. An estimated cost for your system detailed in a spreadsheet or table form. Don't just pick numbers out of the air. Have an estimated cost for each part of the system and how you came up with the costs. If your costs came from systems for sale, show them. If your system is similar to something for sale, detail how you came up with your costs.