High School Sustainability Engineering - Derek DiGiacomo 1.20.17
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Sustainable EngineeringDerek DiGiacomo
Senior Director at Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
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Who is Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers• We are the technical and applied science leader for the cable
telecommunications industry.• We provide comprehensive training programs, influential standards
development, valuable networking and industry leading events that builds towards efficient and effective industry operations.
International Society of Broadband Experts™ • ISBE the global brand for SCTE
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Importance of Standards
Speed up introduction of innovative products to market
Lower cost by eliminating redundancy and minimizing errors
Simplify how to understand and compare competing products
Enable companies to comply with regulations
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What is SCTE Energy 2020?Description
• Energy 2020 aims to provide cable system operators with the energy management standards, technology innovation, organizational solutions and training that look to help the cable industry meet Energy 2020’s goals.
Mission
• To envision and enable what energy will look like in cable in the year 2020. Targeting maximum customer uptime and enabling capacity growth via successful organizational, customer and environmental energy solutions.
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What is Sustainability Engineering?From Villanova University College of Engineering
▪ The capacity to meet the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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Areas of Concern
Water
Air
Waste
Land
Raw Materials
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What Engineers Can Do?
Define the problem.
Think creatively. Make sustainability a priority.
Measure properly.
Realize the triple bottom line in the business world.
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Today vs. Tomorrow
Raw Resources Take Make Use Dispose
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SCTE Case StudyHybrid Power System
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SCTE Exton PA Building
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SCTE Hybrid Power System
Fuel Cell PV & Battery Strings = 5+ Days Run-time
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SOLAR8.4 kW Grid Interactive17.3 kW Grid Tied
25.7 kW DC Total Power
BatteriesDual 48V string batteries 8 hours of run time
Fuel Cell8 kW 18 hours under 2.5 kW load
IT Load2.5 kW loadServersSwitchesRoutersFirewalls
Utility GridAbility to sell back/offsetvia solar about17.3 + kW
5+ Days of power backup based on 2.5 kW IT load and solar assist
Natural Gas 20 kW Generator40 hours of runtime before oil needs to be checked
Schematic Diagram
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Generator Features
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Fuel Cell Photos
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
BusController
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Fuel Cell Photos
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Fuel Cell Photos
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http://opticsre.com
Hybrid Power System Website
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Supporting the ~2.5 kW mission critical load
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PV
~8 hours
2
Grid
3
20 kW
~40 hours
4
8 kW HFC
~18 hours
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Batteries
~8 hours
Summary of Power Flow
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Closing Thoughts
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Believe in yourself. Dream big. Failure will happen.
Support each other.Be humble. The earth revolves around the sun.
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Derek DiGiacomoSCTE | ISBE
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