Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

Content:

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?


Over winter break, I went to my mentorship for a few hours to talk with my mentor about my EQ as well as possible answers for it. He also gave me valuable insight into possible directions for my research and other outlets as well. Additionally, I worked on my independent component for several hours. I started on another drafting project: My First Floor Plan, where I draft out the floor plan of the mentorship building based on schematics that were given to me by my mentor. 

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

The most important thing I learned from my mentorship is that operating efficiency of the electrical grid and economics have an intimate connection that must be kept at a balance in order for utilities to be more energy efficient in the future.

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?


First and foremost, I would talk with my mentor because he is a very qualified electrical engineer with years of experience working on and optimizing substations, so he could probably give me some valuable information on operating efficiency for the electrical grid. I would also talk to my mentor's brother because even though he is still an electrical engineering student at Cal Poly, he is currently studying microgrids for his senior project (which could potentially be one of my main answers for my EQ).

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