Green Engineering Webcasts
National Instruments has recently posted a free five-part webcast series on GREEN ENGINEERING. In addition a closing keynote address by Dr. James Truchard, CEO and Co-founder of National Instruments, is also made available.
They introduce this presentation that explores topics around green engineeringas as follows: “Concerns about global climate change, soaring energy prices, and increased government legislation are driving the demand for all things “green”. National Instruments provides a wide range of measurement and automation tools that can help engineers and scientists design, develop, and improve products and technologies resulting in environmental and economic benefits.”
The webcasts can be viewed here: http://www.ni.com/greenwebcastseries/
The Need for Green Engineering
A discussion of the challenges and opportunities driving intense global investment and innovation for environmentally friendly products, technologies, and processes.
Environmental Monitoring and Measurement Fundamentals
A theme for green engineering is “Measure It. Fix It.” – measure the problem at hand to better understand how to fix it. The fundamentals of collecting measurements using both hardware and software tools is presented.
Essential Wind Energy Technologies and Signal Processing Fundamentals
Technologies for test, control, and automation that drive innovation in signal processing and help to make wind energy a more reliable energy source are presented.
Solar Energy: Essential Technologies for Test, Monitoring, and Control
Test, monitoring, and control technologies for the solar energy market including live demonstrations of solar cell I-V characterization measurements and sun tracking control systems are discussed.
Power Quality Monitoring and Analysis
A presentation of power monitoring basics including required hardware measurements and software analysis functions. New tools and technologies are presented that will help make tomorrow’s grid smarter and tomorrow’s products greener.
Closing Keynote – The Future of Green Engineering
Thoughts on the future of Green Engineering – where innovations will happen, and what technologies can have the biggest impact.
