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Energy consumption in buildings is responsible for an important share of global consumed energy. The current electric energy paradigm carries important consequences both at economic and environmental levels. The so called Zero Energy Buildings’ strategy provides some guidelines in order to achieve better results in buildings energy demand. This scenario is a highly multidisciplinary engineering issue,...
Energy has been the engine of nations’ development, and this has driven mankind towards growing energy needs, in particular for transportation, agricultural and industrial activities and buildings. Energy for transportation is based on oil derived fuel, whereas energy in buildings consists mainly of electricity, which is produced from fossil fuels, nuclear power and/or from renewable energy sources,...
This work reports the application of learning objects (LOs) for Electronics teaching, specially for themes that students struggle to grasp understanding. Two themes for Electrical and Electronics Engineering are illustrated here: equipment insulation and grounding, and the relationship between nonlinear loads and harmonic distortion. Using different learning objects, students were requested to answer...
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