title: Grid edge system simulation and evaluation tool (GESSO): Development of a tool for the modelling and design of distributed cooperating microgrids

authors: Kelly, Nathan Bryan

abstract: As advancements are made in the availability of small renewable generation power storage technologies, nations are starting to see a trend towards more distributed power and generation. As times change, changes must also be made to the ways in which we consume and distribute power. Distributed microgrids represent the ability for communities to cooperate in the distribution of power within neighborhoods.

This thesis explores the structure of neighborhood scale distributed microgrids, defining the features and components needed to provide for accurate simulation. Techniques are developed for the integration of non-homogeneous microgrid systems to allow for smart grid-edge trading between units and microgrids. Exploration is conducted on the features required for an interactive system allowing the design and modelling of individual microgrid components and of neighborhood-scale microgrids, including the design of per-unit smart control schemes, and a proof of concept implementation is created allowing for simulation of non-homogeneous neighborhood scale fractal microgrids with arbitrary complexity. Sample cases are presented in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the tool. The presented sample cases serve to demonstrate the effectiveness of small non-homogeneous microgrids, including those involving third party storage leasing services, and analysis is performed on the expected economic impacts of these types of systems.

text: Grid edge system simulation and evaluation tool (GESSO): Development of a tool for the modelling and design of distributed cooperating microgrids As advancements are made in the availability of small renewable generation power storage technologies, nations are starting to see a trend towards more distributed power and generation. As times change, changes must also be made to the ways in which we consume and distribute power. Distributed microgrids represent the ability for communities to cooperate in the distribution of power within neighborhoods.

This thesis explores the structure of neighborhood scale distributed microgrids, defining the features and components needed to provide for accurate simulation. Techniques are developed for the integration of non-homogeneous microgrid systems to allow for smart grid-edge trading between units and microgrids. Exploration is conducted on the features required for an interactive system allowing the design and modelling of individual microgrid components and of neighborhood-scale microgrids, including the design of per-unit smart control schemes, and a proof of concept implementation is created allowing for simulation of non-homogeneous neighborhood scale fractal microgrids with arbitrary complexity. Sample cases are presented in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the tool. The presented sample cases serve to demonstrate the effectiveness of small non-homogeneous microgrids, including those involving third party storage leasing services, and analysis is performed on the expected economic impacts of these types of systems.

year: 2020

title: Why do visitors go to museums? The Case of 921 Earthquake Museum, Wufong, Taichung

authors: Ryan, Chris

subjects: museums

abstract: The paper examines the motives and sources of satisfaction of 286 respondents relating to the 921 Earthquake Museum in Taichung, Taiwan. In concludes that income, age and education remain statistically significant determinants of attitudes, and notes the existence of four clusters derived from k-means analysis but supported by a cross-tabulation of cluster types and categories derived from themes identified in responses to open-ended questions. The paper lends some support to the continuum of the authentic to “pure essentialism” while arguing that the latter is a logical corollary of the concept, but in practice will be rare. In that respect the Museum represents a negotiated essentialism in that the core of the Museum is the damaged school, but it has been sanitized. Reference is also made to differing concepts of museums and the literature relating to competing understandings of the roles of museums and why people visit them.

text: Why do visitors go to museums? The Case of 921 Earthquake Museum, Wufong, Taichung The paper examines the motives and sources of satisfaction of 286 respondents relating to the 921 Earthquake Museum in Taichung, Taiwan. In concludes that income, age and education remain statistically significant determinants of attitudes, and notes the existence of four clusters derived from k-means analysis but supported by a cross-tabulation of cluster types and categories derived from themes identified in responses to open-ended questions. The paper lends some support to the continuum of the authentic to “pure essentialism” while arguing that the latter is a logical corollary of the concept, but in practice will be rare. In that respect the Museum represents a negotiated essentialism in that the core of the Museum is the damaged school, but it has been sanitized. Reference is also made to differing concepts of museums and the literature relating to competing understandings of the roles of museums and why people visit them.

year: 2011

title: Tauira Rangatahi Numeracy and Literacy Programme: Apps in Numeracy and Literacy Research

authors: Calder, Nigel Stuart

subjects: Youth Guarantee

abstract: A key aspect of tertiary education undertaken by Te Wananga o Aotearoa (TWoA) is re-establishing engagement and success in the rangatahi space through meeting the literacy and numeracy demands for programmes at levels 1–3. TWoA has Youth Guarantee programmes that deliver introductory Sport and Leisure and Contemporary Māori Arts programmes with embedded literacy and numeracy. The purpose of this research project was to investigate tauira rangatahi attitudes towards literacy and numeracy development through the application of appropriate cultural capital in conjunction with contemporary digital technologies. The research examined the influence of iPad apps on the beliefs and attitudes of Youth Guarantee tauira towards numeracy and literacy.

text: Tauira Rangatahi Numeracy and Literacy Programme: Apps in Numeracy and Literacy Research A key aspect of tertiary education undertaken by Te Wananga o Aotearoa (TWoA) is re-establishing engagement and success in the rangatahi space through meeting the literacy and numeracy demands for programmes at levels 1–3. TWoA has Youth Guarantee programmes that deliver introductory Sport and Leisure and Contemporary Māori Arts programmes with embedded literacy and numeracy. The purpose of this research project was to investigate tauira rangatahi attitudes towards literacy and numeracy development through the application of appropriate cultural capital in conjunction with contemporary digital technologies. The research examined the influence of iPad apps on the beliefs and attitudes of Youth Guarantee tauira towards numeracy and literacy.

year: 2014