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Creator:: Holt, Steven Charles
Abstract:: In an effort to fill an existing need two small electric service vehicles were designed, constructed, and tested. The first acted as a feasibility study and the second as a design prototype. The vehicles had low cost and the capability of being fabricated by their users as two main design...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Design and construction of a small electric service vehicle

Creator:: Yarger, David J.
Abstract:: Driven by the need for high energy-density power sources, demand has stimulated the development of small-scale engines. A small-scale engine with a fuel supply could replace batteries and utilize higher energy-density liquid hydrocarbon fuels; such an advance could deliver a new age of portable devices. Currently, operable small-scale engines exist;...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: patent [16]. The piston is coupled to a linear electric generator and a spring, and the engine is in

Creator:: Brown, Adam C.
Abstract:: Ocean wave energy is a new and developing field of renewable energy with great potential. The energy contained in one meter of an average wave off the coast of Newport Oregon could supply dozens of homes with electricity. However, ocean waves are usually quite irregular which leads to large bursts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . The “best” design was chosen for construction and testing during the summer of 2008. The developed

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