Project Overview



The United States has increasingly become more aware of its carbon footprint and has been taking measures to minimize its emissions. Local utilities have contracted Black & Veatch to implement more ways to generate renewable energy into their electrical systems, specifically solar power plants. Although this issue is continuous across the United States, our project will focus on Roswell, New Mexico, to implement a new generation and transmission system. One step towards solving this problem is that a large-scale 60 MW utility solar power plant must be designed along with a 115/34.5 kW substation to provide more clean energy to neighboring areas.

Team Members

Madissen Lawrence

Rotating Leader/Group Member

Madissen is from Hudson, WI and is currently studying Electrical Engineering at Iowa State. She has previously worked at Mortenson as a substation and collection Field Engineering Intern, and at Baker Group as an Electrical Design Intern. After graduation she is going to work at the Burns & McDonnell Denver office as an Assistant Electrical Engineer. When she is not working or at school, she enjoys being outdoors.

Jenna Runge

Rotating Leader/Group Member

Jenna is from Solon, IA and is studying Electrical Engineering at Iowa State. She has previously worked at Caterpillar in the Advanced Power Products division as well as the Energy and Transportation Systems Integrations division. Upon graduation, she will be working at Burns & McDonnell Kansas City office as an Assistant Electrical Engineer. Her hobbies include creating fiber art, ceramics, reading books, and watching movies.

Ashton Randolph

Rotating Leader/Group Member

Ashton is from Hudson, WI and is currently studying Electrical Engineering at Iowa State. She has previously worked at ComEd in the Distribution Protection Department as an Electrical Engineering Intern, additionally, she has worked at Ecolab as an RD&E Intern. After graduation she is going to work at Ecolab as an Electrical Engineer. Outside of work and school, she enjoys reading, running, and skiing.

Brooke Nelson

Rotating Leader/Group Member

Brooke is from Davenport, IA and is currently studying Electrical Engineering at Iowa State. She has previously interned at MidAmerican Energy in the Distribution Department. After graduation she is going to work at MidAmerican Energy as an Electrical Engineer in the Project Development Department.




Jacob Miller

Rotating Leader/Group Member

Jacob is from Charles City, IA and is currently studying Electrical Engineering at Iowa State University. He has previously worked at Midamerican Energy in their substation department. After graduating, he plans on working in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle. His hobbies include hiking and swimming.

Maddy Lakomek

Rotating Leader/Group Member

Maddy is from Munster, IN and is currently studying Electrical Engineering at Iowa State. She has previously interned at ComEd in the Engineering Standards and Applications Department and the Testing and Commissioning Department. After graduation she is going to work at Black and Veatch as an Electrical Engineer within the Kansas City Substation Department. Her hobbies include running.

Omer Karar

Rotating Leader/Group Member

Omer is from Sudan, and is studying Electrical Engineering with a power emphasis at Iowa State Engineering and plans on attending grad school after graduation. He has previously worked at the White Nile Sugar Company as a Maintenance Engineer. His hobbies include playing soccer, reading books, and traveling.

Zach Zimmerman

Rotating Leader/Group Member

Zach is originally from Parnell, IA and is studying Electrical Engineering at Iowa State University. After graduating he plans on pursuing his masters degree in Power Systems/Renewable Energy.





Presentations

Final Presentation F22

Final Project Report S23
Final Presentation S23
Final Project Poster S23
Final Demo Video S23
Final Demo Slides S23




Weekly Reports - Fall 22

Report 1
Report 2
Report 3
Report 4
Report 5
Report 6
Report 7
Report 8
Report 9




Design Documents - Fall 22

Design Doc 1
Design Doc 2
Design Doc 3
Design Doc 4
Design Doc 5
Design Doc 6
Final Design Doc F22




Bi-Weekly Reports - Spring 23

Bi-Weekly Report 1
Bi-Weekly Report 2
Bi-Weekly Report 3
Bi-Weekly Report 4
Bi-Weekly Report 5



Reference Documents

Solar Array Drawings
Substation One-line Diagram
Substation Three-line Diagram
Substation Key Plan
Substation Conduit Drawing
Substation DC Battery Reports
Substation Grounding Diagram
Substation ETAP Reports