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 MemberMadissen 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 MemberJenna 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 MemberAshton 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 MemberBrooke 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 MemberJacob 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 MemberMaddy 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 MemberOmer 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 MemberZach 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 F22Final Project Report S23
Final Presentation S23
Final Project Poster S23
Final Demo Video S23
Final Demo Slides S23
Weekly Reports - Fall 22
Report 1Report 2
Report 3
Report 4
Report 5
Report 6
Report 7
Report 8
Report 9
Design Documents - Fall 22
Design Doc 1Design 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 1Bi-Weekly Report 2
Bi-Weekly Report 3
Bi-Weekly Report 4
Bi-Weekly Report 5
Reference Documents
Solar Array DrawingsSubstation One-line Diagram
Substation Three-line Diagram
Substation Key Plan
Substation Conduit Drawing
Substation DC Battery Reports
Substation Grounding Diagram
Substation ETAP Reports