Professional Education Course
Military Power and Energy Needs for the Future
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PDF version| Course Title: Military Power and Energy Needs for the Future | |
| Program ID: DEF 0100P | Subject: Systems Engineering |
Sections
| Registration Deadline | Section Dates | Format & Location | CEUs | Fee | Status |
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| Mar 09, 2010 (Tue) | Mar 09, 2010 (Tue) - Mar 11, 2010 (Thu) | Atlanta (Georgia Tech Global Learning Center) (this is an onsite course) | 1.75 | $1,150 | OPEN |  |  |
Important Course Information
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Course Description
Gain an overview of global energy supplies, environmental concerns, and political forces as they relate to uses of energy within the military. These will be identified by branch, categories, fuels, and technologies, and compared/contrasted with commercial uses of energy. Explore alternative technologies, focusing on their level of technology readiness, technology roadmaps, and their potential to impact the Department of Defense.
Who Should Attend
- Engineers, scientists, technicians, and managers who develop platforms, systems, subsystems, and products or provide services to DoD.
- Engineering and operations managers who are responsible for the operation of fixed military installations.
- Engineers, scientists, and managers working in other governmental agencies interested in future power and energy needs.
How You Will Benefit
- Understand the competing forces that are driving global energy availability and costs
- Meet Department of Defense personnel actively involved in addressing the energy challenges facing the military
- Interface with Georgia Tech researchers and Department of Defense program managers involved with sustainable energy
- Become familiar with the state-of-the-art advanced energy technologies and their potential to impact the Department of Defense
- Gain an awareness of present system demonstrations and development activities within the Department of Defense
- Understand how to meet a notional system efficiency requirement by trading alternative energy technologies using Georgia Tech’s robust design methodologies
- Identify contacts and resources for further information
What Is Covered
- World Energy Supplies and Trends
- Current Military Usages of Energy
- Military R&D Roadmaps for Improved Efficiency
- Power and Energy Architectures
- Battery, Fuel Cells, & PVs Technologies
- Biofuels, Energy Harvesting
- Combined Heat and Power
Course Materials
Attendees will each receive a notebook of slides and handouts presented in the class.
Course Administrator
Instructors
Security Requirements
Participants must be employees of U.S. government agencies or their contactors as well as U.S. citizens. To meet this requirement, you must submit the Access Eligibility Form.
Important:
This course is restricted to U.S. citizens and all attendees are required to fill out the Access Eligibility Form indicating they meet the attendance requirements.
Meeting time(s)
On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
•Tuesday, March 9, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, March 10, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, March 11, 2010 (8:00 AM-12:00 PM)
Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group.
Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.
CRN
10260/220410406