by the Institute of Adult Learning
December 12, 2018. One of our graduates, Sivarajasingam Mahendran, has just been recognized by the Institute of Adult Learning, which is slated to be an autonomous institute of the Singapore University of Social Sciences in April 2019, as an Associate Adult Educator under its Adult Education professionalization (AEP) program for CET in Singapore.Josemar Gentil Nazare Filho Bachelor of Business and Economics Banking and Finance Angola |
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Could wind energy power
stations technology transition
define the future of
renewable energy?
Renewable energy, especially
solar and wind power,
are quickly becoming the
dominant central focus of new
electricity generation investment.
A prediction states that
$10.2 trillion will be spent
on new power generation
worldwide through year 2040,
72 percent mostly invested in
new wind and solar plants.
The challenge is that the
growing reliance on wind and
solar energy can cause electrical
grids to become unstable
due to change in weather which
affect wind speed and permanent
sunny exposure.
As these intermittent sources
of power grow in importance a back-up network of fossil-fuel
generators primarily designed to
meet demand peaks will be the
traditional way to maintain their
stability. However, as energy
markets accelerate along the
transition from conventional to
sustainable energy generation,
there will be a growing problem
that the industry must address
to scientific researches in this
field concerning control and
structural efficiency including
market completion and
availability.
The paper will present the
transition to wind energy
including the science and
technology of this renewable
energy. A case study will be
presented about its efficient
use in Lebanon and impact
cost concerning material use
and logistics to be applied. The
paper also will address to the
control techniques implemented
on the wind mill that ensure
operation at maximum yield
point and this will be tabulated
in a case study of how control
operation will affect the output
power efficiency. Furthermore,
structural force analysis
on turbine will be presented
including simulation analysis.
Finally, we will conclude about
if Wind energy will possibly
lead the market to define the
future of renewable efficient
and stable energy.
How has the learning process
based in Andragogy impacted
your life professionally and
personally?
The experiential learning
module was exciting. It
inspired me to appreciate my
educational journey. It was
indeed a process and planning
expedition. It enabled me
to look at where I was some
years back in my educational
journey, where I am now,
and where I desire to go; and
above everything else, to
explore the means on how to
carry on with my perceived
journey. AIU provided this by
allowing me to come up with
a curriculum that would enhance
my educational dream.
This is wholesome.
What made you decide
to enroll with us?
The decision to enroll in this
university was informed by
its flexible programs and the
fact that the course I wanted
to undertake (Educational
Administration and Management)
was available.
Is it easy for you to do your
program by yourself?
It was not easy at all for a
starter. With my first assignment,
I was almost discouraged.
Thanks to the intervention
of Dr. Jack (My Instructor)
who explained clearly what
needed to be done in each
assignment, especially approaching
each subject matter
from local, national and
international perspective and
more importantly the integration
of the acquired knowledge
into day to day activities.
The Staff at AIU were very
supportive. The practicum
aspect of the entire program
was very enriching.
How is your AIU Degree
helping you in your career?
I am able to carry out my
duties with high degree of
confidence and professionalism.
Additionally, I am able
to inspire my students and
colleagues to be self driven in
carrying out their duties with
enthusiasm and interest.
Have you been able to help
your community?
Absolutely! My community
has benefited so much from
the knowledge gained from
my study in AIU. I have been
able to organize staff development
programs in leadership
and job motivation. I have also
been able to empower people
by imparting the necessary
skills to enable them to be
productive members of the society.
The Life skills program
that I initiated at our university
has been greatly enhanced,
thanks to the knowledge
gained from AIU. Specifically,
management and leadership
skills, group dynamic skills,
communication skills, counseling
skills, project management
skills, critical thinking, personnel
management, creativity
and innovation are some of the
skills that are having a great
impact on my engagement with
the community.
How has the knowledge that
you have gained at AIU helped
you at your job?
When enrolled for this
course, I was the Deputy Principal
Academics (DPA) at the
Marist International University
College, Nairobi, Kenya.
All along as I carried out my
studies, I found the knowledge
very relevant to the tasks
I was assigned to carry out.
Interestingly, as I came to the
tails end of my program of studies
at AIU in the field of Educational
Administration and Management,
I was appointed the
Principal of the University, the
position that I am occupying at
the moment. It was providential
that I had undertaken this
specific area of specialization in
my career. I feel more confident
in what I do and the leadership
position that I hold is greatly
impacted by this.
The Charles Howard Park
that I initiated in the University
has greatly benefited from
the skills I acquired at AIU.
I have organized a Cultural
Week and two Workshops; one
on Leadership and another on
Psycho-Spirituality, Job Satisfaction
and Productivity for
the staff and students.
The sciences are classified
from different aspects and
one of them is to consider the
method that they have for the
demonstration of their Laws,
Theories, Principles and Axioms.
One of the classifications
considers them as hard and
soft sciences; in this case Physics
is one of the hard sciences.
In the twentieth century an extraordinary advance in
Physics was made in the development
of Newton's Physics
to Quantum Physics.
From researchers in Quantum
Physics we have Niels
Bohr.
The model of the planetary
atom and the introduction
of Planck's quantum of action
allowed him to explain the stability of the atom, its
absorption and emission
properties.
In his studies of the atom
and quantum mechanics,
he developed the Principle
of Correspondence and the
Complementarity Principle.
For his work he is considered
as one of the parents of
the atomic bomb.
We also have Werner Karl
Heisenberg.
Heisenberg contributed to
this breakthrough with the
Uncertainty Principle.
According to Heisenberg
in his Uncertainty Principle
it is not possible to know the
position and momentum of
a particle when the mass is
constant. He assumes that it
wouldn't be possible to make
perfect observations or measurements;
basic statement of
quantum mechanics.
Therefore we speak of the
disappearance of certainty in
Physics.
Albert Einstein was also
involved in this field, and in
some respects he disagreed
with Niels Bohr regarding the
Principle of Complementarity.
Conferences in Denmark
where Bohr, Heisenberg, Einstein
and other scientists in
the field of Physics met were
famous.
As for what concerns us
in this article, Bohr, for the
development of the Principle
of Complementarity followed
Heisenberg's knowledge
regarding the Uncertainty Principle.
The Principle of Complementarity
says that:
"You can’t determine two
complementary properties
simultaneously so that a
quantum object can only be
perceived in one way; as a
wave or as a corpuscle".
The quantum object is a
measurable quantity only
by probability distribution
because it has different values,
it is not like the Newtonian
physics that is deterministic
and always the magnitude will
have the same value.
After knowing that quantum
physics is of non-deterministic
magnitudes what this
Physics has to do with what
human being is and even
more so with the Principle of
Complementarity of Bohr? Let's see what the human
being is? We know that the
human being is a bio-psychosocial
entity.
We have a definition that
develops the concept of
human being in its relationship
with the new science, a
concept so named in terms
of the advances of Physics in
particular.
“In reality, the human being
is a whole” physical-chemicalbiological-
psychologicalsocial-
cultural-ethical-moralspiritual,
“which has its own,
independent and free existence.
(Martínez Miguélez,
1999, p. 87).
According to Martínez
Miguélez each structure is dynamic
and composed of other
superstructures or subsystems
whose relationship is a very
high level of complexity.
Therefore the human being
can perfectly apply the
Principle of Complementarity
of Bohr.
Each of the subsystems that
make up the human being
behaves like the magnitude of
quantum physics: it is not the
same for each action.
The human being in all its
subsystems has for each action
a response given the freedom
as a subsystem that has.
All its subsystems are integrated
and behave in this way
now and different in another
time. The human being is:
unique and unrepeatable
because each of us gives
a response according to what
we integrate into our system
of high complexity.
Therefore we can infer that
our actions are influenced
by many structures around us and the virtual world in
which we live.
What happens to us when
we notice changes in energy,
discomfort that apparently
has no reason to be? All our
complexity is being affected
by the entry of an element
that we can’t integrate and we
have to make an extra effort
to find welfare. Each one of us
will choose different answers
according to the formation
and context that make up our
complexity.
We can decide what we
want to integrate now, what
answer we want to offer later.
As human beings who have
freedom, that freedom impels
us to question ourselves in
each action: what will it bring
us as a human being?
The theory of the dissipative
structures by Ilya Prigogine, it
says that for a space, which he
calls bifurcation, the changes
that alter the system enter and
that the system will always
seek its equilibrium.
In the case of the Principle of
Complementarity we are talking
about the different responses
that the system can give.
Continuing with the Principle
of complementarity we
are unique and unrepeatable
because no person
receives and integrates to its
complexity as a system the
same elements and processes
them in his or her organism
and mind in the same way: it
will depend on what each day,
each minute goes on being
physical, chemical, social, psychological,
cultural, spiritual
and ethical.
Depends on what each day,
each minute, each second
enters our extraordinary
system, such as the search
of intentional knowledge or
study or empirical learning so
that the complexity that we
are gives us better answers
and those better answers are
our well-being what we also
call happiness.
Therefore no person can be
equal to you because none will
respond with your superstructure
in the same way; according
to Bohr in the Principle
of Complementarity: in some
cases we speak about corpuscle
and in the other about
wave.
You are unique and
unrepeatable!!!
Work with your freedom to
develop each element of your
extraordinary system and that
will make you happy in what
you are: unique and
unrepeatable!!!
BIBLIOGRAPHY. Martínez Miguélez, M. (1999). La nueva
ciencia / su desafío, lógica y método. México: Trillas. | Prigogine,
I. (2009). ¿Tan solo una ilusión?. Barcelona: Tusquest
Editores. | Sánchez Ron, J. (2001). Historia de la Física cuántica.
Barcelona: Editorial Crítica. | Schaposnik, A. (2014). Qué es la
Física Cuántica. Argentina: Paidós.
Study Tips
Research has shown that listening
to music while you study and
write your assignment helps you. The
music should be soft and without lyrics
(instrumental music).
Soothing and relaxing music can
help you relieve stress and anxiety.
It can also improve your mood and
motivate you to concentrate. Soothing
music also allows you to study for
longer periods of time.
In addition, some students say that
they can remember what they read better.
This is probably due to better focus
and concentration in a relaxed state.
However, be mindful that sometimes
the wrong type of music can actually
distract your studying and not be
helpful. For example, music with lyrics
reduces the effectiveness of studying
and doesn’t allow the mind to absorb
as much information. Loud or overly
emotional music can have adverse
effects on reading comprehension and
on mood, making focus more difficult.
You can find soft and soothing music
for studying on youtube.com. Just
search for “relaxing music for study”.
The videos tend to be about 3 hours
long. Find something that gives you a
relaxing background music.
Then relax to enjoy
your time of studying.