Formación en energías renovables no convencionales para estudiantes de Ingeniería Electrónica

Abstract

Currently, energy plays a fundamental role in the world's economies, energy consumption is a factor in the growth of a country and the quality of life of a society; however, in developing countries the situation is complex due to that there is a gap in access to quality energy at reasonable prices. The way energy is generated and consumed is in a period of rapid change in many countries, the energy system is transforming towards one less dependent on fossil fuels, while non-conventional renewable energies and particularly wind and solar, are becoming increasingly important. Technological advances have made solar and wind energy more efficient and cost-effective. While these changes to the energy system come with great environmental benefits, these technologies are not without impacts. The energy system is inseparable from our modern lifestyle, and because the global and local system is huge, the energy transition will affect society in many ways. This research project analyzes an aspect of the social side of these changes in the energy system and particularly in an emerging discipline that promotes the participation of all citizens in energy issues, Education in Non-Conventional Renewable Energy, which has become a imperative for engineering students and particularly for electronic engineering students at the Francisco José de Caldas District University. The potential of the disciplinary training of these students is very high, so formulating a model for training in renewable energies is an urgent need to prepare future electronic engineers and even more so in view of an upcoming energy transition in the country. It was possible to determine from an instrument called CAP – ERNC that used a Likert-type scale, the interest of the students in energy topics and especially in topics associated with renewable energies, for which an intervention was implemented, through a model and a methodology that, with the mediation of the project, promotes the incorporation of these topics in the Electrical Circuit Analysis course, which allowed the students to develop a series of skills, both disciplinary and transversal, putting the student at the center of the process of learning and promotes learning processes autonomously. In addition, a series of instruments were implemented that promote understanding, awareness, commitment, acceptance and participation, promoting attitudes and values that contribute to facing the energy challenges of communities through socially and culturally compatible educational practices in energy projects. renewables, assuming an informed and critical stance. In general, the instruments designed during the research and the information collection instruments were adapted thanks to the collaboration of expert professors and students. Among the instruments are questionnaires, videos, reports, workshops, and content analysis of multiple documents. Most of the different types of documents and information obtained were managed and analyzed using the Python programming language, this is a free programming language based on the use of libraries for the application of different functions and the use of the recurrence of the functions. Likewise, artificial intelligence techniques were also used. Currently, there are a large number of libraries implemented with models that can be used for retraining according to the objectives. In this work, some libraries implemented in Python were used in order to carry out different qualitative and quantitative analyzes of the different documents resulting from this research. Regarding the methodology used that allowed answers to be given in compliance with the objectives, this is proposed from a qualitative perspective, from a socio-critical and participatory position that describes, understands and transforms reality based on the methodological approach of the Research of Educational Design. All the information, evidence and data collected in this research, together with the current policies on energy issues and particularly those of renewable energies that lead to a transition towards them, highlights the imperative need to address this issue from education in all areas. training levels and especially in engineering programs.