** My Hybrid-Electric : Explore / Imagine / Build
** Prototype - Principles and Industrial Applications,
            and on YouTube
** IEEE Presentation and First 3-Phase Electric Run
** New Energy: Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
** Award for Teaching Innovation and
      Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award
** My Resume
** My Academics Page
** My Energy Advocacy
** Braille Literacy Project
** Some Links
** Energy Innovations on YouTube:
Harvesting energy from the environment using
prime-movers and heat pumps.

Presentation at the "IEEE 2005 Vehicle Power and
        Propulsion Conference"
    September 9, 2005 at the Illinois Institute of
        Technology in Chicago:
    Hybrid-Electric Vehicle for heavy traffic conditions in
        emerging economies and megacities.

My Hybrid Runs (hybrid.thcal.com)
    This is my Hybrid-Electric Vehicle page. View pictures of the
        first runs
    (3-phase variable frequency variable voltage power only)

click here for
3-Phase AC Ride

My Thoughts on Energy and Energy Systems (new-energy.thcal.com)

In this section, I have included the optimization of methods of acquiring "new energy". I propose that this be done through legislation as a "new energy policy" for the country.
   
** Through this legislation, we declare our CLAIM to "new energy" principally through

1) Energy-Efficient design and Energy-Efficiency projects. I have included
        here suggestions
    * * for elements that would be included in legislation,
    * * for an energy efficiency project for the heart of the Makati's commercial district,
    * * for engineering design assumptions for systems and for equipment that deal with
        renewable energy,
    * * for policy on innovators and the country's outlook towards them, and
    * * for an implementable OFF-GRID or Decentralized Energy System (DES) Plan
        that is drawn up for the remote villages of the pacific ocean side of
        extreme northern Luzon.

2) An Agri-Based plan for new energy implementations that harvest energy from the
        environment (renewable energy).

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    ** thcalasanz channel on YouTube
        - ENERGY EFFICIENCY & HYBRID-ELECTRIC DESIGN.
        (I am currently working on a technical presentation of my Hybrid-Electric design)
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    ** Energy Efficiency Slide Show on YouTube.
    ** Text of the Slide Show.

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    ** "new energy" - proposed model for human communities - - -
            a model prepared for the a set of villages at the pacific ocean side of
            extreme northern luzon.


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    ** Energy Optimization, Concepts, Practice, and Action Plans.
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    ** a draft of the The Renewable Energy Bill, presented to the
        Philippine Congress in 2005. I have inserted my comments into the text,
        while preserving the original working draft.

Innovations
    Braille Literacy Classroom for the Blind, Emergency Medical, Health, and Social;
    Applications for Industry; Hybrid-Electric Vehicle; Co-Generation; and a lot more.

Awards
    1. School of Science and Engineering Dean's award for Teaching Innovation
    (sy2000-2001).

    ( Dr Queena Lee-Chua's Article "Celebration of Science:Computers in Education",
    Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 30,2001 ).
    My Pedagogy paper | My Technical paper | About My Pedagogy
    2. Outstanding Part-Time Faculty (sy2003-2004)
    3. Plaque of Appreciation - National Power Board (1984)

Various Projects         Electronics | Computers | Software | Interfacing |
    Human Resource & Organizational Development | Power Utility Operations |
    Co-generation Facility.

Business
    The Business Side of Electronics and Computers - An Introductory Outline

My RESUME . . . .

http://resume.thcal.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/tristancalasanz
 

- Research Projects, Computer Interfacing, SCADA, and other fun projects
- Syllabi, proceedings and projects for my current and past electronic courses
- We enjoy our projects, first and foremost. Later on we are amazed at our learnings.

"New Energy" (new-energy.thcal.com)

My Advocacy for Braille Literacy.

      ====> The Braille Literacy Classroom on YouTube

      ====> The Braille Literacy Classroom on Power Point

      ====> The Braille Literacy Classroom on PDF

Affordable Braille Classroom System - The blind is provided with resources to

o write and edit his own manuscript.
o access to sources of knowledge available on the web.
o each blind student can independently access different directories.

o only ONE low-cost midrange computer provides 5 keyboards and
        5 refreshable braille displays for 5 students, with a sighted teacher
        having own keyboard and display monitor
o the midrange computers can be networked in such a way that each
        computer will serve 5 students.

o FOR FREE - hardware schematics and the program will be provided to
        interested parties, and the operating system, Vector Linux, is
        also available as open source OS on the internet. Schematics use
        off-the-shelf chips so that they can be easily fabricated by
        anyone, with low level skills, in the developed and the
        developing economies.

This is a step towards the blind assuming a more effective
        leadership roles in the community.

1. my daughter's recent portfolio | her personal site | her old portfolio
2. Weather :
      a) My old quantified and time-based " rain-forecasting" site for the Philippines
      b) Award-winning Filipino weather site, operated by Mr. Padua .