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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DEED GRANT
AGREEMENT WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, RELATING TO
THE AWARD OF A DEED GRANT TO DENTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES IN THE
AMOUNT OF $50,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNDERTAKING IN COOPERATION
WITH TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY A PROJECT TO DEMONSTRATE THE USE OF
NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE LONG-TERM FORE-
CASTING METHODS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE
OF FUNDS THEREFORE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the City Manager is authorized to execute the
Deed Grant Agreement between the city of Denton and the American
Public Power Association relating to the research project above
stated, under the terms and conditions contained within the agree-
ment, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof
SECTION II That the City Council hereby authorized the ac-
ceptance of the DEED grant in the amount of $50,000 and the expen-
diture of funds therefrom to Texas A & M for the services required
pursuant to the Agreement
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Demonstration of Energy-Efficient Developments (DEED) Program
American Public Power Association
TITLE OF PROJECT Long-Term Forecasting Methods for Electric Utilities Using
a Neural Information Processing Approach
PROPOSING UTILITY Denton Municipal Utilities
ADDRESS Municipal Building Denton, Texas 76201
OTHER PARTICIPANTS Texas A&M University
(if applicable)
PROJECT TERM: PROPOSED START Set 1 1991 COMPLETION Au 31 1992
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A Proposal to
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
Director of DEED
Entitled
Long-Term Forecasting Methods for Electric Utilities
Using a Neural Information Processing Approach
Submitted by
The Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Contracts & Grants
Attention David Hollingsworth, Contra Administrator
308 Wisenbaker Engineering Research Center
College Station, TX 77843-3124
(409) 846.1264
Prepared by
Dr A G Parlos, Co-Principal Investigator
Nuclear Engineering Department
and
Dr A D Patton, Co-Principal Investigator
Electrical Engineering Department
July 1991
DEED Grant Anohcahon/1
Long-Term Forecasting Methods for Electric Utilities
using a
Neural Information Processing Approach
Alexander G Parlos
Department of Nuclear Engineering
Alton D Patton
Department of Electrical Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843
Proposal Prepared for
American Public Power Association
July 1991
Summary Project Description
This protect aims at improving electric utility planning by transfenng the promising
technology of Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPSs) Improved long-term
forecasting methods based on the enhanced computational capabilities of NIPS
architectures could lead to more accurate planning strategies for this leading industry
Architectures based on NIPSs emulate the information processing approaches used in
living biological systems, allowing a machine system to learn complex tasks by example,
with minimal external intervention It is proposed to develop customized demonstration
software based on this technology for eventual transfer to the electric utility industry
A NIPS architecture and a training procedure, recently developed by the investigators,
will be used in forecasting long-term trends Preliminary results with this technology
indicate that at least 10-15% improvement in forecasting accuracy could be achieved over
existing methods Close cooperation and coordination with experts from our sponsor
utilities will ensure wider acceptance and more effective transfer of the NIPS technology
Upon completion, the proposed project is anticipated to make a significant impact on the
ability of the electric utilities to plan more efficiently via enhanced long-range forecasting
For example, with the billions of dollars necessary to add new generation capacity, even a
few percent improvement in forecasting the timing of the addition could result in major
savings The NIPS technology is expected to set new standards for long-term planning in
the electric utility industry
Problem Statement
This project aims at transfenng the novel technology of Neural Information Processing
Systems (NIPSs) to improve long-term planning in the electric utility industry While
providing major economic strength, the aforementioned industry stands to gain the most in
the Nation's industrial sector from improved energy planning strategies There have been a
number of attempts to improve long-term planning via opturuzation and overhaul over the
past two decades [3] Even though these efforts have resulted in considerable
improvements, advances in computer technology could further help towards improved
energy efficiency [4]
One of the major inefficiencies in the electric utility industry is the uncertainty, and
therefore risk, associated with future load demand Inability to accurately forecast future
trends and disturbances affecting the long-tents load demands could easily translate into
major economic penalties for the utilities involved, and as a consequence for the various
customers being served For example, major utilities use long-term forecasting tools for
generation planning with associated costs in- the billions of dollars [1] Small errors in the
forecast accuracy can easily translate into significant financial penalties Considering the
size of the utility industry in the U S , only the generation planning cost savings resulting
from improved long-term load forecasts could reach well into the billions of dollars
The NIPSs technology, attempting to emulate the information processing methods of
living neural systems, can address complex problems, such as forecasting, empirical
modeling and data reconciliation, encountered in numerous industrial operations with a
novel and unified approach Like their biological counterparts, NIPS architectures transmit
and process signals over a host of parallel channels with variable impedances Through
practice and optimization of a task, impedances are tuned and thus NIPSs can learn/adapt
to unknown and changing environments while ignoring noise and disturbances
Furthermore, like in biological systems even though apnon knowledge can be
incorporated, a NIPS can empirically learn certain processes without any prior experience
NIPSs have already been proven effective in recognizing complex static patterns [2],
translating text into speech [2], predicting nonlinear system dynamics [5,11], estimating
unmeasured system states despite noise [10], and controlling structural vibrations [8], to
mention a few of the significant applications
Project Objectives
it is proposed to implement a NIPS architecture and a training method developed by the
investigators into a customized demonstration software package, with the ultimate objective
DEED Grant ApDlic Wng
to improve the energy efficiency of the utility industry through enhanced long-term load
forecasting A U S patent has been filed by the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS)
for the basic information processing technology platform proposed for use in this project
[9] Extensive application, however, of this technology to load forecasting is yet to be
carved-out Recently some researchers have suggested the use of NIPSs for electric load
forecasting [6,7], however, so far there has been no serious known attempts for
implementation The proposed technology has a proven record of improving prediction
accuracy by 10%, with up to 30% in certain cases [5,8,9,10,11], and it is believed capable
of enhancing long term load forecasting accuracy compared to traditional approaches
Furthermore, recent performance comparisons have indicated that the NIPS architecture
and training method proposed for technology transfer has outperformed alternate NIPS
approaches [12] Nevertheless, additional work is needed to enable transfer of this
technology to the utility industry
Methodology
The NIPS technology provides the computational capability to 'learn by example and
thereafter perform complex tasks, such as forecasting future trends Based on the
information processing approaches used by living organisms, this emerging technology has
proven successful in a number of significant engineering applications The technology
proposed for transfer consists of an innovative hybrid feedforward/feedback NIPS
architecture along with a dynamic learning algorithm used in training it, both developed by
the investigators [9,11,12] The major contribution of this development has been the
improved forecasting and modeling accuracy, as compared to a purely feedforward and/or
feedback NIPS architecture [11]
Uncertainty and risk assessment has become one of the most important aspects of
electric utility operations Long-term load profiles represent such a major uncertainty The
econommc consequences of improved load forecasung approaches have kept development of
alternate, more accurate algorithms at the forefront of electric power research From short
term load forecasts used in the daily unit allocations, to mid term load forecasts used for
fuel budgeting, to the long-term load forecasts used for economic planning and utility
expansion, a number of different techniques have been proposed in the literature and are
currently in use These methods can be classified into two major categories (1) the time
series {approach, treating the load pattern as a (dynamic) nine series signal and predicting
the future load using some time series analysis tool, and (2) the regression approach, which
recognizes the strong effect of weather on electric load use, for example, and attempts to
find a (static) functional relationship between the two The major shortcoming of these
DEED Grant Aoo91caaon/5
approaches is their limned accuracy resulting from use of linear model structures for the
former (nonlinear time series analysts with conventional methods has been proposed, but it
has not proven practical yet), and the use of stationary piece-wise linear functional
relationships for the latter The NIPS architecture developed by the investigators attempts to
combine the desirable properties of the above approaches, while eliminating their unwanted
characteristics, such as computational complexity and numerical instabilities This is
accomplished via an effective nonlinear tune series analysis of the load patterns Extensive
and detailed description of the proposed methodology is available in recent publications
[9,10,111
Description of Equipment/Hardware/Systems
All of the equipment required to conduct the proposed research are available at Texas
A&M University (TAMU) These include special-purpose neurocomputers for fast training
of the NIPS architectures, conventional digital computers for testing the developed
forecasting tools, and specialized application software platforms for neurocomputing
purposes
Anticipated Relevance and Transferability to other Public Power Systems
Methods for uncertainty and risk assessment and management have extremely broad
applicability Nevertheless, demonstration of the effectiveness of such computational tools
requires utility specific test cases It is anticipated that the proposed research will result in
methods applicable for the long-term load forecasting of a large class of utilities, though
customization of the methods will be required to fit specific utility needs
A plan and a schedule showing how the major project milestones will lead to product
commercialization and technology transfer is depicted in Fig 1 Collaboration with the
utility sponsors will be initiated at the outset of the project Through systematic meetings
with the sponsors, it is believed that the technology transfer process will be greatly
facilitated Initially, it is planned to transfer the technology by developing customized
demonstration software tools for the sponsor utilities, and by demonstrating the
effectiveness of the proposed techniques in actual day-to-day operations Following
completion of the one year project, it is planned to initiate attempts to develop commercial
software packages based on the outcomes of this project This concentrated effort is
believed to lead to more successful commercialization and technology transfer prospects
Anticipated Deliverables
The major deliverable of this project is anticipated to be a demonstration software
package for long-term load forecasting A final report detailing the year-long project along
DEEM Gant ADnli atio /6
with a demonstration software user's manual and a number of test cases will augment the
major deliverable All of the aforementioned items will be delivered by the project
completion date
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Budget Justification
Funds are requested for two Graduate Research Assistants (GRAS) needed to conduct
the research One of the GRAS will be pursuing the collection and interpretation of the
appropriate forecasting data from the utility sponsors, while the other GRA will be
responsible for training and testing the NIPS The project activities will be conducted at the
TAMU campus, with monthly nips to the sponsor utilities for consultation and
coordination Funds are requested for these trips and for an annual presentation of the
project outcomes at a technical conference
Tasks and Schedule
Following are the technical tasks for the application of the NIPS technology to long-term
load forecasting in the electric utility industry
Task 1 Consultation with forecasting experts from the sponsoring utilities for the initial
selection of the independent variables and for the collection of long-term forecasting data
Task 2 The long-term data collected in Task 1 will be used for the development of a
NIPS long-term forecasting tool for utility expansion plans and it will be compared with
currently used forecasting methods
Task 3. Interfacing with experts from the sponsor utilities for testing and validation of the
customized demonstration software, and transfer of this tool to industry for use
Task 4 Documentation of the developed demonstration software package and report
preparation
A tentative schedule for accomplishing the project tasks is shown in Figure 2 Business
related milestones shown in Fig 1 have not been included in this section
DEED Start (9/91) DEED End (8/92)
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References
[11 Communication with E G Preston, City of Austin, Electric Utility Department, June
1991
[2] DARPA Neural Network Study, Fairfax, VA AFCEA International Press, 1988
[3] Electric Power Research Institute, Demand-Side Planning Program Projects and
Products, 1974-1986, EPRI Report EM-5062-SR, February 1987
[41 Electric Power Research Institute, Proceedings 1989 Conference on Advanced
Computer Technology for the Power Industry, Vol 2, Sect 17-19, EPRI Report
MD-6881, July 1990
[5] Fernandez, B , A G Parlos, and W K Tsai, "Nonlinear System Identification using
Artificial Neural Networks," Proc of the 1990Int 1 Joint Conf on Neural Networks,
Vol II, 133-141, June 1990
[6] Khotanzad, A and J -H Lu, "Signal Forecasting by a Neural Network," Proc of
the NSF Worksp on Appl of the Artif Neural Networks Methodology in Power
Systems Engr, pp 103-108, Apr 1990, SC
[8] Parlos, A G , "Robust Adaptive Control Technology for Advanced Space Systems,"
TEES Proposal 90-601 submitted to NASA-Johnson Space Center, July 1990-
Research Funded on January 1991
[9] Parlos, A G, A F Anya, B Fernandez, W K Tsai, and K T Chong, 'Neural
Node, Network and Model, and Method of Teaching Same, U S Patent filed on
June 14, 1991
[10] Parlos, A G , A F Anya, and J W Sunkel, "Parameter Estimation in Space
M stems using Recurrent Neural Networks," Proc 1991 AIAA Conf on Guidance,
v &Conrrol, Aug 1991, New Orleans, LA
[11] Parlos, A G, A F Anya, K T Chong, B Fernandez, and W K Tsai, 'Nonlinear
Identification of Process Dynamics using Neural Networks," to appear in Nuclear
Technology, 1991
[12] Parlos, A G, B Fernandez, A F Anya, J Muthusami, and W K Tsai, An
Accelerated Learning Algorithm for Multi-layer Networks," submitted to the Conf
for Neural Info Proc Sys, CO, Oct 1991
SIGNATURE OF UTILITY AUTHORITY
PRINT NAME Robert E (Bob) Nelson
TITLE
DATE
PHONE
Executive Director of Utilities
7/31/91
(817)566-8230
DUE PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO BROAD APPLICABILITY TO PUBLIC POWER
SYSTEMS, SPONSORSHIP BY MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS, DEVELOPMENT OF
ANALYTICAL TOOLS, GENERALIZABLE METHODOLOGIES, SOFTWARE,
SERV]CES, OR EQUIPMENT, DEGREE AND TIMELINESS OF TRANSFERABILITY
OF SULTS, AND PREVIOUS PERFORMANCE OF THE PROPOSER ON OTHER
AWA S SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO SMALL UTILITIES ANY
ADDITIONAL YEARS OF FUNDING MUST BE APPROVED FOR EACH
CALENDAR YEAR BY THE DEED DIRECTORS
ATTACH ADDITIONAL PAGES IF NECESSARY RETURN FORM IN TRIPLICATE
TO DIRECTOR OF DEED, AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, 2301 M
STREET, N W, WASHINGTON, D C 20037 PHONE INQUIRIES 202/467-2960 OR
-2900
Biographies
Alton DeWitt Patton
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Education
B S , Electrical Engineering (1957), The University of Texas at Austin
M S , Electrical Engineering (1961), University of Pittsburgh
Ph D, Electrical Engineering (1972), Texas A&M University
Areas of Research
Electric power system analysis, system reliability and operational modeling, analysis and
evaluation
Experience in Higher Education
Professor, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1965-1979, 1983-present
Director, Center for Space Power, Texas A&M University, 1987-present
Director, Electric Power Institute, Texas A&M University 1976-1979, 1985-present
Professional Experience
Engineer, Electric Utility Engineering Dept, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1957-
1965
Principal, Associated Power Analysts, Inc, 1973 present
Registered Professional Engineer in Texas (25077)
Professional Activities
Fellow of IEEE
IEEE Committee Memberships
Power System Engineering Committee
Application of Probability Method Subcommittee
Performance Records for Optimizing System Design Working Group
Power System Technology Committee
Reliability Subcommittee
Honors and Awards
Texas Engineering Experiment Station Research Fellow, 1985-1986
Brockett Professorship, 1986-1987
Dresser Professorship, 1987-1988
Selected Publications
Author/co-author of more than 90 published papers and reports, most in electric power
system analysis and reliability evaluation Selected titles are
[11 Large-Scale System Effectiveness Analysts, DOE Contract EC-77-S-01-5104,
Washington, D C, November 1979
[2] Reliability Indices for Power Systems, EPRI Project RP-1353-1, Electric Power
Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, September 1980
[31 the National Electric Reliability Study and Final Report, DOE Report EP-0004,
Washington, D C, April, 1981
[41 Modeling of Unit Operating Considerations to Generating Capacity Reliability
Evaluations, EPRI Report EL-2519, Vols 1&2, Electric Power Research Institute
Palo Alto, CA, July 1982
DEED Grant ARUhQUgW10
[51 Stydy of Effect of Load Management on Generating System Reliability, EPRI Report
EI,-3575, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, July 1984
[61 Reliability Models of Interconnected Systems that Incorporate Operating
Considerations, EPRI Report EL-4603, Vols 1&2, Electric Power Research Institute,
Palo Alto, CA, August 1986
DEED Grant AlM atio /11
Alexander G Parlos
Educatiota
Sc D
Automatic Control and System Engineering, 1986, MIT, Cambridge,
MA
S M
Mechanical Engineering, 1985, MIT, Cambridge, MA
S M
Nuclear Engineering, 1985, MIT, Cambridge, MA
B S
Nuclear Engineering, 1983, Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX
Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineenng,Texas A&M University, 7/87-
present
Engineering Consultant, The BDM Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 6/88-present System
Engineering and Technical Assistance on the Risk Assessment of the Space Station
Freedom EPS and on Program Requirements and Analysis of the Space Station PMAD
System
Senior Research Associate, Department of Nuclear & Chemical Engineering, University of
New Mexico, 10/86-6/87 Responsible for the preliminary design of a multimegawati space
power system
Engineering Consultant, Jack Tills & Associates Inc, Albuquerque, NM, 10/86-6/87
Design and development of automatic control related software for nuclear power plants
Professional Activities
Membership in
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
American Nuclear Society (ANS)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
International Neural Networks Society (INNS)
Recent Publications
Parlos, A G, A F Anya, K T Chong, B Fernandez, and W K Tsai, "Nonlinear
Identification of Process Dynamics using Neural Networks," to appear in the Journal of
Nuclear Teehnoloav.
Metzger, J D , M S EI-Genk, and A G Parlos, "Model-Reference Adaptive Control with
Selective State-Vanable Weighting Applied to a Space Nuclear Power System," to appear
in the Jj =al gf Nuclear Science and Engineenne.
Tsai, W K , Parlos, A G , and Verghese, G C "Bounding the States of Systems with
Unknown-But-Bounded Disturbances," International Journal of Control, Vol 52, No 4,
1990
El-Genk, M S , Parlos, A G , McGhee, J M , Lapin, S , Buden D , and Mims, J ,
"Integrated System Design Optimization for Multimegawatt Space Nuclear Power
DEED Grant A011caao"/12
Applications," AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power. Vol 6, No 2 March-April 1990
pp 174-202
Parlos„A G, "An Optimal Disturbance Refection Control System for Multimegawatt Space
Nuclear Power Systems," Space Nuclear Power Systems 1988, M S El-Genk and M D
Hoover, eds, Orbit Book Company, Malabar, FL, 1990
Parlos, A G and Menon, S K, "Design of a Nonlinear Controller for Rapid Power Level
Changes in Nuclear Systems," Transaction of the 7th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power
Systems, Alb, NM, January, 1990
Metzger, J D , El-Genk, M S and Parlos, A G , "Model-Reference Adaptive Control
Applied to Load-Following of a Space-Nuclear Power System," Trans of the 7th
Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, Albuquerque, NM, January, 1990
Parlos, A G, and Tsai, W K, "Time-Domain Synthesis of Robust Controllers for Space
Nuclear Power Systems," Transactions of the 6th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power
Systems, Alb, NM, January, 1989
Keil, R , Parlos, A G , and Sunderland, D J , "Optimization of a Hybrid Nuclear-Electric
Propulsion System," Transaction of the 6th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems,
Alb, NM, Jan, 1989
Tsai, W K, and Parlos, A G, "Fuzzy Set Theoretic Regulator Design for Power Plant
Components," Proc of the 1989 Conference on Decision and Control, Tampa, FL,
December 1989
Parlos, A G , El-Genk, M S , McGhee, J M , Buden D , and Mims, J , "Energy
Conversion System Optimization Study for Multimegawatt Space Nuclear Power
Applications," IEEE Trans. on Nuclear Science, June 1988
Parlos, A G, "An Optimal Disturbance Refection Control System for Multumegawatt Space
Nuclear Power Systems," Transactions of the 5th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power
Systems, Alb, NM, January, 1988
Parlos, A G , El-Genk, M S , McGhee, J M , Buden, D , and Mims, J , "Energy
Conversion System Optimization Study for Multimegawatt Space Nuclear Power
Application," Transactions of the 5th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems
Albuquerque, NM, January, 1988
Tsai, W K , and Parlos, A G , "Multivanable Control System Synthesis Based on the
Unknown-but-Bounded Disturbance Model," Proc of the 1988 CDC Austin, TX
December 1988
Parlos, A G, Henry, A F, Schweppe, F C, Gould, L A and Lanning, D D,"Non-
Linear Multivanable Control of Nuclear Power Plants Based on the Unknown-but-
Bounded Disturbance Model,"IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, AC-33, vo12
February 1987
Parlos,II A G, Henry, A F, Schweppe, F C, Gould, L A, Lanning, D D, "Non-Linear
Multivanable Control of Nuclear Power Plants Based on the Unknown-but-Bounded
Disturbance Model," Proc of the 1987 American Control Conference, Minneapolis, MN,
June 10-12, 1987
DEED Grant Aaplication/13
El-Gook, M S. Parlos, A 0, McGhee, J M, Lapin, S , Buden, D, and Mims, J,
"Pellet Bed Reactor Design for Space Power," Proc of the 22nd IECEC, Philadelphia,
PA, August 10-14,1987
Tsai, W K , Parlos, A G , "Minimizing the Effects of Unknown-but-Bounded Disturbance
in Power Plants," Proc of the 1987 Conference on Decision and Control, Los Angeles
CA, December 1987
Recent Research Projects
April 1991-December 1991, "Investigation and Feasibility Assessment of TOPAZ II
Derivatives for Space Applications," SDIO, $140,000
January 1991-December 1991, "Robust Adaptive System Technology for Guidance
Navigation and Control of Advanced Spacecrafts," NASA Johnson Space Center,
$50,000
September 1989-December 1992, "A Neural Network Based Architecture for Enhanced
Diagnostics and Control of Nuclear Power Plant Components", U S D O E , $475,000
June 1989-May 1990, "Controller Synthesis for Disturbance Refection of Systems
Subjected to Structural Vibrations", NASA Johnson Space Center, $71,000, Principal
Investigator
January 1989-September 1989, "Investigation of Nonlinear Stability Characteristics of
High Frequency Power Management and Distribution Systems for Space Applications"
The BDM Corp, $32,000, Pnn Investigator
August 1988-June 1989, "Assessment and Application of ARROTTA for Design Base
Accidents", EPRI, $51,854, Principal Investigator
June 1988-May 1989, "Design of an Optimal Pointing System for Space Solar Dynamic
Systems", NASA Johnson Space Center, $60,000, Principal Investigator
Budget Detail
for
American Public Power Association
TEES Proposal 91-612
Period of Performance Sept 1, 1991 through Aug 31, 1992
1 Direct Labor
Graduate Students (2) Rate
50% Time, 12 Months $1,800 $21,600
Total Direct Labor cost $21,600
2 Other Costs
Fringe Benefits
Graduate Students @ 16%
+ $200 ea per month $688 $8,256
Travel $4,464
Materials and Supplies $645
Total Other Direct Costs $13,365
Total Direct Cost $34,965
3 Indirect Costs
Indirect Cost Rate Negotiated
With U S Department of Health
& Human Services
Rate 43% Modified Total
Direct Cost Base $34,965 $15,035
4 Total Cost $50,000
Exceptions to American Public Power Association's
Terms and Conditions
TEES Proposal 91-612
Exhibit A
As an agency of the State of Texas and an educational institution
it is our standard policy to retain both copyrights and patent
rights and issue to the Sponsor an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-
exclusive license for use of such material, invention, or discovery
for its own purposes Such a policy is in place to help us fulfill
our mission as an educational institution as well as a state
agency
We therefore request that clause 9 be replaced with the folowing
PATENTS Title to any invention conceived or reduced to practice
in the performance of this research will remain with TEES TEES
shall have the sole right to determine disposition of any patents
or other rights resulting therefrom, provided that upon issue of
any patent on any such invention or discovery, TEES shall grant to
the SPONSOR an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive license for
use of such invention or discovery for its own purposes
CITY of DENTON, TEXAS MUNICIPAL BUILDING / DENTON TEXAS 76201 / TELEPHONE (817) 566 8200
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES
July 31, 1991
Ms Jacquie Cockran
Director of DEED
American Public Power Association
2301 M Street, NW
Washington DC 20037
Dear Ms Cockran
Enclosed you will find, in triplicate, a DEED grant application for
a project entitled "Long-Term Forecasting Methods for Electric
Utilities Using a Neural Information Processing Approach" This
project will be performed at Texas A&M by Dr A G Parlos of the
Nuclear Engineering Department and Dr A D Patton of the
Electrical Engineering Department
Denton Municipal Utilities of Denton, Texas, is pleased to submit
this DEED grant proposal for this innovative application of
recently developed neural information processing system software
for forecasting in the electric utility industry
Should the DEED Directors choose to award this grant, we look
forward to providing an interface as appropriate, to the Texas A&M
team
Please accept this grant application with Denton's endorsement We
look forward to working with the DEED Directors on this innovative
project
T L T'% T n T T Ic" T1 r"r % r1 T f T T T r T"%-, C L+ Lf t r T ~
DEED Program Grant Application
Long-Term Forecasting Methods for Electric Utilities
Using a Neural Information Processing Approach
July 31, 1991
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If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free
to contact me at (817) 566-8230 or David Hollingsworth, Texas A&M
Contract Administrator, (409) 845-1264, or Dr Parlos at (409) 845-
7092 or Dr Patton at (409) 845-8768
Respectfully submitted
t
Robert (Bob) Nelson, Executive Director
Denton Municipal Utilities
215 E McKinney
Denton, Tx 786201
(817) 566-8230
cc David Hollingsworth
Dr Parlos
Dr Patton
Enclosure
Texas Engineering Experiment Station - The Texas A&M University System - College Station Texas 77843 3124 - 409/845 1264
NMI
Contracts & Grants
July 30, 1991
Director of DEED
American Public Power Association
2301 M Street, N W
Washington, D C 20037
Re TEES Proposal 91-612
FAX 409/845 9643
The original and two copies of the above referenced proposal
are enclosed This proposal is being submitted by Dr A G Parlos
of the Nuclear Engineering Department and Dr A D Patton of the
Electrical Engineering Department
Any resulting project must be included in our TEES Research
Statistics The title, sponsor, principal investigator, amount,
and period of performance are published in this report
If you have any technical questions regarding the project,
please call Dr Parlos at (409) 845-7092 or Dr Patton at
(409) 845-8768 Administrative and budgetary questions may be
directed to me at (409) 845-1264
Sincerely,
David Hollingsworth
Contract Administrator
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Enclosures
cc J W Howze
A G Parlos
A D Patton
J W Poston
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
DEED GRANT AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the American Public Power Association
(hereinafter "APPA") has established the Demonstration of Energy-Efficient De-
velopments ("DEED") program with the purpose to sponsor and conduct activities
related to energy innovation which would assist local publicly owned electric/
energy utilities in maintaining high quality and economical energy services to
their consumers,
WHEREAS, the Denton, Texas, Municipal Utilities (hereinafter "grantee")
has submitted a proposed demonstration project, with data including a project
description, the rationale, schedule, and estimated cost of the project, to-
gether with a statement of why the project is widely applicable to members of
APPA, and supporting technical material,
WHEREAS, the DEED Directors have found the proposed project to be merito-
rious and worthy of a DEED Grant from APPA, it is agreed that
1 APPA will supply a DEED Grant in the amount of $50,000 to Denton Mu-
nicipal Utilities Payment shall be made within 30 days of receipt of invoice
at APPA, as further described under paragraphs 16 and 17
2 The project to be undertaken by grantee is as follows Grantee will
demonstrate the use of neural information processing systems to improve long-
term forecasting methods, as more fully described in the proposal "Long-Term
Forecasting Methods for Electric Utilities Using a Neural Information Process-
ing Approach" dated July 31, 1991, and appended hereto as part of this
Agreement.
3 It is understood that the key personnel of this project are
Or Alton D Patton, electrical engineering department, Texas A&M
University,
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Robert Nelson, executive director, Denton Municipal Utils , and
Dr A G Parlos, nuclear engineering department, Texas A&M
4 It is the responsibility of the grantee to comply with all terms and
conditions of the DEED Grant, to use grant funds efficiently and effectively
within the approved budget, and to supervise completion of the project in a
diligent and professional manner, this responsibility may be neither delegated
nor transferred without written permission by APPA
5 If, without written notification to APPA, the project has not been
initiated within six months of the effective date of this contract, the project
will be subject to termination by the DEED Board of Directors
6 Accounting for project funds (including receipts, grantee or other
contributions, and expenditures) will be in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and practices, consistently applied, regardless of the
source of funds
7 The grantee shall maintain books, records, documents, and other evi-
dence and accounting procedures and practices sufficient to reflect properly
(a) the amount, receipt, and disposition by the grantee of all assistance re-
ceived for the project, and (b) the total cost of the project, including all
direct and indirect costs of whatever nature incurred for the performance of
the project
The grantee's facilities, or such facilities as may be engaged in the per-
formanceiof the project for which the DEED Grant has been awarded, and records
shall be subject at all reasonable times to inspection and audit by APPA
The grantee shall preserve and make its records available to APPA until
expiration of three years from the date of final payment, or completion of the
project under this DEED Grant, whichever is later
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8 All APPA assistance received shall be expended by the grantee solely
for carrying out the approved project The grantee may not delegate or trans-
fer responsibility for the use of such funds
9 The grantee shall promptly notify APPA in writing by certified mail
(return receipt requested) of all proposed major project changes, including,
but not limited to
(a) Major changes in the technical plans or specifications for
the project,
(b) Acceleration or deceleration in the time of performance of
the project, or any major phase thereof,
(c) Major changes which may increase or decrease the total
cost of a project,
(d) Major changes which may affect the approved scope of a
project,
(e) Major changed site conditions
10 APPA may disapprove project changes in writing by certified mail (re-
turn receipt requested) not later than three weeks after receipt of notice
Failure on the part of the grantee to give notice, or disapproval by APPA of
the proposed change, shall result in disallowance of costs incurred which are
attributable to the change
11 Approved project changes that do not substantially alter the objec-
tive or scope of a project may give rise to grant amendments to increase or de-
crease the dollar amount, the term, or other provisions of the DEED Grant A
grant amendment shall be effected only by a written amendment to this DEED
Grant Agreement
12 Grantee shall not terminate the project except for good cause if
APPA finds grantee has terminated the project work without good cause, then it
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shall annul the DEED Grant and all APPA grant funds previously paid to the
grantee shall be returned as final settlement In the event the project is ter-
minated for good cause or completed prior to expenditure of all funds provided
by APPA, a proportionate share of APPA's DEED Grant shall be refunded
13 Requests for deviations from this DEED Grant Agreement shall be sub-
mitted as far in advance as the exigencies of the situation will permit Each
request for a deviation shall contain as a minimum
(a) A full description of the deviation and the circumstances
in which it will be used,
(b) A description of the intended effect of the deviation,
(c) Detailed reasons supporting the request, including any
pertinent background information which will contribute to
a better understanding of the deviation sought
14 Equitable title to interest or dividends earned or paid upon any de-
posit or investment by the grantee of DEED Grant funds shall vest in APPA, or
may be utilized for the project, subject to approval by APPA
15 Press releases and other public dissemination of information by the
grantee shall acknowledge APPA grant support of the project
16 Grantee shall prepare and submit to APPA quarterly project reports
Grantee also shall submit to APPA (1) an acceptable, detailed final report
relating to the conduct and results of the approved project, describing activi-
ties, cost, bibliography, achievements, problems, results, and recommendations,
to be submitted within six (6) months of project completion, and (2) a complet-
ed "DEED/Research Project Summary Abstract " APPA will withhold 10 percent of
the DEED Grant monies pending satisfactory completion of said report and ab-
stract It also is understood that an APPA steering committee may make peri-
odic visits to the site of the project to be briefed on the progress and status
of the project
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11 The standard method of project payment shall be based on invoices for
work completed to date In no instance may more than 50 percent of the total
DEED Grant award be provided to grantee at the inception of the project
18 All information, uses, products, and other developments resulting
from the project shall be made available without charge to APPA APPA retains
the right to distribute such products in any manner the Association deems ap-
propriate Contracts between grantee and its subcontractors participating in
the project shall contain similar provisions Any computer programs especially
developed by grantee or its subcontractors during the course of the project or
substantially modified for use in the project shall be supplied to APPA in a
form which may be used by others independently of grantee's proprietary pro-
grams or computer configurations Equipment purchased in support of the DEED
Grant may be retained by the grantee after acceptable conclusion of the
project
19 Title to any invention conceived or reduced to practice in the per-
formance of this research will remain with the Texas Engineering Experiment
Station (TEES), the contractor TEES shall have the sole right to determine
disposition of any patents or other rights resulting therefrom, provided that
upon issue of any patent on any such invention or discovery, TEES shall grant
to APPA an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive license for use of such
invention or discovery for its own purposes, including royalty-free distribu-
tion to all current and future DEED member utilities
20 The grantee warrants that no person or agency has been employed or
retained to solicit or secure this matching grant upon an agreement or under-
standing for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting
bona fide employees or bona fide offices established and maintained by the
grantee for the purpose of securing grants or business For breach or viola-
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tion of this warranty, APPA shall have the right to annul this DEED
Grant without liability or in its discretion to deduct from the
grant award, or otherwise recover, the full amount of such
commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee
21 It is understood that this DEED Grant Agreement is not a
point venture and that grantee is not an agent of APPA APPA
assumes no liability with respect to accidents, bodily injury,
illness, breach of contract, or any other damages or loss, or with
respect to any claims arising out of any activities undertaken with
the financial support of the APPA DEED Grant, whether with respect
to persons or property of the grantee or third parties Grantee
shall indemnify (including court costs and attorneys' fees) APPA if
APPA is made liable by a court for activities connected with this
DEED Grant Agreement which were due to the negligence or other
fault of employees or agents of Grantee
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the 5~ay hereto have executed this
contract, effective as of the of 4244&&.-,d , 1991
Witness AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
Date
Title Director of Technical Services
Witness DENTON MFJNICIPAL UTILITIES
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e G ' Title
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AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
DEED SCHOLARSHIP
AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the American Public Power Association
(hereinafter "APPA") has established the Demonstration of Energy-Efficient De-
velopments ("DEED") program with the purpose to sponsor and conduct activities
related to energy innovation which would assist local publicly owned electric/
energy utilities in maintaining high quality and economical energy services to
their consumers, and
WHEREAS, Ms Claudia M I Heinrich (hereinafter "student") has submitted
through the City of Denton, Texas, Municipal Utility (hereinafter "sponsoring
utility") a project proposal, with data including a project description and
schedule, together with supporting technical material, and
WHEREAS, the DEED Board of Directors has found the proposed project to be
meritorious and worthy of an DEED Scholarship from APPA/DEED, it is agreed
that
1 On receipt of an invoice, APPA will supply to the sponsoring utility a
DEED Scholarship in the amount of $3,000 for award to the student APPA will
withhold one-third of the scholarship monies ($1,000) pending satisfactory
completion of the final report
2 The project to be undertaken by the student will be "Direct Solar to
Electrical Energy Conversion," as more fully described in the proposal dated
July 25, 1991, and appended hereto as part of this agreement
3 It is understood that the utility coordinator on this project is
Richard Foster, Public Information Coordinator
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4 It is the responsibility of the sponsoring utility to supervise com-
pletion of the project in a diligent and professional manner
5 The student shall promptly notify the sponsoring utility and APPA of
any and all proposed major project changes, including any acceleration or de-
celeration in the time of performance of the project
6 The student shall not terminate the project except for good cause if
APPA finds that the student has terminated the project work without good cause,
then it shall annul the Scholarship and all APPA Scholarship funds previously
paid to the student shall be returned as final settlement
7 Press releases and other public dissemination of information by the
student/sponsoring utility shall acknowledge APPA Scholarship support of the
project
8 The student/sponsoring utility shall prepare and submit to APPA an
acceptable final report relating to the conduct and results of the approved
project
9 It is understood that this DEED Scholarship agreement is not a joint
venture and that the student/sponsoring utility is not an agent of APPA APPA
assumes no liability with respect to accidents, bodily injury, illness, breach
of contract, or any other damages or loss, or with respect to any claims aris-
ing out of any activities undertaken with the financial support of the APPA
Scholarship, whether with respect to persons or property of the student, the
sponsoring utility, or other parties Student/sponsoring utility shall indem-
nify (including court costs and attorneys' fees) APPA if APPA is made liable by
a court for activities connected with this agreement which were not due to the
negligence or other fault of employees or agents of APPA
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10 Student shall operate as an independent contractor as to all services
to be performed under this Agreement and not as an officer or employee of the
sponsoring utility or APPA Student shall have exclusive control of her ser-
vices and shall not be considered or hold herself out as an agent or official
representative of the sponsoring utility or APPA
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this contract, effec-
tive as of the /516h day of d2Ve111bar , 1991
Witness
ate
Witness
Date
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Witness
Date
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REBA JOYCE BISHOP
Ny COY Public Std a of Texas
on"isslon ExOlr" 2/28/82
AMERICAN PUBLIP POWER ASSOCIATION
TitYe Director of Technical Services
DENTON MUNJR'1PAL UTILITY (Sponsoring Uf)li
Title l
CLAUDIA M I HEINRICH (Student)
Address nt ~ 2 1&5>k }2T
Q (~A p //X Telephone
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A wO►.M
rill,
November 15, 1991
Mr Robert E Nelson
Executive Director
City of Denton Department of Utilities
Municipal Building
Denton, Texas 76201
Dear Bob
American Public Power Association
2301 M Street N W
Washington DC 20037 1484
202/467 2900
Enclosed for your files is an executed copy of the DEED Scholarship
for Claudia Heinrich's project entitled 'Direct Solar to Electrical
Energy Conversion " I have forwarded to Ms Heinrich her own copy
I will forward your invoice to our Controller when it arrives You
should receive the scholarship funds within 30 days
Please call me (202/467-2960) if you have any questions
Sincerely,
inator,
fc elyn A
Cochran
DEED Administration
Y I I I I
FORM
TITLE OF PROJECT Direct Solar To Electrical Energy
Conversion
NAME OF STUDENT Claudia M I Heinrich
STUDENT'S CURRENT ADDRESS Rt 2 Box 334
Valley View, TX 76272
STUDENT'S COURSE OF STUDY Electronics Technology
EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE Summer 1992
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION University of North Texas
P 0 13198
Denton, TX 76203
SPONSORING UTILITY Denton Municipal Utility
PROJECT TERM Proposed Start 9/1/91 Completion 6/1/92
SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL
From Utility
Richard Foster
Public Information Coordinator
From Educational Institution
Perry R McNeill, Ed D , P E 817/565-2846
Professor and Director
Electronics and Nuclear Technology
DIRECT SOLAR TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION
Pr ect Description
This project investigates the direct conversion of solar
energy into electrical energy
The present method to obtain electrical energy from solar
energy is to let the light energy interact with solar cells
In this interaction electrons are set free in the valence
band and transferred to the conductor band
I will be part of a team that is currently working on an
alternative method of directly producing electricity from
solar light using submicron antennas based on silicon carbide
as the main material. Here the sun radiation is absorbed by a
dielectric material Energy will be transferred to the
electrons of SiC which will be excited and collected by the
conductor band of the electrodes and produce a voltage and a
current
At least two different techniques to fabricate the solar
antenna are going to be considered, e g physical evaporation
of silicon carbide (SiC) for thin film growth
The purpose of this project is to obtain a measurable output
voltage produced by the exposure of these antennas to solar
radiation
Problem Statement
It is well known that the radiation of electromagnetic waves
in the range of radio frequency (RF) and microwaves can be
converted into electricity after being intercepted by
antennas This range of wavelengths goes from meters to
millimeters in the electromagnetic spectrum The manufacture
of antennas for these wavelengths is very simple
This research will investigate the range of wavelengths
between 0 3 to 0 S micrometers, which corresponds to visible
light The manufacture of antennas for those wavelength is
very critical The current available solar cells based on
doped semiconductors have a theoretical maximum efficiency of
24% in converting light to DC current whereas the submicron
antenna technique could achieve a theoretical maximum -
efficiency of 100%
Problem Obiectives
(a) To fabricate submicron antennas for solar energy
conversion and measure the efficiencies
(b) To show the feasibility of producing of electricity from
solar light using submicron antenna arrays fabricated in
the laboratory of the University of North Texas (UNT)
(c) To lay out the foundation of a new technique to produce
electricity from these devices
(d) To write a final report
Method2locy
After investigating the literature concerning the properties
of materials like silicon and other dielectric materials, we
need to pick a good candidate for the fabrication of solar
energy antennas We also need to choose the best technique to
fabricate the submicron antennas using the different
techniques One technique to build an antenna would use the
"sandwich structure" metal-semiconductor-metal We clamp this
structure between glass plates to increase the contact
between the SiC crystals and the metal electrodes The glass
allows the light to reach the crystal-metal structure
The testing of the solar antennas is done by measuring the
electricity produced at their interaction with solar light
Finally we will record data, treat it and produce a final
report
Ecuinment
(a) Antenna materials SiC in the form of powder and thin
films
(b) Evaporator for growth of thin films
(c) Data acquisition system
Relevance
There is a potentially excellent alternative source of energy
that could be available to public
This kind of energy would be very
and non-polluting It would reduce
atomic and fossil power plants It
economical for the public
Anticipated Deliverables
power companies
friendly to our environment
the risk of dependence on
would also be more -
Final report
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SIGNATURE OF UTILITY GENERAL MANAGER j~/C~uC 1
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED SCHOOL OFFICIAL G
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c/rY 0/ DE AWON, r6XA8 MUNICIPAL BUILDING / 215 E McKINNEY / DENTON TEXAS 76201
July 25, 1991
Director of DEED
American Public Power Association
2301 M Street, N W
Washington, D C 20037
Dear DEED Director,
Enclosed you will find, in triplicate, a DEED scholarship application for
Ms Claudia Heinrich Ms Heinrich is an electronics technology student in the
Industrial Technology department at the University of North Texas Her mayor
professor is Dr Perry R McNeill, Director of the University's Electronics and
Nuclear Technology program Ms Heinrich is also performing an internship with
our utility in the areas of energy management, communication, and electronics
Denton Municipal Utilities is pleased to forward this application for a project
involving direct solar to electrical energy conversion Should the DEED Direc-
tors choos~e to award this scholarship, we look forward to providing guidance and
assistance to Ms Heinrich Her primary contact with the utility would be our
public in and energy management coordinator, Richard Foster
Please accept this application with our endorsement We look forward to working
with the DEED Directors and Ms Heinrich in this important research in the area
of renewable energy
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact
Richard Foster, at (817) 566-8420 Of course you may also contact me directly
Respectfully submitted,
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Robert o e son
Executive Director
Denton Municipal Utilities
215 E McKinney
Denton, Texas 76201
(817) 5661-8230
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Enclosure
817/566 8200 D/FW METRO 434 2529
June 26, 1991
Director of Energy Research
American Public Power Association
2301 M Street, N W
Washington, D C 20037
Dear Mrs Cochran
I have learned about the Energy Services Scholarship Program
that the American Public Power Association is sponsoring
I am very interested in applying for a scholarship under the
Demonstration of Energy Efficient Developments I am a
German international student currently attending the
Electronics Technology program at the University of North
Texas (UNT) in Denton I expect to graduate with a B S
degree in August, 1992
Dr Perry R McNeill, professor and director of the
Electronics and Nuclear Programs at UNT, is presently
conducting research on a solar energy program sponsored by
the U S Air Force If I get this fellowship, he will make me
part of his research team and be the advisor and supporter in
this project He will supervise my activities performed in
the UNT solar laboratory
This project is very interesting to me since it is related to
my major I would appreciate the attention you give to my
application for this fellowship If you have any further
questions please feel free to contact me
Sincerely,
Claudia Heinrich
Rt 2 Box 334
Valley View, TX 76272
University of North Texas
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Industrial Technology
Electronics and Nuclear Programs
July 26, 1991
Mr R E Nelson
Executive Director
Denton Municipal Utilities
215 E McKinney St
Denton, TX 76201
Dear Mr Nelson
I am writing in reference to Claudia Heinrich's recent
application for a DEED Scholarship It is our hope that she
would be able to participate in a current research project
involving the direct conversion of solar to electrical
energy The initial funds for this project were supplied by
the U S Air Force under a Research Initiation Grant to me
for this summer
This work is a continuation of an Air Force Office of
Scientific Research Faculty Fellowship that I received for
the summer of 1990 to do an evaluation study of submicron
solar antennas at Tyndall AFB The original investigation of
these antennas was accomplished at the University of Florida
by Dr E Farber our current research efforts are building
on this work
Dr Alvin Marks has received a patent for a device that uses
a submicron dipole antenna to convert solar to electrical
energy Our investigations have not found any indications
that show Marks has actually constructed a physical device
We are attempting to design and fabricate a submicron pyramid
antenna in the 0 7 micron range that will receive solar
energy and convert it to electrical energy We have had some
success with silicon carbide as the antenna material There
is obvious ramifications of this work for utilities in the
generation of electrical power for residential and commercial
use If this concept is developed it would theoretically be
P 0 Box 13198 9 Denton Texas 76203 3198 • 817/5654579
more than four times efficie* than solar cells The size of
the solar antenna panels cou be dramatically reduced for
the same power output as a solar cell panel
I believe that Ms Hennrich will receive great educational
benefit from working on this project
Sincerely, 00
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erasor Keill, s Ed D , P E
Proand Director
University of North Texas
Dr Perry R McNeill P E
Professor and Director
Electronics and Nuclear Technology
P O Box 13198
Denton Texas 76203 817/565 2846
CITY of DENTON, TEXAS 216 E McKinney / Denton, T% 78201 / Phone (817) 6888230
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OFFICE OF THE sxtcuTlvs DIRECTOR OF UTIUTI69
April 9, 1992
Mr David Hollingsworth O4//'~
Contract Administrator („4 Te
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
The Texas A&M University System
College Station, TX 77843-3124
Re TEES Proposal 91-612
City of Denton Sponsorship (Dr A G Parlos/Dr A D Patton)
Dear Mr Hollingsworth
It has generally been the policy of the DEED program to fund projects where the
product can be immediately made available to all public power systems across the
nation without restriction. Apparently, there have been considerable legal
questions that have been raised concerning the use of the final product that is
anticipated to be available from your study As a result of the continuing legal
questions presented to APPA regarding the propriety of useability of the project,
and the restrictions you are proposing to place on the completed project, the City
of Denton has reluctantly reached a decision to discontinue its pursuit of
sponsorship of this project
By copy of this letter, we are notifying the American Public Power Association of our
decision in this matter
Regards,
le(~r d,.~
Nelson, Executive rector
Department of Utilities
cc Jackie Cockran, APPA
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