Schneider Electric Japan and Digital Donate Equipment To 12 Industrial High Schools in Iwate Prefecture
Customized Equipment Facilitates Renewable Energy Education and Energy Experiments
Brief
Tokyo (Japan), September 26, 2013 -Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, and its subsidiary, Digital, a leading touchscreen display and industrial panel computer provider, today announced that they have donated educational equipment to 12 industrial high schools in Iwate prefecture. The equipment comprises a system for conducting renewable energy (solar and wind power) experiments and another for software development activities. The companies conducted joint training sessions on August 5 and 6 for teachers who will be using the equipment with their students.
The 12 high schools are Kamaishi Shoko, Miyako Kogyo, Fukuoka Kogyo, Taneichi, Chikuriya, Morioka Kogyo, Ofunato East, Mizusawa Kogyo, Ichinoseki Kogyo, Kurosawajiri Kogyo, Kuji Kogyo, and Hanakita Seiun. Kurosawajiri Kogyo hosted the August training sessions for teachers.
The donated equipment is as follows:
1. Soleolis Units (One for each high school)
The Soleolis unit is a system comprising photovoltaic and wind power generators that incorporates a battery, UPS, and control circuits. Schneider Electric has donated approximately 100 similar units to schools in France. The system has been re-designed to cope with the renewable energy education program being promoted by Japan’s Environment and Education ministries and Reconstruction Agency. Today’s announcement marks the first donation of its kind in Japan.
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The sequence control kit supports educational experiments related to software development for PLC and display applications. Each kit comes with a Digital LT3300-T1-D24-K Pro-face programmable display and allows students to simulate a generic conveyor belt-based logistics system. Students will program various controls for the system. The system will be controlled by a PC using Digital's GP-Pro EX software.
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The companies also donated small cargo trucks that will be used for volunteer reconstruction activities in the local community; laser range meters to survey dikes damaged by the tsunami; water hammer control data processing units; hydraulic equipment control data processing units for water pressure training; and software for a variety of experiments.
Messages from teachers at participating high schools:
"Our high school is the only one with a marine development faculty, who maintain strong relationships with local businesses. We’re looking forward to educating students about renewable energy with the donation of Soleolis."
"We haven’t seen remarkable progress on reconstruction projects since the earthquake, and we often hear from local companies that what we need are excellent engineers. Also, given the impact of the nuclear power plant issue, our school would like to learn more about renewable power generation."
"We would like students to be able to experience the latest in sequence control using the new equipment. Since many students still live in provisional housing and face other difficulties, our goal is to use industrial technologies to nurture the skills they will need to get jobs and help with rebuilding their communities."
"Following the earthquake, we’ve been supporting the reconstruction of our neighborhoods by encouraging students to develop their manufacturing craftsmanship skills. We conveyed materials and equipment by the small cargo truck when the students fixed seats at a bus stop as a volunteer activity. It was a great experience for them and they gained a sense of accomplishment from taking a hand in reconstruction work."
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