Week 6 Assignment: Searching in Academic Search Complete

Week Six Assignment

Part One

Research question: What is the efficiency of energy storage from PV solar cells and how is that measured?

Part Two

Main concepts:

What is the efficiency of energy storage from PV solar cells and how is that measured?

Search statement:

 “energy storage” AND “PV solar cells”

Part Three

I put “energy storage*” in the first box and

 and “PV solar cells” in the second box

Which gave me 3 results.

I used the scholarly peer reviewed limiter and had 2 results.

I wanted more so I changed the field dropdown to TX All Text for both search terms and got 4 results.

I used “Modeling a Hybrid Microgrid Using Probalistic Reconfiguration under System Uncertainties” and

“Design of an Energy Hub Based on Natural Gas and Renewable Energy Resources”.

Part Four

I think one of the most important things I learned was the prominence of understanding your search terms. When you compile a research question, you can often simplify it into a basic composition—usually two or three words or statements that can help identify exactly what a student or researcher is looking for. It can be strange to think that breaking an entire question into two or three basic concepts can often make research into a more useful and valuable way of honing in on exactly what is needed. Also, sometimes getting too specific can limit the directions that a researcher can take. Creating an ILLiad account is crucial for actually being able to utilize some of these research terms and actually putting them to use.