February 15, 2013
Topic A&B teams qualified for final competition
The following schools have been qualified to participate in the 2013 IEEE International Future Energy Challenge final competition:
Topic (A) Highly efficient microinverter for photovoltaic panels:
| Beijing Jiaotong University |
China |
| Cologne University of Applied Sciences |
Germany |
| McMaster University |
Canada |
| Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
China |
| National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
Taiwan |
| National Taiwan University |
Taiwan |
| University of Kassel |
Germany |
| University of Texas at Dallas/ Texas Christian University |
USA |
Additional sponsors of Topic (A):
Agilent Technologies
Cree, Inc.
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation
Topic (B) Low power off-line light-emitting diode (LED) driver with long lifetime:
| Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
Bangladesh |
| Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
China |
| National Cheng-Kung University |
Taiwan |
| North China University of Technology |
China |
| Universidade Federal do Ceará |
Brazil |
| Hangzhou Dianzi University |
China |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal |
India |
| TsingHua University |
China |
| Zhejiang university |
China |
Additional sponsor of Topic (B):
Infineon Technologies
November 1, 2013
Topic A&B teams accepted into the competition
The following schools have been accepted to participate in the 2013 IEEE International Future Energy Challenge:
Topic (A) Highly efficient microinverter for photovoltaic panels:
| Beijing Jiaotong University |
China |
| Cologne University of Applied Sciences |
Germany |
| Federal University of Campina Grande |
Brazil |
| Federal University of Maranhão |
Brazil |
| Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
China |
| McMaster University |
Canada |
| Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
China |
| National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
Taiwan |
| National Taiwan University |
Taiwan |
| University of Connecticut |
USA |
| University of Kassel |
Germany |
| University of Michigan, Dearborn |
USA |
| University of Texas at Dallas/ Texas Christian University |
USA |
Topic (B) Low power off-line light-emitting diode (LED) driver with long lifetime:
| Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
Bangladesh |
| Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
China |
| National Cheng-Kung University |
Taiwan |
| North China University of Technology |
China |
| Universidade Federal do Ceará |
Brazil |
| UNI-CIEEP-TechnoPark |
Peru |
| Hangzhou Dianzi University |
China |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal |
India |
| TsingHua University |
China |
| Aswan University |
Egypt |
| Zhejiang university |
China |
September 16, 2013
List of Participants
Proposals have been received from the following schools:
Topic (A) Highly efficient microinverter for photovoltaic panels:
| Beijing Jiaotong University |
China |
| Cologne University of Applied Sciences |
Germany |
| Delhi Technological University |
India |
| Federal University of Campina Grande |
Brazil |
| Federal University of Maranhão |
Brazil |
| Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul |
Brazil |
| Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
China |
| Lahore University of Management Sciences |
Pakistan |
| McMaster University |
Canada |
| Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
China |
| National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
Taiwan |
| National Taiwan University |
Taiwan |
| University of Connecticut |
USA |
| University of Kassel |
Germany |
| University of Michigan, Dearborn |
USA |
| University of Texas at Dallas/ Texas Christian University |
USA |
Topic (B) Low power off-line light-emitting diode (LED) driver with long lifetime:
| Sharif University of Technology |
Iran |
| Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
Bangladesh |
| Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
China |
| National Cheng-Kung University |
Taiwan |
| University of Electronic Science and Technology of China |
China |
| North China University of Technology |
China |
| Universidade Federal do Ceará |
Brazil |
| Yangzhou University |
China |
| UNI-CIEEP-TechnoPark |
Peru |
| Hangzhou Dianzi University |
China |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal |
India |
| TsingHua University |
China |
| Aswan University |
Egypt |
| Zhejiang university |
China |
| University of Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
About the IEEE 2013 International Future Energy Challenge
The International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) is an international student competition for innovation, conservation, and effective use of electrical energy. The competition is open to college and university student teams from recognized engineering programs in any location. The 2013 competition addresses two broad topic areas:
Topic (A) Highly efficient microinverter for photovoltaic panels: To develop low-cost power processing systems that support the rooftop photovoltaic (PV) installations to provide non-utility and ultra-clean residential electricity.
Topic (B) Low power off-line light-emitting diode (LED) driver with long lifetime: To develop an off-line LED driver supplied from universal AC input. The input should have high power factor to avoid any potential pollution to the grid. Additionally, the conventional electrolytic capacitor for energy storage in the circuit should be eliminated to improve the reliability of the LED driver.
Participation is on a proposal basis. Those schools that are interested must submit a proposal no later than September 15th, 2012. The electronic copy of the proposal in PDF format must be sent to the respective topic chair via email and with copy to the IFEC 2013 chairman. Proposals will be judged by a distinguished panel of volunteer experts from the IEEE and from industry. Schools with successful proposals will be notified by November 1st, 2012. Major sponsor of the 2013 competition is the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS).
The Request for Proposal (RFP) is linked here in PDF format.
Chair for Topic (A)
Prof. Jin Wang
Ohio State University
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Columbus, OH, USA
E-mail: wang@ece.osu.edu
Chair for Topic (B)
Prof. Junming Zhang and Prof. Mark Dehong Xu
Zhejiang University
College of Electrical Engineering
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
E-mail: zhangjm@zju.edu.cn
2013 IFEC General Chair:
Prof. Chris Mi, Ph.D, Fellow IEEE
Associate Professor, Elecrical and Computer Engineering
Director, DOE GATE Center for Electric Drive Transportation
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI USA
Tel: +1 (313) 583-6434
Fax: +1 (313) 583-6336
E-mail: chrismi@umich.edu |
