Future Energy Challenge

<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal> <div class=Section1> <h3 align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The 2007 International<br> Future Energy Challenge</span></i><i><sub><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>TM</span></sub></i> </h3> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt'>Sponsored by </span> <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt'>the <a href="http://www.pels.org/">IEEE Power Electronics Society</a>,</span> </b><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>and </span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>the <a href="http://www.psma.com/">Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA)</a>. </span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>January 22, 2008 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Awards Recognition<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>The 2007 IFEC Awards Recognition is planned for the 2008 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’08), February 24-28, 2008, in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Austin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> (http://www.apec-conf.org/). Formal award presentations were initially scheduled at the banquet of APEC’08. However, per the request of the APEC Organizing Committee, the award certificates for IFEC 2007 will be distributed before the plenary speeches at APEC'08 on Monday, February 25, 2008. Award winners are invited to attend the plenary session on Monday (February 25) to accept their certificates. Please note that there will be no travel support from the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>September 24, 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>2007 IFEC Awards Announced <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>We have concluded the 2007 final competition. Congratulations to the following winners. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black'>Topic A: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]>Outstanding Performance Award (for $7,000) – <span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Federal University of Mato Grosso do <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sul</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region></st1:place> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]>Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award (for $5,000) – <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Monash University</span></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]>PSMA Outstanding Innovation Award (for $5,000) – <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Huazhong</span></st1:PlaceName><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of Science and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]>Outstanding Undergraduate Educational Impact Award (for $2,500) – <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'>Bangladesh</span></st1:PlaceName><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of Engineering and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Bangladesh</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]>Outstanding Teamwork Award (for $2,500) – <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Texas</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Arlington</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]>Outstanding Technical Presentation Award (for $2,500) – <span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives of the RWTH <st1:City w:st="on">Aachen</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>, and Institute for Automation of the University of Applied Sciences <st1:City w:st="on">Cologne</st1:City> (FH Köln), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .25in .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]>Outstanding Technical Report Award (for $2,500) – <span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Virginia Tech, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black'>Topic B: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .25in .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Outstanding Educational Impact and Undergraduate Teamwork Award (for $8,000) – <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Colorado</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:City w:st="on">Boulder</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region>, and Indian Institute of Technology at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Delhi</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .25in .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Performance Achievement Award (for $5,000) – <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of Padova</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .25in .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Innovation Award (for $3,000) – <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of Padova</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place></span> </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list .25in .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Outstanding Presentation/Report Award (for $3,000) – <st1:City w:st="on">University of South Carolina</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region>, and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of Nebraska</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The 2007 IFEC Awards Recognition is planned for the 2008 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’08), February 24-28, 2008, in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Austin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> (<a href="http://www.apec-conf.org/">http://www.apec-conf.org/</a>). Formal award presentations are scheduled at the banquet of APEC’08. Award winners are invited to attend the banquet to accept their certificates. Please note that there will be no travel support from the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge. </p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>August 8, 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Official Notice to Topic A Teams <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>1. All Topic A teams are expected to ship their hardware to the test site. Please arrange for delivery by Friday, August 17, 2007 (international teams who cannot achieve this deadline may use Monday August 20). Teams that elect to hand-carry their hardware will compete at the discretion of the judges, but will receive a penalty. <br> <br> The shipping address for Topic A is: <br> <br> Troy Wolford <br> Texas Instruments <br> 12500 TI Blvd <br> MS 8709 <br> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75243</st1:PostalCode> <br> <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> <br> <br> +1-214-480-4141 <br> E-mail: <span style='mso-field-code:" HYPERLINK \0022\0022 \\o \0022outbind\:\/\/14-0000000017D11D4A249DD311929D0090273CDDD70700D8AB9C5548AED211928B0090273CDDD7000002D0AC930000037FDAC816CE034CAB1AD5F7321B32E3002BA3ECA88A0000\/\0022 "'><u><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>t-wolford@ti.com</span></u></span> <br> <br> Please mark the shipments with "FOR IEEE BATTERY CHARGER COMPETITION" and follow the safety rules of your shipping company. <br> <br> 2. We are working on transportation between the hotel and the event site <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>July 23, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic B Final Event<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><a href="finaltopicB.pdf">Click here</a> to download the agenda for the final competition of the International Future Energy Challenge-Topic B (Starter/Alternator) which is to be held at MPC Products Corp., <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Skokie</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Illinois</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> during August 20-21, 2007. The two days event will include test of the hardware and verbal presentation of the participating finalists. Please plan to arrive in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City></st1:place> on August 19, 2007 and keep in mind that the final testing will take two complete days.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><br> For accommodation , please try to make reservation at :<br> <br> Holiday Inn,<br>  Chicago North Shore (SKOKIE)<br> <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">5300 West Touhy Ave</st1:Street><br> <st1:City w:st="on">Skokie</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">IL</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">60077</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><br> <br> Which is located in close proximity of the MPC products.<br> <br> For testing purposes please make sure that your hardware does not require additional power supplies/parts, etc. However, I have been informed that MPC products will provide a small power supply (0-5V)& (0-15V).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>July 5, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic A Final Event<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><a href="IFEC07Agenda.doc">Click here</a> to download the announcement of the Topic A final events to be hosted by Texas Instruments (TI) in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>All teams attending the final events (Topic A) must complete the team information form at the end of the announcement file and send it via email to Prof. Krein with a copy to Prof. Emadi (</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="mailto:emadi@iit.edu" title="mailto:emadi@iit.edu"><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>emadi@iit.edu</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>) as soon as possible (deadline: Monday, July 9, 2007). </span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Please note that we will announce the final events of Topic B soon. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>June 29, 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Updated list of finalists forTopic A of the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Finalists:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Bangladesh</span></st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of Engineering and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Bangladesh</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Federal University of Mato Grosso do <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sul</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Huazhong</span></st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of Science and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Monash University</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-weight:normal'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>University</span></st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Texas</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Arlington</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Virginia Tech, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>University of Central</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-weight:normal'> <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Semi-Finalists:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives of the RWTH <st1:City w:st="on">Aachen</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>, and Institute for Automation of the University of Applied Sciences <st1:City w:st="on">Cologne</st1:City> (FH Köln), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Seoul</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> National <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>University of Peradeniya</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Sri Lanka</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>University of Wisconsin</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-weight:normal'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Finalist teams should prepare their hardware and be ready for final test events in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></st1:place>, the week of August 20, 2007.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Finalists are eligible for all IFEC awards.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Semi-finalist teams are encouraged to submit a final report and present their work at the final events.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Semi-finalists are eligible for written and oral report awards.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>June 24, 2007 </span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Announcement and Travel Support for the Final Competition </span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>If you need an invitation letter to attend the final competition and you have not received the letter yet, please contact the Competition Chair, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Dr. Ali Emadi</st1:PersonName>, at <a href="mailto:emadi@iit.edu" title="mailto:emadi@iit.edu"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>emadi@iit.edu</span></a> as soon as possible. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Please note that all administrative issues and questions should be directed to the Competition Chair with a copy to the appropriate Topic Coordinator. All technical questions should be directed to the appropriate Topic Coordinator with a copy to the Competition Chair. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Limited travel funding will be available for the finalist teams to attend the final competition. Participating finalist teams travel expenses will be reimbursed up to the limit of $1,000 for <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> teams and $2,000 for non-U.S. teams. After the final competition, each team should submit original receipts to the 2007 IFEC Chair (Dr. Ali Emadi) in order to be reimbursed. Please note that there will be no advance payments. There are several guidelines regarding this funding. It may not be used for faculty travel. Only those students working toward their first degree are eligible. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>May 25, 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic B of the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>The following teams (in a random order) have been selected as finalists in the IEEE International future energy challenge competition which is to be held at MPC products, in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">IL</st1:State></st1:place> (</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><a href="http://www.mpcproducts.com/"><b>http://www.mpcproducts.com</b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>) on August 20, 2007 and continues for two days.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>University</span></st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Colorado</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Boulder</st1:place></st1:City> and IIT-Dehli <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>University of Padova</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-weight:normal'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>University</span></st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">South Carolina</st1:PlaceName> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>The finalists are required to have their Hardware arrived at MPC products on or before August 15, 2007, so the necessary arrangements and mounting process can take place in time. It is also important to make sure that the setup is in compliance with the required Nema standard and previous mounting recommendations announced on the website. If there are any pending questions in this regard please contact the Topic B chair for clarification.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>May 16, 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic A of the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Finalists:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Bangladesh</span></st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of Engineering and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Bangladesh</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Federal University of Mato Grosso do <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sul</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Huazhong</span></st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of Science and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Monash University</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-weight:normal'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>University</span></st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Texas</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Arlington</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Semi-Finalists:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives of the RWTH <st1:City w:st="on">Aachen</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>, and Institute for Automation of the University of Applied Sciences <st1:City w:st="on">Cologne</st1:City> (FH Köln), <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Seoul</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> National <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>University of Peradeniya</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial;font-weight:normal'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Sri Lanka</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Finalist teams should prepare their hardware and be ready for final test events in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></st1:place>, the week of August 20, 2007.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Finalists are eligible for all IFEC awards.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Semi-finalist teams are encouraged to submit a final report and present their work at the final events.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Semi-finalists are eligible for written and oral report awards.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>April 27, 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic A: Guidelines for Topic A teams<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><a href="Guidelines%20for%20Topic%20A%20Teams.doc">Click here</a> to download guidelines for Topic A teams<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>April 27, 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic A: Connector description<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><a href="DC%20barrel%20plugs%20for%20the%20IFEC%20battery%20topic.doc">Click here</a> to download the specifications for the connectors to be used for the Topic A competition<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>March 26, 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic B Test Procedure Announced <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Final competition event for Topic B will be hosted at MPC Products Corporation, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black; text-shadow:auto'>7426 North Linder Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077, USA (URL: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; text-shadow:auto'><a href="http://www.mpcproducts.com/" title="http://www.mpcproducts.com/"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>http://www.mpcproducts.com/</span></a>) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>during the week of August 20, 2007. Tentative agenda will be posted later. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><a href="Preview.doc">Click here</a> to download a Word document explaining the final test procedure </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>March 19, 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic A Final Competition Tentative Agenda Announced <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Final competition events for Topic A will be hosted at Texas Instruments (TI) in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>, during the week of August 20, 2007. TI will be providing most meals, two judges, data logging equipment, space, and has offered that their public relations manager will help with publicity and possible press events. Tentative agenda is as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Monday 8/20 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>8:00 AM Continental breakfast <br> 8:45 AM Welcome by TI <br> Welcome by FEC organizers<br> Introduction of judges<br> Break<br> Initial safety inspections <br> Initial operating checks (no load power and other non-charging data) <br> Lunch in the TI Cafeteria <br> Testing: two test cells (Li-ion and NI/other) and one conference room. Two teams tested in cell 1, two in cell 2, 3 to give their <br> final presentations <br> Informal dinner event; two teams on overnight test <br> <br> Tuesday 8/21<br> Continental breakfast<br> Two teams in cell 1, two in cell 2, 3 to give final presentations <br> Lunch <br> Two teams in cell 1, two in cell 2, 3 to give final presentations <br> Dinner on own. Two teams on overnight test.<br> <br> Wednesday 8/22<br> Continental breakfast <br> Two teams in cell 1, two in cell 2, possible press events <br> Lunch <br> Slack time in case extra tests are needed <br> Dinner -- formal banquet with invited speakers and guests <br> Two teams on overnight reliability <br> <br> Thursday 8/23  <br> Continental breakfast <br> Open forum with judges, initial feedback (not final results) <br> Clean up <br> Departure <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:7.25in'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>February 15, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>IFEC’07 Workshop Agenda Annouced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Agenda for Topic A (<a href="Topic%20A%20Workshop%20Agenda.pdf">PDF file</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Agenda for Topic B (<a href="Topic%20B%20Workshop%20Agenda.pdf">PDF file</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>December 15, 2006 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>IFEC’07 Workshop Announcement <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'>The 2007 IFEC Workshop has been scheduled for Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the 2007 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’07) in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Anaheim</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> (<a href="http://www.apec-conf.org/"><b><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'>http://www.apec-conf.org/</span></b></a>). This workshop will be held at the conference site of APEC’07: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'>Disneyland® Hotel <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><span style='font-weight:normal'>1150 Magic Way</span></st1:address></st1:Street><span style='font-weight:normal'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-weight:normal'>Anaheim</span></st1:City><span style='font-weight:normal'>, <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">92802</st1:PostalCode></span></st1:place><span style='font-weight: normal'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style='font-weight:normal'>USA</span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span style='font-weight:normal'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='margin-left:0in'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>IFEC’07 participating teams are expected to attend the workshop and present their progress. At least one member of each team should attend this workshop and present. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='margin-left:0in'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText3><a name="OLE_LINK1"><span style='font-size:12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The workshop for Topic A teams will be held in the morning and afternoon of Sunday, February 25, 2007. </span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The workshop for Topic B teams will be held in the afternoon of Sunday, February 25, 2007. The workshop will focus on the 2007 event, including an overview of the specifications and testing that will be performed, technical concerns of participants, and safety. There will also be guest speakers from industry to discuss the latest innovations in power electronics and motor drives. A representative from each team will give a brief overview of their team and technical progress. Workshop agenda and details will be communicated to the teams by the topic coordinators in January 2007. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='margin-left:0in'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; font-weight:normal'>Limited travel funding will be available. Participating teams travel expenses will be reimbursed up to the limit of $1,000 for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> teams and $1,800 for non-U.S. teams. After the workshop, each team should submit original receipts to the 2007 IFEC secretary (Ms. Lee Myers) in order to be reimbursed. Please note that there will be no advance payments. There are several guidelines regarding this funding. It may not be used for faculty travel. Only those students working toward their first degree are eligible. The recipient must make a presentation at the workshop describing the efforts and deliverables described in the proposal. <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Please note that the participating teams are not required to attend the APEC’07 conference sessions. However, if they would like to attend the conference sessions as well, they must register for APEC’07 at</span> <a href="http://www.apec-conf.org/">http://www.apec-conf.org/</a>. </p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>October 11, 2006 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic A teams informed of acceptance into the competition <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'>The following schools have been accepted to participate in the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge – Topic A (Universal Adapting Battery Charger): <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoIndexHeading style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'>Bangladesh</span></st1:PlaceName><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of Engineering and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Bangladesh</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Federal University of Mato Grosso do <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sul</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region></st1:place> </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=Default style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>HuaZhong</span></st1:PlaceName><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of Science and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives of the </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>RWTH <st1:City w:st="on">Aachen</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>, and </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Institute for Automation of the University of Applied</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'> </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Sciences <st1:City w:st="on">Cologne</st1:City> (FH Köln), </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Germany</span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Monash University</span></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:City w:st="on">Seoul</st1:City> National <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place> <span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Texas A&M University</span></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>University of Central</span></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>University of Peradeniya</span></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Sri Lanka</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>University of Texas-Arlington</span></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>University of Wisconsin-Madison</span></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:.25in list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Virginia Tech, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'>Congratulations to all accepted teams. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>October 1, 2006 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic B teams informed of acceptance into the competition. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Topic A teams will be informed of acceptance into the competition in the second week of October. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'>The following schools have been accepted to participate in the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge – Topic B (<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Integrated Starter/Alternator-Motor Drive</st1:address></st1:Street> for Automotive Applications): <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoIndexHeading style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:left; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo10;tab-stops:list .25in .5in; mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-weight:normal'>Consortia of the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Colorado</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:City w:st="on">Boulder</st1:City> Electrical and <st1:City w:st="on">Computer Engineering Department</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region>, and the Indian Institute of Technology at <st1:City w:st="on">Delhi</st1:City> Electrical Engineering (Power), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:left; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo10;tab-stops:list .25in .5in; mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-weight:normal'>Sharif <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Iran</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:left; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo10;tab-stops:list .25in .5in; mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-weight:normal'>University of Padova</span></st1:City><span style='font-weight:normal'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></span></st1:place><span style='font-weight:normal'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:left; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo10;tab-stops:list .25in .5in; mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-weight: normal'>University of South Carolina</span></st1:City><span style='font-weight: normal'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region>, and <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'>Congratulations to all accepted teams. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight: normal'>Please note that Topic A (Universal Adapting Battery Charger) teams will be informed of acceptance into the competition in the second week of October. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>September 20, 2006 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Updated Topic Descriptions Announced <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>The IFEC’07 organizing committee has updated the specifications and system requirements for each of the two topics. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:left; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo12;tab-stops:list .25in .5in; mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:black;font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Updated Topic A Description (<a href="Updated%20Topic%20A-1.pdf">PDF File</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:left; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo12;tab-stops:list .25in .5in; mso-layout-grid-align:none;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:black;font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Updated Topic B Description (<a href="Updated%20Topic%20B-1.pdf">PDF File</a>) </span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; text-shadow:auto'>About the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='color:black; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'>International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) is a<span style='color:black'>n 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. </span>The 2007 competition addresses two broad topic areas: </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b>Topic (A) Universal Adapting</b> <st1:place w:st="on"><b>Battery</b></st1:place><b> Charger:</b> An efficient battery charger power supply capable of adapting to a range of applications. The requirement is a small plug-in power supply capable of automatically charging a wide range of battery configurations. This would reduce the needs for battery-charging devices in a typical home from several to as few as one. </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b>Topic (B) <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Integrated Starter/Alternator-Motor Drive</st1:address></st1:Street> for Automotive Applications:</b> <span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>The main purpose of this challenge is to conceptualize, design, and develop a 3 kW, 4000 rpm electromechanical energy converter for operating efficiently (not less than 75% at cruising speed) as an alternator and motor. It is also desired to have a (cold) stand still torque of 80 N-m, for duration of 3 to 5 seconds, to accommodate the starter requirement. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'>Participation is on a proposal basis. Those schools that are interested must submit a proposal no later than September 18, 2006. <span style='color:black'>Each university is limited to only one topic area.</span> Schools with successful proposals will be notified by October 1, 2006. Student teams will then carry out the work and prepare hardware prototypes and reports. Mid-progress reports are due February 19, 2007. Final progress reports are due May 1, 2007. By May 15, 2007, the judging panel will select a group of teams as Finalists. These teams will be invited to a competition event that will begin August 20, 2007. A final report will be due at the competition event. <span style='mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'>Prizes totaling at least $50K are expected to be awarded. Major s</span>ponsor of the 2007 competition is the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS). <span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>The Request for Proposal (RFP) is linked here in <a href="RFP%20-%202007%20International%20Future%20Energy%20Challenge.pdf">PDF</a> and <a href="RFP%20-%202007%20International%20Future%20Energy%20Challenge.doc">Microsoft Word</a> formats. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; text-shadow:auto'>Links:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo14; tab-stops:list .25in .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;text-shadow:auto'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='text-shadow:auto'><a href="2003FEC.htm">2003 International Future Energy Challenge </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo14; tab-stops:list .25in .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;text-shadow:auto'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='text-shadow:auto'><a href="Default_2005.htm">2005 International Future Energy Challenge </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='text-shadow:auto'>Version History<o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>1/22/2008 Awards recognition<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>9/24/2007 Award announced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>8/13/2007 Announcement from 8/8 added to the page<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>7/23/2007 Final event for Topic B announced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>7/05/2007 Final event for Topic A announced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>6/29/2007 Travel support for final, updated list for Topic A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>5/25/2007 Finalists for Topic B announced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>5/16/2007 Finalists for Topic A announced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>4/27/2007 two updates for Topic A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>3/26/2007 Topic B final test instructions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>3/21/2007 update on Final competition agenda<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>2/16/2007 Agenda for workshop announced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>12/15/06 Workshop at APEC announced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>10/11/06 Topic A teams list<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>10/02/06 New announcement: Topic B teams selected, added new sponsor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>9/20/06 Updated Topic description added<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>6/6/2006 Announcement of 2007 competition published on-line<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'>This page is hosted through the courtesy of the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Grainger</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> for Electric Machinery and Electromechanics, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Illinois</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Urbana-Champaign. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='text-shadow:auto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> </p> </div> </body>