Sponsored by
the IEEE Power
Electronics Society, and
the
Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA).
January
22, 2008
Awards
Recognition
The 2007 IFEC Awards Recognition
is planned for the 2008 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference
(APEC’08), February 24-28, 2008, in
September
24, 2007
2007
IFEC Awards Announced
We have concluded the 2007 final
competition. Congratulations to the following winners.
Topic
A:
·
Outstanding Performance Award (for $7,000)
– Federal University of Mato
Grosso do
·
Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award (for
$5,000) –
·
PSMA Outstanding Innovation Award (for $5,000)
–
·
Outstanding Undergraduate Educational Impact
Award (for $2,500) –
·
Outstanding Teamwork Award (for $2,500) –
·
Outstanding Technical Presentation Award (for
$2,500) – Institute for Power
Electronics and Electrical Drives of the RWTH
·
Outstanding Technical Report Award (for $2,500)
– Virginia Tech,
Topic
B:
·
Outstanding
Educational Impact and Undergraduate Teamwork Award (for $8,000) –
·
Performance
Achievement Award (for $5,000) –
·
Innovation
Award (for $3,000) –
·
Outstanding
Presentation/Report Award (for $3,000) –
The 2007 IFEC Awards Recognition is planned for the 2008
IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’08), February 24-28,
2008, in
August
8, 2007
Official
Notice to Topic A Teams
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.
The shipping address for Topic A is:
Troy Wolford
Texas Instruments
12500 TI Blvd
MS 8709
+1-214-480-4141
E-mail: t-wolford@ti.com
Please mark the shipments with "FOR IEEE BATTERY CHARGER COMPETITION"
and follow the safety rules of your shipping company.
2. We are working on transportation between the hotel and the event site
July
23, 2007
Topic
B Final Event
Click here 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.,
For accommodation , please try to make reservation at :
Holiday Inn,
Chicago North Shore (SKOKIE)
Which is located in close proximity of the MPC products.
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).
July
5, 2007
Topic
A Final Event
Click here to download the
announcement of the Topic A final events to be hosted by Texas Instruments (TI)
in
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 (emadi@iit.edu) as soon as possible (deadline: Monday, July 9, 2007).
Please note that we will announce the final events of
Topic B soon.
June
29, 2007
Updated
list of finalists forTopic A of the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge:
Finalists:
Federal University of Mato Grosso
do
Virginia Tech,
Semi-Finalists:
Institute for Power Electronics
and Electrical Drives of the RWTH
Finalist teams should prepare
their hardware and be ready for final test events in
Semi-finalist teams are encouraged
to submit a final report and present their work at the final events. Semi-finalists are eligible for written
and oral report awards.
June 24, 2007
Announcement and Travel Support for the Final Competition
If you need an invitation letter to attend the final
competition and you have not received the letter yet, please contact the
Competition Chair,
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.
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
May
25, 2007
Topic
B of the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge:
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
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.
May
16, 2007
Topic
A of the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge:
Finalists:
Federal University of Mato Grosso
do
Semi-Finalists:
Institute for Power Electronics
and Electrical Drives of the RWTH
Finalist teams should prepare
their hardware and be ready for final test events in
Semi-finalist teams are encouraged
to submit a final report and present their work at the final events. Semi-finalists are eligible for written
and oral report awards.
April
27, 2007
Topic
A: Guidelines for Topic A teams
Click
here to download guidelines for Topic A teams
April
27, 2007
Topic
A: Connector description
Click here
to download the specifications for the connectors to be used for the Topic A
competition
March
26, 2007
Topic
B Test Procedure Announced
Final competition event for Topic B will be hosted at MPC
Products Corporation, 7426 North Linder Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077, USA (URL: http://www.mpcproducts.com/)
during the week of August 20, 2007. Tentative agenda will be
posted later.
Click here to download a Word
document explaining the final test procedure
March
19, 2007
Topic
A Final Competition Tentative Agenda Announced
Final
competition events for Topic A will be hosted at Texas Instruments (TI) in
Monday
8/20
8:00
AM Continental breakfast
8:45 AM Welcome by TI
Welcome by FEC organizers
Introduction of judges
Break
Initial safety inspections
Initial operating checks (no load power and other non-charging data)
Lunch in the TI Cafeteria
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
final presentations
Informal dinner event; two teams on overnight test
Tuesday 8/21
Continental breakfast
Two teams in cell 1, two in cell 2, 3 to give final presentations
Lunch
Two teams in cell 1, two in cell 2, 3 to give final presentations
Dinner on own. Two teams on overnight test.
Wednesday 8/22
Continental breakfast
Two teams in cell 1, two in cell 2, possible press events
Lunch
Slack time in case extra tests are needed
Dinner -- formal banquet with invited speakers and guests
Two teams on overnight reliability
Thursday 8/23
Continental breakfast
Open forum with judges, initial feedback (not final results)
Clean up
Departure
February
15, 2007
IFEC’07
Workshop Agenda Annouced
Agenda
for Topic A (PDF file)
Agenda
for Topic B (PDF file)
December
15, 2006
IFEC’07
Workshop Announcement
The 2007 IFEC Workshop has been scheduled for Sunday, February 25,
2007, at the 2007 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’07) in
Disneyland® Hotel
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.
The workshop for Topic A teams will
be held in the morning and afternoon of Sunday, February 25, 2007. 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.
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 http://www.apec-conf.org/.
October
11, 2006
Topic
A teams informed of acceptance into the competition
The following schools have been accepted to participate in the 2007
International Future Energy Challenge – Topic A (Universal Adapting
Battery Charger):
·
·
Federal University of Mato Grosso do
·
·
Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical
Drives of the RWTH
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
Virginia
Tech,
Congratulations to all accepted teams.
October
1, 2006
Topic
B teams informed of acceptance into the competition.
Topic
A teams will be informed of acceptance into the competition in the second week
of October.
The following schools have been accepted to participate in the 2007
International Future Energy Challenge – Topic B (
·
Consortia of
the
·
Sharif
·
·
Congratulations to all accepted teams.
Please note that Topic A (Universal Adapting Battery Charger) teams
will be informed of acceptance into the competition in the second week of
October.
September
20, 2006
Updated
Topic Descriptions Announced
The IFEC’07 organizing
committee has updated the specifications and system requirements for each of
the two topics.
·
Updated Topic A Description (PDF File)
· Updated Topic B Description (PDF File)
About the 2007 International Future Energy Challenge
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 2007 competition addresses two broad topic areas:
Topic
(A) Universal Adapting
Topic
(B)
Participation
is on a proposal basis. Those schools that are interested must submit a
proposal no later than September 18, 2006. Each
university is limited to only one topic area. 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. Prizes totaling at least $50K are expected to be awarded. Major sponsor
of the 2007 competition is the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS).
The Request for Proposal (RFP) is linked here in PDF
and Microsoft
Word formats.
Links:
·
2003 International Future Energy Challenge
·
2005 International Future Energy Challenge
Version History
1/22/2008 Awards recognition
9/24/2007 Award announced
8/13/2007 Announcement from
8/8 added to the page
7/23/2007 Final event for
Topic B announced
7/05/2007 Final event for
Topic A announced
6/29/2007 Travel support for
final, updated list for Topic A
5/25/2007 Finalists for Topic
B announced
5/16/2007 Finalists for Topic
A announced
4/27/2007 two updates for
Topic A
3/26/2007 Topic B final test
instructions
3/21/2007 update on Final
competition agenda
2/16/2007 Agenda for workshop
announced
12/15/06 Workshop at APEC
announced
10/11/06 Topic A teams list
10/02/06 New announcement:
Topic B teams selected, added new sponsor
9/20/06 Updated Topic
description added
6/6/2006 Announcement of 2007
competition published on-line
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