Future Energy Challenge

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Future Energy Challenge

• Jonathan Kimball

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The Competition

• Fuel Cell Topic
• Motor Topic
• Material Cost 40
• 500W Mechanical Load (3/4 HP) at 1500 RPM or
  above, constant torque below
• 150-5000 RPM Adjustable
• Efficiency gt70
• Power Factor gt0.8

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Competing Teams Finalists

• Illinois Institute of Technology
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of South Carolina
• University of Wisconsin

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Sponsors

• Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy
• Department of Defense, US Army Corps of Engineers
  Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
• IEEE Industrial Electronics, Industry
  Applications, Power Electronics, Power
  Engineering Societies

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Sponsors

• Fuel Cell Technologies
• Providing Fuel Cell Simulator
• Advanced Energy
• Host for Motor Topic Testing
• Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and
  Electromechanics

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Student Involvement

• Marco Amrhein
• Jason Wells
• Thomas Abram
• Dane Barhoover
• Ryan Cheng
• Adam Klinkner
• Maszatul Mustafa

• Brett Nee
• Matt Pagendarm
• Ed Sim
• Eric Wild
• Mark Wu
• Paulus Yulianto

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Advisors

• Phil Krein
• Pat Chapman
• Jonathan Kimball

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Topology
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Power Factor Correction
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Inverter and Power Supply
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Working with DSP
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Complete Electronics
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Selective Harmonic Elimination
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Backup Commercial Motor
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Stator and Rotor Design
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Rotor Assembly Ready for Casting
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First Casting Attempt
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First Attempt Inadequate Slot Fill
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Second Attempt Success!
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Stator Assembly
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Our New Motor
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Ready for Shipping
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Current Status
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Acknowledgements

• Grainger CEME
• California Energy Commission
• Prof. Michael Philpott
• Bob Feller