Babak Fahimi

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Introduction
2009 International Future Energy Challenge

• Babak Fahimi
• February 14, 2009
• Sponsors
• MPC Products, Monash University,
• IEEE Power Electronics Society,
• IEEE Industrial Electronics Society,
• Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA)

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Topic A

• Teams
• Consortia of the University of Colorado at
  Boulder (USA) and University of Tokushima, Japan
• Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
• United International University, Bangladesh
• Competition Host
• MPC Products (Skokie Illinois, USA)
• Final Testing July 15-17, 2009

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Topic B

• Teams
• University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, USA.
• Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
• University of Central Florida, USA.
• Federal University of Ceara, Brazil.
• Consortia of Bangladesh University of Engineering
  and Technology and East West University,
  Bangladesh.
• University of Texas at Arlington, USA.
• Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.
• Universitaet Karlsruhe, Germany.
• HuaZhong University of Science and Technology,
  China.
• Northern Caribbean University, Jamaica.
• University of Macau, China.
• Competition Host
• Monash University, Australia
• Final Testing July 15-17, 2009

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Important Dates

• Progress Reports
• September 5, 2008 (5 pages, double spaced, 1
  column)
• February 6, 2009 (10 pages, double spaced, 1
  column)
• April 20, 2009 (25 pages, double spaced, 1
  column)
• Qualification (Final) report will require
  completion of cost-analysis
• May 4, 2009 - Finalists selected by judges
• Strong dependence on working hardware
• Shipping dates/instructions will be issued
  on/around May 15, 2005
• Packaging to ensure working hardware upon arrival
  is each teams responsibility
• No onsite construction of hardware (minor
  repair/maintenance requires approval of judges)
• July 15, 2009, final reports are due (only from
  finalists)

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Competition

• Finalists with working hardware eligible for
  grand prize(s)
• All teams eligible to compete for competition
  awards in
• Written Technical Report
• Presentation
• Innovation in Design
• Educational Impact
• Others TBD by judges
• Undergraduate students (working toward 1st
  degree) must play the dominant role on teams
• Only students working on 1st degree will be
  allowed to present and interact with judges

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Travel/Accomodations

• International Students Obtain Visas early
• Organizing committee will work to provide access
  to a block of rooms at competition hotels

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Questions (Logistic or Technical)

• Topic A Prof. Antonello Monti
  (monti_at_engr.sc.edu)
• Topic B Prof. Grahame Holmes (grahame.holmes_at_eng
  .monash.edu.au)
• Announcement and answers to all questions posted
• http//www.energychallenge.org