Student project demonstrations on emerging technology award program.
The IEEE ECCE Committee on Student Activities and the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Technical Committee on High-Performance and Emerging Technologies (TC6) are pleased to announce the ECCE 2024 Student Project Demonstrations on Emerging Technology Award Program.
Since 2011, ECCE has organized the hardware demo event for students to showcase their research outcomes and interact with academia and industry. Starting 2013, IEEE PELS TC6 has sponsored this hardware demo event at ECCE as the student project demonstrations on emerging technology award program. Three prizes are awarded at ECCE to the best student project demonstrations. This event has also established a social network among students from different universities and countries.
Topics of Interest | THESE ARE 2024 TOPICS
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Energy harvesting
- 3D power electronics integration
- Wireless power transfer
- High temperature power electronics
- Ultra-efficient and high-power-density converters and inverters
- Emerging power devices (e.g., SiC, GaN) and their applications
- Emerging solutions for passive component used in power electronics
- High reliability power electronic components and converters
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Design automation and simulation tools
- Digital twin and cyber-physical security of power electronics
- Other emerging power electronic applications and related technologies
Submission Guidelines and Award Details
To participate in the student project demonstrations on emerging technology award program, submit the online form by July 15, 2024. If you have difficulty accessing this form, please email maryam@ece.gatech.edu with your name, school, and faculty advisor’s name & email.
Single student project teams will be given preference, but teams with up to three students are allowed. For teams with multiple students, only one student needs to fill the application form. Topics of interest include all emerging areas of power electronics and related technologies. A non-exhaustive list of topic areas of interest is given below. Project teams selected for participation will be notified by August 5, 2024. All members of the selected project teams must register for ECCE in order to participate in the demonstration event.
Travel grants of $400 will be allocated for some or all of participating project team (this amount may vary depending on the number of teams participating, as the total travel budget is $6,000). Team members must submit travel related receipts and the travel grant will be disbursed against actual expenses up to the team’s allocated amount. Team members and project advisors will be invited to a sponsored dinner during ECCE.
For the demonstration, each team will be provided (free of cost) roughly 5-feet by 10-feet space in the ECCE exhibition hall. It is recommended that teams demonstrate hardware prototypes, and utilize posters, slides and/or videos (recorded at their home institution) to explain their demo to the audience and the judges. A power outlet will be available to each team to run a computer. However, the demonstrated hardware and experiments cannot be run in the exhibition hall due to safety concerns. Any participant who violates this rule will be disqualified.
Each project demonstration will be evaluated by a judging panel comprising members from the industry and the academia. The panel members will select the top project demonstrations based on originality/creativity, engineering design, value to practical applications, presentation, and audience appeal. The top three student project teams will be recognized with the Student Project Demonstration on Emerging Technology Award as follows:
- 1st Prize (a certificate and a cash award of $700)
- 2nd Prize (a certificate and a cash award of $500)
- 3rd Prize (a certificate and a cash award of $300)
The top student project team participating in the Student Design Methodology Competition track will be recognized with the:
- Best Student Design Methodology Award (a certificate and a cash award of $500)
Videos of the winning project demonstration may be posted on the IEEE PELS TC6 or TC10 websites.
Confirmed Student Demonstrations
Integrated PCB Winding Transformers for High-Frequency DC-DC Converters
Hans Wouters, KU Leuven
Battery Equalization Architecture Using Capacitively-Coupled ZETA-Derived Topology
Zhengqi Wei, City University of Hong Kong
Ceramic-based Coils for Magnetic Components: Ideas and Challenges
Shaokang Luan, Zhixing Yan, Aalborg University
Gallium Oxide based two-stage Half-Wave Voltage Multiplier
Arindam Sircar, University at Buffalo
Characterization Automation for Gallium Nitride HEMTs from 50K to 400K for Space Power
Tian Qiu, Purushottam Khadka, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Novel In-Core Cooling of Yokeless and Segmented Armature (YASA) Axial Flux Machines
Gokhan Cakal, UW Madison
Public charging infrustructure for Power Mobility Devices to Enhance Mobility and Inclusion of Device Users
Shokoufeh Valadkhani, Muhammad Abdelraziq, North Carolina State University
Autonomous Wireless Charging System for VTOL and Hybrid UAVs/Drones
Ujjwal Pratik, North Carolina State University
Aggie Power Electronics AI-Powered Co-Pilot
Vishwam Raval, Mohamed Zeid, Rolando Sandoval, Texas A&M University
Magnetic and Insulation Techniques for Medium Voltage DC/DC Converters Using 10-kV SiC Devices
Zihan Gao, University of Tennessee
An Update on 1.5-kV, 1.5-kW High Voltage Ratio GaN-based DC/DC Converter Design for the Moon
Yuzhou Yao, The Ohio State University
Bidirectional GaN-based Semiconductor Galvanic Isolation (SGI) Converter for Energy Storage Application
Zhining Zhang, The Ohio State University
SiC Power MOSFET Accelerated Lifetime Testing Platform
Paul Bradford, Utah State University
A Novel Bidirectional Solar Inverter for Enhanced Household Energy Management
Lei Wang, The University of Sydney
A Cubic Wireless Charging Container System with Highly Uniform Magnetic Field Distribution
Kaiyuan Wang, Yici Wang, Rui Liang, Nanyang Technological University
Demonstration of a Transistor Array Thermal Test Vehicle for Electronics Cooling Solutions
Logan Horowitz, S. Tahmid Mahbub, Jiarui Zou, UC Berkeley
A SiC Device-Based Reconfigurable Three Phase EV charger with Fault-Tolerant Capability
Uddhav Surve, Harish Karneddi, Gyanendra Tiwari, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Matrix Autotransformer SwitchedCapacitor DC-DC Converter for Data Center Application
Haoran Meng, Zhongshu Sun, University of Dayton
A Lightweight and High-Efficiency Wireless Power Transfer System for AUV
Chen Chen, Sheng Ren, City University of Hong Kong
Low-profile single-stage voltage regulator module (VRM) for AI computing
Xufu Ren, Jinfeng Zhang, Zhenshuai Rong, University of Cambridge
Time-based Equalization Strategy of Parallel Charge Balancing Architecture for Lithium-ion Battery Pack
Jyotirmaya Sahoo, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Fault-Tolerant Topologies with Halbach Array and PM-Free Multi-Stage Multi-Module Electric Machines for Electric Aircraft Propulsion
Ali Mohammadi, Donovin Lewis, Matin Vatani, University of Kentucky
A High-Efficiency, High-Power-Density Bi-directional Three Phase PFC for EV Charger
Emad Nazerian, The University of Texas at Austin
Advanced 1600W GaN PV Microinverter
Mojtaba Heydari, Emad Nazerian, The University of Texas at Austin
High-performance SiC Power Module Based on 3D-repacking of Discrete SiC Devices
Zibo Chen, Chen Chen, Huanghaohe Zou, Mafu Zhang, The University of Texas at Austin
Application of SiC MOSFETs in the Drive Systems of Ultra-Low Inductance, Highly Efficient PCB Stator Coreless AFPM Machines
Yaser Chulaee, Ali Mohammadi, Matin Vatani, University of Kentucky
Optimized Design and PWM Control of 97% Efficient 9kW modular TAB Converter for Space Applications Using Custom MAB Software
Saikat Dey, Connor Reece, Arizona State University
Wireless Power Transfer-Based Snubber for Suppressing Ringing of SiC MOSFET
Bowang Zhang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Smart AI-driven Battery Management Systems and Advanced Charging Systems for E-mobility
Latha Anekal, Ruvini De Seram, Jeonggi Son Ontario Tech University
Multi-Objective Design Automation and Optimization for Electric Propulsion Drive Systems
Ben Luckett, University of Kentucky
Digital Multi Mode Control of Three Level Flying Capacitor Boost Converter for Fast Transient and Energy Efficiency
Ruturaj Garnayak, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Superloop – An Efficient and Robust Dynamic Wireless Charging System for High-Speed Electric Vehicles
Yuhan Zhang, Xuanting Shen, The University of Sydney
Use of Current Mirror for Real-time Gate-Source Leakage Current Detection
Ho Tin Tang, City University of Hong Kong
10 kV SiC-based Current Source Inverters for Motor Drive Applications
Sneha Narasimhan, North Carolina State University
Hardware Implementation of Direct Effective Power Control (D-EPC) for Improving Output Voltage Stability of LLC Converters
Takuto Hayashi, Yuki Hushino, Okayama University
Dual-PWM Controlled Boost Active Bridge for Bidirectional Inductive Power Transfer with Wide Impedance and Output Range
Yihao Wu, Chenming Deng, Haoyu Wang, The University of Texas at Austin
Interior Permanent Motor with Enhanced Efficiency and Heat Dissipation for Electric Vehicles
Hasnain Nisar, University of Connecticut
Real Time Position Sensor Fault Detection with Control Reconfiguration for PMSM Drive Systems
Shaya Abou Jawdeh, Pengwei Li, University of Connecticut
A Single Phase 5-Level ANPC Converter with Fault Tolerance and Self-Healing Configurations
Pengwei Li, Uiliam Kutrolli, University of Connecticut
A Three-port DCDC Converter Used in Renewable Energy Interfacing Microgrid
Uiliam Kutrolli, Pengwei Li, University of Connecticut
A hardware testbed for studying control interactions in multi-inverter grids under different transients
Pranjal Gajare, Georgia Institute of Technology
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