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Monash University team at APEC2006

March 23, 2006

Three team members, C. Beckett, J. Luo and N. Sachchithananthan, travelled to Dallas, Texas (USA) to deliver a presentation on the winning inveter entry by the Monash University team at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) 2006. The presentation was a great success which generated much interest from the worldwide power electronics community.

The team members delivered thier presentation titled "SP4.1 A High Efficiency, Low Cost, Utility Interactive Inverter - Australia's Winning Entry For The 2005 Future Energy Challenge Competition". The team would again like to thank and acknowledge the support given by our industry sponsors who has made this opportunity possible.

For photos from the event, please visit the APEC 2006 photo gallery.

For more information

Applied Power Electronics Conference - APEC 2006

http://www.apec-conf.org

For a copy of the presentation, please contact the team.

Monash University Team Seminar a Success

September 15, 2005 - Monash University Future Energy Challenge 2005 Seminar

Monash University Team Seminar

The team wishes to thank those who came to hear about our journey, and again acknowledge Monash University and industry sponsors for their support. If you would like a copy of the presentation, please contact us.

Monash University Team Takes First Prize

August 17, 2005 – 2005 Awards Announced
1st Place - Monash University, Australia (for US$10,000)
Outstanding Teamwork - Monash University, Australia (for US$1,000)

More photos can be found on the photos page.

Topic B (Utility Interactive Inverter Challenge):

1st Place - Monash University, Australia (for $10,000)
2nd Place - Seoul National University of Technology, South Korea (for $8,000)
3rd Place - University of Illinois at Chicago, USA (for $5,000)
Outstanding Presentation - Universities of Cologne / Aachen, Germany (for $2,000) [team website]
Outstanding Technical Report - Universities of Cologne / Aachen, Germany (for $2,000) [team website]
Outstanding Educational Impact - Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil (for $1,500)
Innovative Design - University of Central Florida, USA (for $1,500)
Innovative Packaging - University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA (for $1,000) [team website]
Outstanding Teamwork - Monash University, Australia (for $1,000)
Honorable Mention - Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh

Topic A (Motor Drive Challenge):

First Place (for $10,000) - University of Belgrade, Serbia [team website]
Outstanding Design Innovation (for $6,500) - University of South Carolina, USA
Outstanding Educational Impact (for $2,000) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Outstanding Presentation (for $2,000) - University of Belgrade, Serbia [team website]
Outstanding Technical Report (for $2,000) - University of Belgrade, Serbia [team website]

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