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The Challenge

The 2005 International Future Energy Challenge has been organized for participation by student engineering teams around the world. The competition is open to college and university student teams from recognized engineering programs in any location. The 2005 competition addresses two broad topic areas: (A) Single-Phase Adjustable Speed Motor Drive and (B) Utility Interactive Inverter System for Small Distributed Generation. The Monash University Team has chosen to partake in topic B, described as follows:

B. Utility Interactive Inverter System for Small Distributed Generation: The objective of this competition is to improve and foster innovation in the design of flexible utility interactive inverter systems for small distributed generation. The inverter must be efficient and comply with requirements for harmonic control, interconnection, and safety standards. The inverter must be capable to operate in typical voltage and frequencies, grid-connected or stand-alone. Target hardware costs are US$200 for an inverter that can operate from a dc input voltage varying from 30 volts to 60 volts, under constrained input power varying from 250W to 1000W, to a single-phase utility line 110/240V either 50Hz/60Hz, with efficiency of at least 90%.

Visit energychallenge.org for more information on the challenge.

In March 2004, the Monash University Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering has assembled a team to participate, along with 14 other international Universities, in the 2005 International Future Challenge, a competition sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics Society, with the aim of promoting innovation in the field of distributed electricity generation systems.

The team consists of 10 final year undergraduate engineering students with an interest in power electronics, guided by A/Prof. Grahame Holmes. As the director of the Monash Power Electronics Group, he is actively involved in practical applications in this area of industry.

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