Energy Efficiency

ETF team make Serbia proud at world’s largest student competition for energy efficiency solutions

Photo: ETF

Published

August 2, 2018

Country

Comments

comments icon

0

Share

Published:

August 2, 2018

Country:

Comments:

comments icon

0

Share

The H-Bridges team of students from the University of Belgrade School of Electrical Engineering (ETF) won 4th place and the Best Education Impact award in the International Future Energy Challenge 2018, the world’s largest student competition in the area of innovative and energy efficiency solutions, held in Beijing from July 18 to 22. The first three places went to universities from China, while the Serbian team was ahead of competitors from Germany, the US, Singapore, and Taiwan, as well as other competitors from China.

The H-Bridges team of 16 students from different ETF departments had been developing a device for the competition since May 2017. This year’s competition focused on the development of energy storage devices.

But the financial road to the competition in Beijing was not so smooth. Even though it passed the semifinal, held in San Antonio, the U.S., as the only team from Europe to do so alongside peers from the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, the ETF team faced the problem of covering travel expenses to China. Balkan Green Energy News helped them by publishing an appeal to companies to support the Belgrade team in competing with their peers. Following the appeal, Mining and Energy Minister Aleksandar Antić met the team and promised them his support.

Sixteen students had been developing the device for the competition since May 2017

The H-Bridges team made an excellent result for the University of Belgrade and Serbia in the world’s largest student competition in the area of innovative and energy efficiency solutions, Aleksandar Milić, teaching assistant at the ETF Department of Power Converters and Drive Systems, told Balkan Green Energy News.

“The device developed in the ETF laboratory of digital control of electrical drives met almost all competition requirements,” he said.

During 75 minutes of final testing, 13 out of 15 tests were successfully completed. The main tasks prescribed by the competition were fulfilled, such as bidirectional energy transfer and maximum output power of 1000W in the charging and discharging battery modes. In addition, the team managed to achieve the required energy efficiency in different operating modes, to limit the ripples in relevant currents and voltages within the allowed limits. Protective and control functions were implemented (state machine with an intuitive menu), while the required weight of the device, as well as the thermal and acoustic influence on the environment, were also met.

During 75 minutes of final testing, 13 out of 15 tests were successfully completed

Companies provide support

 As promised, Balkan Green Energy News is publishing the list of companies that made it possible for some of Serbia’s best young minds to shine:

Typhoon HIL

Elsys Eastern Europe

Nordeus

ICCE

uPrinc

Montprojekt

Hi-Tech Corp.

Srbijagas

Elektromreža Srbije

Elektroprivreda Srbije.

Tags: ,
Comments (0)

Be the first one to comment on this article.

Enter Your Comment
Please wait... Please fill in the required fields. There seems to be an error, please refresh the page and try again. Your comment has been sent.

Related Articles

Two PV parks of 117 MW in total coming online near Bucharest

Two PV parks of 117 MW in total coming online near Bucharest

23 April 2025 - Eximprod is commissioning a 65 MW solar park north of Bucharest and Simtel arranged loans for the completion of a 52 MW plant in Giurgiu

Bulgaria grants EUR 587 million to 82 battery storage projects

Bulgaria grants EUR 587 million to 82 battery storage projects

22 April 2025 - Developers of 82 standalone battery projects in Bulgaria, for an overall 9.71 GWh in capacity, got approval for EUR 587 million in subsidies

bih energoinvest transformers brand tuzla

Energoinvest inaugurates transformers made in BiH

22 April 2025 - Bosnia and Herzegovina-based company Energoinvest has manufactured the first domestic transformers under its brand

Bulgaria canceling sale equipment Belene nuclear plant Ukraine

Bulgaria canceling sale of equipment for its Belene nuclear plant to Ukraine

22 April 2025 - Bulgaria decided to call off the sale of equipment from the failed Belene nuclear project to Ukraine's Energoatom and reactivate the plans