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Engineering at Illinois leading $18.5 million center for power optimization

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Engineering at Illinois leading $18.5 million center for power optimization The goal of the Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS) Center led by the University of Illinois is to pack more power into less space for electrical systems in cars, construction machines, aircraft, and mobile devices by tackling thermal and electrical challenges surrounding the mobile […]

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US Department of Energy Race to Zero Student Design Competition

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US Department of Energy Race to Zero Student Design Competition The US Department of Energy (DOE) Race to Zero Student Design competition (Race to Zero) engages undergraduates, grad students, and university faculty to become part of a new leadership movement to achieve truly sustainable homes. The competition is based on a real-world scenario where a […]

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CEME alumni Robert Balog and Pradeep Shenoy welcomed to APEC Administrative Committee

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CEME alumni Robert Balog and Pradeep Shenoy welcomed to APEC Administrative Committee Robert Balog (PhD 2006) and Pradeep Shenoy (PhD 2010) were among six new administrative committee members selected to help run IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conferences (APEC). These young professionals belong to the fifth generation of power electronics engineers (PELS), given a field that […]

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Formula Hybrid Competition in Loudon, New Hampshire – April 27-30, 2015

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Formula Hybrid Competition in Loudon, New Hampshire – April 27-30, 2015 The U of I was one of nine teams competing in the fully-electric division of the Formula Hybrid competition held annually in Loudon, New Hampshire. They placed fourth out of nine all-electric vehicle teams. While they did not pass the rigorous electrical inspection (only […]

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Two power-area students among seven attending CRA-Women Graduate Cohort Workshop

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Two power-area students among seven attending CRA-Women Graduate Cohort Workshop Jiangmeng Zhang (see research on page 38) and Archana Manjanath were among seven University of Illinois women chosen to attend the annual Computing Research Association Women Graduate Workshop held this spring in San Francisco. The workshop was developed to help female graduate students improve networking […]

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Srikanthan Sridharan won the IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference Best Paper award

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Srikanthan Sridharan won the IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference Best Paper award Srikanthan Sridharan is helping make electric cars more efficient — and more realistic for public use — by adding a voltage controller to the electric vehicle motor. The controller receives commands from the system and then puts out only the voltage needed. For example, […]

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iSEE funds Professor Overbye’s research related to renewable energy and transportation

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iSEE funds Professor Overbye’s research related to renewable energy and transportation The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) awarded seed funding to Professor Thomas Overbye for his interdisciplinary project exploring renewable energy sources for transportation. The project entitled, “Interdependent Critical Infrastructure Systems for Synergized Utilization of Multiple Energy Sources toward Sustainable Vehicular Transportation,” will […]

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ECE grad students host their sixth annual Power and Energy Conference at Illinois

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ECE grad students host their sixth annual Power and Energy Conference at Illinois Graduate students in ECE’s power and energy systems organized their sixth annual Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI), which took place February 20-21 at the I-Hotel Conference Center. PECI featured keynote speakers and presentations from professionals and students throughout industry and […]

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Three of five Illinois engineering projects funded in Siebel Energy Institute’s debut are from Grainger CEME professors

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Three of five Illinois engineering projects funded in Siebel Energy Institute’s debut are from Grainger CEME professors The University of Illinois is one of only eight research institutions worldwide chosen to be part of the Siebel Energy Institute (SEI) launched on August 4, 2015 with funding of nearly $1 million. Illinois projects represent research teams […]

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Google’s “Little Box” Challenge

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Google’s “Little Box” Challenge An ECE ILLINOIS’ Power Electronics team of eight students guided by Professor Robert Pilawa-Podgurski is one of 18 finalists out of more than 100 entries in Google’s and IEEE Power Electronics Society’s Little Box Challenge. Theirs was chosen based on achieved power density and efficiency, as well as novelty of the […]

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