Power and Energy

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Project Title	Student/s	Overview
Design and implementation of a DC-DC converter for an electric FSAE racecar	Samin Kazi	A light, powerful system to power M21
Regenerative Power	Alicia Smaldino	The integration of regenerative power with a Vespa's electric drive system
Distribution Transformer Risk Modelling	Zoya Gorman	Creation of a Failure Model for Distribution Transformers, that outputs probability of failure and allows identification of Risk Levels and Mitigation techniques.
Design, Implementation and Testing of Hardware for a Lithium Sulphur Battery Management System	Kelvin Chan	Validating a novel method of estimating initial state of a next generation lithium battery using power converters.
Review of business models for local Microgrid Markets and Simuluation of user behaviour tied to behavioural finance concepts	Nathan Luong	A literature review of various microgrid business models and an attempt to tie P2P prosumer behaviour to behavioural finance concepts
Pure Solar Bicycle	James Gruber & Ayush Tarway	Guinness World Record Attempt!
Modelling a Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter (REFCL)	Dovid Baker	A protection device which drastically reduces the bushfire risk caused by earth faults
Improved Algorithms for Topology Identification of Distribution Networks Using Smart Meter Data	David Flynn	The future of power distribution