Student Competition

ITEC+2025

ITEC+EATS 2025 Student Design Competition

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The IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (ITEC+EATS) invites you to participate in the 2025 Student Design Challenge. At the 2024 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum) in January 2024, Elysian Aircraft launched their concept for a 90-seater full  electric regional aircraft, with a turbogenerator for reserves/emergency scenarios, the E9X concept [ref.1]. The Elysian E9X aircraft can travel up to 800 kilometers (500 miles) on a single charge, with 2035+ expected EIS.

Challenge: The aim of the 2025 Student Design Challenge is to design the high voltage/high-power distribution system for a regional (90 passenger) fully electric aircraft, with a kerosene-based turbogenerator to cover reserves. The high-voltage electrical system must transmit power from the batteries to eight electrically-driven propellers, while the kerosene-based reserve energy system must generate electricity to charge the batteries or power the electric motors during diversion, loiter, or contingency scenarios. In the design of this architecture, you must also consider non-propulsive power (used e.g. for thermal management of the electrical powertrain) as well as the different voltage levels required for on-board electrical systems (on low and medium voltage). The powertrain architecture must be designed to meet safety requirements specified in the regulations, to ensure the aircraft can safely land in case a failure occurs.

Eligibility:

More than one design may be submitted from students at any one school. Teams can consist of the following:

  • Undergraduate students
  • Graduate students
  • Combined Undergrad and Graduate students

Prize: A Monetary Award!

  1. 750$ 1st prize
  2. 500$ 2nd prize
  3. 250$ 3rd prize

Deadline for applications: March 22nd
Dates for notification of acceptance: April 1st

ITEC+2025 Student Attendance Grants

The Power Electronics Society (PELS) has sponsored a travel reimbursement program for students who present a paper at PELS-sponsored conferences and workshops. The objective of student travel grants is to increase student participation at IEEE conferences and workshops.

Eligibility: To be eligible, students must have a paper accepted and present the paper, be an IEEE Student Member, and be a PELS member. Preference will be given to students who are the first author on a paper and with more than one accepted paper.

Selection of Recipients: Travel support recipients will be chosen so that students from as many countries as possible receive support. In case there are more applicants than available funds for travel reimbursement, preference will be given to the best papers according to the review rating and to students who have not previously been part of the program.

Reimbursement: All Travel Support reimbursements are at the discretion of the Committee. Any decisions made by the Committee are final and cannot be appealed or debated. Reimbursement of costs will be done after the conference has concluded and students have sent in the necessary reimbursement forms and receipts.

Deadline for applications: April 15
Dates for notification of acceptance: May 15

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