The H-Bridges student team of the School of Electrical Engineering traditionally participates in the prestigious international competition in power electronics, the IFEC (International Future Energy Challenge), organized under the auspices of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

A ceremony marking the team’s latest success was held on November 19th at the Palace of Science. Competing in last year’s challenge titled “Galvanically Isolated Switched-Mode Power Supply for Data Centers for Data Storage, Processing, and Distribution,” the team achieved fourth place among university teams from around the world.

The formal reception was attended by approximately 130 guests, including representatives of the academic community, the media, and the industry from numerous domestic and international companies. The event was organized to celebrate the students’ success and to present the achieved technical results.

Academician Prof. Dr. Slobodan Vukosavić, Head of the Laboratory for Digital Control of Power Converters and Drives, and Dean Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Nešković emphasized the importance of this achievement and the continuity of success that the H-Bridges team maintains at the international level. The professors congratulated the students and their mentor, Assistant Professor Dr. Aleksandar Milić, on the dedication and perseverance demonstrated throughout the project.

On this occasion, Mihailo Divac also addressed the audience. He was a member of the first team from the School of Electrical Engineering to participate in the IEEE IFEC competition in 2005. Marking two decades since the faculty’s first participation in the competition, he highlighted the significance of long-term student engagement and the tradition of participation.

Speeches were also delivered by representatives of companies that supported the team during last year’s project. Among them was Emilija Lukić, a representative of Typhoon HIL and a former member of the H-Bridges team. Dejan Čvoro, Head of Human Resources at Brose, and Milan Bjedov, Head of the Hydropower Department at the Mihajlo Pupin Institute, emphasized the importance of connecting academia and industry in supporting the development of engineering talent.

Representatives of the H-Bridges team presented the most significant aspects of the developed technical solution and announced a future project entitled “Bidirectional On-Board Charger for Electric Vehicles.”