1. International Future Energy Challenge 2015
North Carolina State University award winning design: Most Efficient Design
Hardware Design Summary
Shawn M. Grimsley
Challenge: Create a bi-directional device that will connect a battery system to an AC power grid
while achieving perfect synchronization.
Solution: Connect a DC/DC converter to an AC/DC converter and program the switches to
mimic that operation of a synchronous machine.
Hardware Design
PCB Design