Szilveszter Laskai, a student at Mihály Fazekas High School in Debrecen, developed a SiC-MOSFET-based inverter optimized for traction.
In Brussels, the most talented young people from 37 countries competed in 34th EU Young Scientists Competition , to which students representing Hungary were delegated by the Hungarian Innovation Association.
The final of the most prestigious talent search competition organized annually by the European Union, the EU Young Scientists Competition - which was attended by high school students selected from 65,000 young people from 37 countries around the world - will be held on September 12-17 this year. was held in Brussels between Among young people between the ages of 14 and 20, Hungary is recognized by the Hungarian Innovation Association in the 2022/2023. The creators of the three first-prize applications of the 32nd National Science and Innovation Olympiad held in
• Szilveszter Laskai, a student at Mihály Fazekas High School in Debrecen, Designing a traction inverter with SiC semiconductors. with his application.
• Vida Ákos Gaming Accessibility, student of Péter Veres High School in Békásmegyer. with his work.
• Recently graduated students of the Tatabánya Bánki Donát Pech Antal Technikum, Ákos Óvári and Balázs Szőnyi Thermographic-based management support system c. with their work.
The first two rounds of the four-step competition for young scientists are organized by the participating countries, from which the best, maximum three, selected projects are given an opinion by the international judging committee in Brussels. After that, the selected ones take part in a three-day presentation, integrated with the exhibition, where the international jury forms the final order during interviews. 85 projects and 140 students from 37 countries competed against each other at the 34th EU Young Scientists Competition, which took place in Brussels this year.
Szilveszter Laskai won the special prize of the European Championship, which was offered by CERN.
The applicant developed a SiC-MOSFET-based inverter optimized for traction. For the sake of presentation, the inverter operates from a 230 V mains voltage. It can be used perfectly as a general-purpose frequency converter. Its energy density is 60 percent higher than that of a commercially available frequency converter of similar performance. The SiC inverter - as an innovative device that increases energy efficiency - can be one possible answer to questions related to changes in the economic and ecological environment.
The Hungarian delegation was led by Gábor Ivánka, member of the OTIO judging committee and president of MAFITUD.
Featured image: Photo: Hungarian Innovation Association
