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Some 100 CÉGEP students rise to the challenge for the 2nd edition of the "Déplace de l'air à Poly" contest
After the success of last year's contest, Polytechnique Montréal's Department of Electrical Engineering chose to run the contest again this year. The challenge: design an alternator for a mini wind turbine.
The “Déplace de l'air à Poly” (Move the air at Poly) contest, open to CEGEP students enrolled in pre-university and technical programs, was held at Polytechnique on Saturday, February 1, 2014. The 102 participants, who were divided among 42 teams of two to three students each, were required to design an alternator for a mini wind turbine using nothing but the parts that were supplied during the four hours allotted to produce a prototype. Once assembly was completed, the teams were able to test their alternator in front of a fan.
Participants were also invited to attend inspirational presentations given by the Esteban solar car team, the Poly eRacing electric car and Élikos, a technical company that designs and builds multicopters. The personal projects of two electrical engineering students were also featured.
Participants received support from several Polytechnique electrical engineering students and professors who served as mentors while maintaining their demanding course loads.
THE WINNERS:
- 1st place ($2,000 prize): the Tesla TR team from Cégep de Trois-Rivières, composed of Simon Trudeau and Gabriel Labrecque (RMS voltage: 1,881 mV).
- 2nd place ($1,000 prize): the Architectes navals team from the Institut Maritime du Québec du Cégep de Rimouski, composed of Jordan Gagnon and Boris Petit (RMS voltage: 1551 mV).
- 3rd place ($500 prize): the Win1000 team from Cégep de La Pocatière, composed of Vincent Bernier and Léandre Joncas (RMS voltage: 1543 mV).
1st place ($2,000 prize): the Tesla TR team from Cégep de Trois-Rivières
2nd place ($1,000 prize): the Architectes navals team from the Institut Maritime du
Québec
3rd place ($500 prize): the Win1000 team from Cégep de La Pocatière
Electrical engineers are employable in a wide range of areas and have many career options. The Polytechnique's Electrical Engineering Bachelor's program offers 15 specialization options including embedded aerospace systems, bio-instrumentation and space technologies.
Congratulations to all the teams that took part! See you in 2015!
