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Hybrid Provision of Energy based on Reliabilty and Resiliancy via Integration of Dc Equipment
The project HYPERRIDE started on 1 October 2020. The four-year project contributes to the field implementation of DC and hybrid AC-DC grids. It will actively identify and provide solutions to overcome barriers to successful roll-out of new infrastructure concepts throughout Europe.
The Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems (ACS) will concentrate its work on the development of automation services for the hybrid AC/DC grid. The focus here is on optimal power flow and fault management, as well as on the realization of a metering device specifically dedicated to DC technology: the DC Measurement Unit (DMU).
These solutions will be integrated into the open ICT platform, specifically tailored for integration with hybrid AC/DC distribution systems, and tested, among the others, in the demo site of the RWTH Aachen Campus Melaten.
Further Information on the Website of Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems
2021 The Female Future of Tech
The Women’s Leadership Initiative was established to significantly increase the number of women entering the semiconductor market, as well as elevate their participation on both boards and leadership positions. The event will start with an insightful keynote from one of the most successful women in the European technology industry: Françoise Chombar, co-founder and CEO of MELEXIS, an integrated-circuits world leader. Furthermore, recently graduated women will share their personal experiences and explain why they recently chose to work in the technology and semiconductor industry. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and facilitate virtual networking.
The event is complimentary to all students.
You can find the registration link and further information in our event calendar
You Never Walk Alone – How do I find a Study Group?
Image: Martin Braun
Most study groups are formed somewhat by chance: you probably sat next to each other in a lecture, chatted over coffee between lectures and exercises, or were in the same first-year tutorial. In the current situation, these opportunities no longer occur.
If you can now turn to a study group or fellow students from the last semesters, you are lucky. Start networking! Ask your fellow students if they are interested in forming a study group, working out a plan together on how to get through the exam phase separately but still together.
If you don’t have a study group yet, why not reach out in Zoom in one of your small group exercises (KGÜs) if someone would like to join up with you. Maybe someone from your first-year tutorial is interested? What other ways do you know of for finding a study group in times of Social Distancing?
Written by: Iris Heisterklaus
RWTH and regional partners successful in the “Clusters4Future” ideas competition
Future clusters “NeuroSys” and “Hydrogen” to receive up to 90 million euros in funding from the BMBF
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has now published the winners of the “Clusters4Future” ideas competition. The BMBF is funding the research with up to 90 million euros. “Clusters4Future” is part of the German government’s High-Tech Strategy 2025. The open-topic competition focuses on regional innovation networks that combine the strengths of the players, tap into emerging fields of innovation and develop solutions for the challenges of the future.
“NeuroSys – Neuromorphic Hardware for Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Systems”
In addition to RWTH, the Forschungszentrum Jülich, AMO GmbH, IHK Aachen, the companies AixACCT Systems GmbH, AIXTRON SE, AppTek GmbH, ELMOS Semiconductor SE, RWTH Innovation GmbH and STAR Healthcare Management are involved in NeuroSys. In addition, the start-ups AiXscale Photonics UG, Black Semiconductor GmbH, Clinomic GmbH and Gremse-IT GmbH are involved. Professor Max Lemme from the Chair of Electronic Components and Managing Director of AMO GmbH will coordinate the work. The goal is the development of neuromorphic hardware for artificial intelligence applications and thus a technological independence for Germany and Europe. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is providing up to 45 million euros for this purpose.
In Europe, there are only a few global corporations in the hardware and software sector. Technological independence is of strategic importance, as artificial intelligence will be the building block for the next global stage of development. However, not only future economic growth depends on this key technology, but also the management of major societal challenges such as climate change, health, work or mobility. At the same time, artificial intelligence (AI) brings new challenges. For example, training large neural networks based on modern graphics processing units (GPUs) with deep-learning methods causes high CO2 emissions, which further exacerbate the climate problem. GPU-based neural networks are therefore ecologically unsustainable.
Resource-saving neuromorphic hardware that makes neural networks more efficient and includes data security as a design component is therefore becoming the key to the widespread use of AI. This is especially true for areas of application in autonomous vehicles, medical technology and sensor networks for intelligent production or urban regions. Neuromorphic systems are modelled on the two basic building blocks of the human brain, the neurons and the synapses. By integrating new materials with specific properties, they can ideally perform resource-saving on-site processing of data by integrating new materials with certain properties. This is summarised under the keyword “memristive” – from the English “memory” for storage and “resistor” for electrical resistance.
Scientists at RWTH and Forschungszentrum Jülich have already been able to demonstrate the functionality of neuromorphic devices made of memristive materials. However, there are no pilot lines or production capacities worldwide for manufacturing or integrating neuromorphic chips on an industrial scale. Also, the system of hardware, design, algorithms and application-driven software must work together to exploit the major advantages of neuromorphic hardware. What is needed, therefore, is a paradigm shift with the opportunity to take a leading position in this new technology. NeuroSys wants to develop the decisive prerequisites here.
In addition to economic success, aspects such as the social benefits and ethics of artificial intelligence must be taken into account. These socio-economic framework conditions are essential for new technologies, especially with such a potential reach. They are therefore being researched in NeuroSys, also in order to develop recommendations for action for society and politics.
“The Future Cluster is a great opportunity for the Aachen-Jülich region, especially in connection with the structural change in the Rhenish Revier. We are stepping up to transfer excellent science into companies and start-ups in the region. Our vision is to set up a production line in the Aachen region. There, the co-integration of neuromorphic functions through new materials into conventional silicon technology will then take place” – Professor Lemme.
We also congratulate the Institute for Combustion Engines, since in addition to “NeuroSys”, the seven funded clusters include the future cluster “Hydrogen”, which will also be coordinated by RWTH Aachen University in the coming years. RWTH Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Jülich were applicants for the future cluster “Hydrogen”. So far, 24 institutes of the two research institutions are involved, in addition to 47 industrial partners and 16 other organizations.
Prof. Sauer Rector’s Delegate for Thailand
The Rector’s Office commissions RWTH professors as delegates for representative functions in specific areas or regions as well as individual tasks that are strategically important for the University. Thus, Prof. Sauer was appointed as the new Rectorate Representative for Thailand.
One reason for this is his long-standing commitment to the Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering. The TGGS and the ISEA are closely connected – this is also shown by the fact that the dean of the TGGS, Prof. Dr. -Ing. Nisai Fuengwarodsakul, completed his doctorate under Prof. De Doncker in 2007.
Master Thesis at the IEM is promoted by the Hermann Voss Foundation
CAD-Drawing– IEM
In November 2020, a master’s thesis was started at the IEM on the topic of “Development and Construction of a Highspeed Actuator System and Track for a Maglev Train Model on a Scale of 1:20”.
The aim is to further develop the 1:20 scale magnetic train model existing at the IEM. To this end, the test track is to be extended to include a combination of a linear asynchronous machine in short stator design and a linear synchronous machine in long stator design, taking into account the structural conditions of the test hall. The levitation operation is realized with so-called hybrid actuators, which consist of a combination of electric and permanent magnets.
The six-month implementation of this master’s thesis is supported by the Hans Hermann Voss Foundation – in particular, the material costs for the prototype are financed. The foundation supports master’s theses by RWTH students who conduct research in one of the university’s profile areas and whose work contributes to solving application-related problems.
Successful milestone reached at the halfway point for the NEUROTEC Project after one year
The successful acceptance of the central milestone by the project management organisation VDI/VDE/IT at the end of November 2020 marks the first successful stage on the path to the electronics of the future for the NEUROTEC structural change project funded by the BMBF.
The vision of the alliance of Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH is that future computers for artificial intelligence (AI) should increasingly come from Germany and the EU and thus contribute to Europe’s technological sovereignty. This will involve the use of new types of hardware that are more closely modelled on the brain.
One speciality of the alliance of Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH is the smallest electronic components that can be used for neuromorphic computing and that can be connected to conventional microelectronics.
Now, in NEUROTEC I, the concepts are being tested, and in the NEUROTEC II project, demonstrators are being sought that will show the new possibilities in laboratory samples.
You can find more information on the website of Forschungszentrum Jülich.
⚡ 5 Minutes About… Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Jungemann
The Dean of Studies and Head of the Institute for Theoretical Electrical Engineering talks about his career, current projects, students and what the exam he himself once failed has to do with a nun.
English subtitles will be available soon.
Prospective Student Information Day – WDR Contribution
Like many other events in the past months, this year’s study information day also took place virtually. We were allowed to give the WDR a look behind the scenes at our faculty.
Find the interview here
⚡ 5 Minutes About… Dr.-Ing. Kerstin Jenkes
Our colleague in the Dean’s Office of the Faculty works in the area of internationalization and talks about the possibilities of orienting your studies internationally. In the interview, she talks about advantages, assessments and advice on studying abroad.
