Prof. Wong Man-Chung (1st from left), Dr. Dai Ningy (2nd from right), Dr. Wong Chi-Kong (1st from right) and Mr. Johnny Lao KengWeng. Photo Download

Mr. Johnny Lao Keng Weng, a PhD student in the Power Electronics Laboratory of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was the first runner-up at the 13^th “Challenge Cup” National Inter-varsity Science and Technology Competition, for his project, “Novel Low Cost Traction Power Supply for Electrified Railway”. The project was co-supervised by Prof. Wong Man-Chung, Dr. Dai Ningyi and Dr. Wong Chi-Kong.

The project proposes a novel power quality compensator to enhance the development of electrified railways by reducing their costs. The project has led to publications in two top international journals (the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and the IET Power Electronics), one conference paper. and the application for two patents, one from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and another national patent from the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China. The project has received support from the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao SAR.

The “Challenge Cup” National Inter-varsity Science and Technology Competition is considered an Olympic-level test of the technological innovativeness of university students. This year 1,135 projects from 440 high schools participated in the competition.


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23/01/2014