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Judging for Future City Best Power System Award
January 20 @ 9:00 am - 1:30 pm EST
IEEE Milwaukee sponsors the “Best Power System” award for the Future City contest (IEEE Milwaukee has done this since 2009). All judging is in-person. This year’s theme is “Electrify Your Future”, where 7th and 8th grade student teams will design a city completely powered by electricity generated from sources that keep the citizens and the environment healthy and safe. A total of 50 teams (3 middle school studends per team) complete in this regional contest for Future City.
The criteria for the Best Power System includes; 1) How it is represented in the physical model; 2) Types of power sources and number of locations; 3) Methods to deliver and distribute the power; 4) Safety (prevent or handle overload) and availability (eg., what if there is no wind or too many clouds for renewable energy); 5) Environment (handling emissions and pollution).
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