Special prize at 'Jugend forscht'
High school students develop charging network for electric cars
There is currently no nationwide charging network for electric cars in Germany. Anchar', an idea by Leonard Sondermann, Felix Ulonska and Moritz Kunz from Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium in Münster, is intended to remedy this situation.
The 'Anchar' project has won the VDE special prize of 1,000 euros in the 'Jugend forscht' final. The young inventors impressed the jury of the 54th national 'Jugend forscht' competition with their idea for sustainable charging stations for electric cars.
In their project, the students rely on blockchain technology, which is also used by cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. "The advantage of this approach is that it is less susceptible to disruptions and hacker attacks," explains the team, who initially began their work in a science project course at the school. They tested the practicality of the system in a model network consisting of a small charging station and an electric Kettcar. "Previous charging networks have a centralized structure, so there is a single company that is responsible for the functioning of the charging network," the inventors describe. In view of the growing relevance of electromobility, they want to eliminate the dependence on a single player and develop a decentralized charging network.
The team is publishing its ideas in line with the open source principle and explains: "We ourselves are trying to illustrate the advantages of our system through presentations and are in close contact with a number of companies in the charging technology sector. Our hope is that we can persuade them to decentralize the charging network in the interests of all those involved by providing simple and inexpensive access."
190 young talents in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology (STEM) took part in the final of 'Jugend forscht 2019' with 111 innovative research projects. Other winners were:
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