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Optimal Design of passive filters for variable speed drives

This project aims to design new highly compact and highly effective filters for a multi-level power converter based on wide-bandgap (WBG) transistors that integrates an Active Front Ends on the grid-side. Leveraging the high switching speed of WBG, new light weight multi-stage filters suppressing all switching frequency are designed for both the utility and motor side. This filter should feature higher power density, higher efficiency and lower switching losses when compared to traditional LCL ones, and should be applicable in the context of a commercial motor inverter design.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kamal Al-Haddad

Student:

Partner:

SmartD

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Enhancement of Virtual Synchronous Machine Algorithms with Energy Storage

Modern electric power systems are rapidly adopting renewable energy resources. This positive movement, however, does bring with it major challenges to the way we operate power systems. In particular we may face drastic frequency changes and far-reaching transient phenomena. One way to remedy these is to deploy energy storage systems, such a s batteries, to assist the power system in maintaining its frequency and in releasing and absorbing bursts of power that are required to do so. This internship will look into developing methods for using energy storage in conjunction with power-electronic converters so that local sources/sinks of power available to the converters that assist in maintaining the system’s frequency.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shaahin Filizadeh

Student:

Partner:

TransGrid Solutions

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Effect of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals on the mechanical properties oflatex-based pressure sensitive adhesives

This project proposes the use of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) – developed and manufactured by Anomera Inc. from Canadian forests – as nano-inclusions to tailor a set of properties in latex-based PSA nanocomposites towards enhanced performance. Due to their unique properties, CNCs can significantly enhance the mechanical performance of latex-based PSAs.
Project results are expected to promote the use of Anomera’s CNC material in the adhesives industry, as well as to promote the Canadian forest sector as Canada is considered among the global leaders in the exportation of forest products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marc A Dubé

Student:

Partner:

Anomera

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Energy-efficient and latency-bounded adaptive application layer for low power wide area network

To address the diverse requirements of Internet of Thing (IoT) applications, Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks represent an innovative communication paradigm. Unfortunately, scaling the networks to massive number of devices and managing higher levels of interference are still open issues. Most studies suggest that end devices should adapt their communication parameters. Therefore, the main objective is to design an energy-efficient and latency-bounded adaptive application layer for LPWA network. However, the current project addresses only one subobjective namely system and link level modeling and performance evaluation of long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) that uses radio management ploicies to achieve high transmission reliability and low energy consumption. Accordingly, we aim at helping the industrial partner gain insights and competitive knowledge on the effectiveness of these application layer policies on guaranteeing a given data-reliability-profile in a real deployment scenario under backward compatibleness with LoRaWAN adaptive data rate (ADR) mechanism and computational complexity constraints.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Messaoud Ahmed Ouameur

Student:

Partner:

Altus Technologie

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Antioxidant Properties of Indigenous Plant Species of Newfoundland and Labrador

This research aims at study antioxidant properties of berry plant species native to
Newfoundland and Labrador. Antioxidants are compounds which are required to alleviate the
harmful effects of free radicals. If the level of free radicals is high in body, they can damage
proteins, lipids, DNA, and other biochemicals in our body. Skin is prone to the harmful effects of
free radicals because it is exposed to UV, smoke, chemicals, etc and hence require antioxidants to
protect its structure. Berry plants are rich sources of wide variety of antioxidants. Furthermore,
research has also shown that plants which thrive on harsh conditions have higher level of
antioxidants. Therefore, we chose to study berry species of Newfoundland and Labrador to
utilize their antioxidant efficiency and we expect high antioxidant levels in these indigenous
plants.
The results from the study will enable the company in developing a range of
cosmeceutical formulation prototypes using the plants showing high antioxidant levels. These
results will also help company…TOBECONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrei Igamberdiev

Student:

Partner:

Indigina

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Optimisation de la cédule du programmeCSeries

La place importante du pétrole aujourd’hui amène le constructeur d’avions à développer des
avions consommant de moins en moins avec des performances de plus en plus élevé. C’est
dans cette optique que Bombardier Aéronautique a lancé la fabrication des CSeries, avion de
ligne à faible consommation.
Une saine gestion du programme CSeries est indispensable face aux enjeux concurrentiels
mondiaux. C’est pour cela que Bombardier Aéronautique a ouvert un département
d’optimisation de la cédule du programme CSeries afin d’améliorer les différents processus
qui mèneront aux dates-jalons de 1er vol et ensuite de Mise-en-service. Pour ce faire la
gestion de projet autour de cette conception doit se faire avec la plus grande rigueur et
efficacité et ce sur 4 chantiers différents : la sécurité-de-vol, les tests, la production et la
mise-en-service.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Souheil-Antoine Tahan

Student:

Partner:

Bombardier Aeronautic Inc (Saint-Laurent, QC)

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing; Transportation and warehousing

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Comportement énergétique de l’Axionaut dans un contexte 5G

Les innovations de la 5G, en particulier au niveau de la diminution de la latence des transmissions et de la déportation des calculs proche de la source ouvrent la porte à l’utilisation du réseau cellulaire pour effectuer des opérations de contrôle. Avec ce projet, nous souhaitons explorer le potentiel d’optimisation de la consommation électrique d’un prototype de voiture autonome de taille réduite, grâce au calcul déporté via 5G tout en garantissant une fiabilité maximale du véhicule.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brunilde Sansò

Student:

Partner:

Axionable

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Feasibility Assessment and Development of Knowledge, Technology, and Tools for a Reliable Touch Interface for Metallic and Non-Metallic Surfaces

As ‘Smart-home’ technologies are developed and become a major player in the household appliances market, so too must the technologies that allow us to interface with it. This project, over the span of two years will develop methods of sensing not currently used in the appliance sector. This will allow companies such as iaconicDesign to integrate numerous aesthetics into their products while maintaining reliable functionality. In this project the technologies of piezoelectric and capacitive will be explored initially for use with metallic front-plates, as to rapidly develop a prototype, and later, the technology of Electrical Impedance Tomography will be developed as a future-proofing method.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mina Hoorfar;Homayoun Najjaran

Student:

Partner:

iaconicDesign

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Étude sur la valorisation des boues d’épuration provenant d’une usine de production d’émulsions de polymères (Celanese, Boucherville)

Dans une perspective de développement durable et d’économie circulaire, les industries sont forcées vers des pratiques plus durables de traitement et de valorisation des matières résiduelles, telles que les boues provenant du traitement de l’eau. Ainsi, les pratiques conventionnels d’enfouissement et d’incinération des matières organiques seront bannis au Québec à partir de 2022. C’est dans ce contexte que ce projet vise le traitement et la valorisation des boues d’épuration provenant de l’usine de production d’émulsions de polymères de Celanese à Boucherville. Une stratégie de biométhanisation sera étudiée dans le but de produire de la bioénergie et des biofertilisants à partir de ces résidus. Les avantages escomptés pour l’organisme partenaire incluent une réduction des coûts et de l’impact environnemental de ses processus par l’implémentation éventuelle de la valorisation des boues au lieu de la pratique actuelle d’enfouissement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Céline Vaneeckhaute

Student:

Partner:

Celanese Canada ULC

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Perfectionnement d’un système d’assistance motorisée pour lève-personnes

De nos jours, le vieillissement de la population ainsi que l’augmentation du poids moyen sont à l’origine de nouvelles problématiques dans le secteur médical et paramédical. En effet, la majorité des aides-soignants souffrent de problèmes musculo-squelettiques (lombalgie, etc …), qui peuvent trouver leurs origines dans le transfert des patients “handicapés ou blessés”. Ces déplacements, et particulièrement les rotations, répétés plusieurs fois par jour par le personnel, peuvent être à l’origine de douleurs menant à des arrêts de travail. L’objectif du projet est d’optimiser un système de contrôle permettant de commander la motorisation d’un levier et permettre de déplacer des patients sans effort et ainsi diminuer le risque de blessure chez les aides-soignants.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexandre Girard

Student:

Partner:

Arjo

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Measuring the contributions of non-crop areas to precision canola yield: Phase 2

Canola growers recognize that the beneficial arthropods that live in natural habitats and non-crop areas may play an important role in augmenting and stabilizing crop yields. These bees, flies, beetles, spiders and other arthropods may spill over into the crop, and through pollination or pest control, help to improve yields, decrease inputs, and increase profitability. A postdoctoral fellow will assess the relationship between natural habitats and canola yield that may result from these spillover effects, or other ecosystem services. Their task will be to use precision yield data collected by sensors on the harvesting equipment of grower-cooperators. These data will be applied to build spatial statistical models relating yield hotspots with non-crop areas in at least 60 fields. The partner organization, Canola Council of Canada, will receive an assessment of the potential for non-crop areas (which are very common in prairie canola fields) to contribute to yield, as well as advice which it can disseminate to canola growers about how to leverage any effects of non-crop areas effectively.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Galpern

Student:

Partner:

Canola Council of Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Le changement stratégique dans un contexte incertain : l’horizon d’un modèle d’affaires ouvert et collaboratif

Le changement stratégique est, pour nombre de PME, une question de pérennité. Considérant qu’elles occupent plus ou moins 97% de l’économie nationale, la question du changement stratégique est cruciale pour que celles-ci s’adaptent à leur environnement. C’est le cas des entreprises de services-conseils qui optent progressivement vers des modèles d’affaires plus collaboratifs. Cette recherche se penche sur le cas d’une PME de services-conseils en ressources humaines qui est confrontée à un changement dans l’écosystème concurrentiel et prise avec un défi d’attraction et de rétention de ses consultants. Ce projet permettra de mettre en lumière les nouvelles tendances concernant les modèles d’affaires collaboratifs et ouverts. Il s’agit d’un défi de recherche pertinent puisque le nombre d’entreprises adoptant ces modèles d’affaires émergents est en croissance. L’organisation partenaire pourra profiter de cette collaboration de recherche puisqu’un diagnostic interne lui sera présenté et des recommandations stratégiques leur seront proposées à partir de la littérature scientifique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sofiane Baba

Student:

Partner:

Équipe Humania

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

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