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The Amper 2025 trade fair, the largest Central European event focused on electrical engineering, automation, energy, and digital technologies, is taking place from March 18 to 20 at the Brno Exhibition Center. Among the hundreds of exhibitors from both industry and academia, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (FEL UWB) once again showcased its technological innovations. The Faculty is returning from the fair this year with a record-breaking three awards.

Dean of FEL UWB, Zdeněk Peroutka, commented on the success: "It is amazing to see our students and young researchers coming up with solutions that have a real impact on society and can shape the future of technology. Each of these awards is a testament to the hard work, creativity, and expertise that our Faculty fosters."

The highest award of the fair, the Golden Amper, is given for an innovative technology with significant technical and practical contributions. This prestigious award was received by Patrik Kalaj, a final-year PhD student, for developing a compact high-power-density electric drive unit designed for extreme conditions.

The drive is intended for demanding environments, such as tropical seas, where it must withstand high temperatures, humidity, and saltwater exposure. The innovation lies in its compact design, integrating the motor, converter, and cooling system into a single unit, minimizing energy losses, and simplifying installation.

The Student Golden Amper Award is given to the best student projects with high innovation potential. This award was won by Tomáš Knopf, a third-year bachelor's student at FEL, for his project on a mobile robotic platform with independently controlled wheels.

This intelligent robot is capable of autonomous navigation in challenging environments, such as geological surveys or search and rescue operations. The key innovation is its ability to independently control each of its four wheels, allowing it to move sideways or rotate in place.

In the Student Golden Amper category, the jury also awarded an Honorable Mention to Tomáš Paveza, a first-year PhD student, for developing a five-phase BLDC machine with a dual rotor and additively manufactured components.

This electric machine integrates multiple approaches – it is made using 3D printing, features a special magnet arrangement for higher efficiency, and utilizes a geometry that enables more efficient energy transfer. As a result, it is lighter, more compact, and has a wide range of applications in various fields, such as the automotive industry and robotics.

Faculty of Electrical Engineering has previously excelled at the Amper fair – in 2024, it won an award for a distribution transformer with an environmentally friendly electro-insulating liquid in an Eco-design II configuration. In 2022, it received an award for a device designed for ground fault compensation. Other notable achievements include Smart PRO – a firefighter intervention suit that won the highest award at Amper 2017, and the modular REMCS control system, which was recognized in 2013.