Registration information

The number of participants is limited and varies with the number of topics available at the institute.

The lab course and topic assignments are organized as follows:

• Application period: January 27, 2025 until February 06, 2025
• Interested students register via the Campus Plus portal (search for "Laboratory: Smart Energy System Lab")
• Topics will be published on the Campus Plus portal and the IAI website on January 24, 2025.
• You can indicate your preferred topics during the application. As far as possible, we will take this into account when assigning the topics.
• The CAS portal will indicate when and if you are accepted (limited number of participants).
• Your topic assignment will be announced together with the acceptance confirmation from CAS.
• Acceptances will be sent out on February 12, 2025.

Credits will be awarded for SS2025 since the grading will take place in the summer semester.

Compulsory work

• Completion of the assigned task
• Attendance during the attendance phase (min. 10 out of 15 days)
  
• Handover, documentation and presentation
• Relevant for the examination are: Preparation (literature research and discussion at the end of the preparation phase), practical work, presentation and a write-up. 
  

Contents

The Institute of Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI) conducts research and development in the field of innovative, application-oriented information, automation and system technology for sustainable energy systems. The IAI is also responsible for the scientific operation and ongoing development of the Energy Lab(https://www.iai.kit.edu/RPE.php) energy research infrastructure at KIT Campus North.

As part of the ten-day lab course, students work in teams of two on one of several project topics derived from current research questions. The group of students typically goes through the following phases: Concept development/experiment preparation, implementation/experiment execution, evaluation/experiment analysis, presentation of results.

A list of project topics will be made available in advance. Interested students can express their topic preferences, based on which the students are assigned to the respective project topics. The participants will work independently on the assigned project - supervision is provided by IAI research assistants. At the end of the lab course, the work must be documented and presented in the style of a scientific paper. Additionally, each participant or team reports (approx. 10 min presentation + 5 min questions) on the topic worked on. This appointment takes place at the end of the internship.

The ten-day lab course begins with a joint kick-off event. This includes an organizational introduction, a tour of the Energy Lab and the Smart Energy System Simulation and Control Center (SEnSSiCC) and a brief presentation of all project topics. This is followed by the preparation phase (including an in-depth talk with your project manager) and the attendance phase. The course ends with a joint event at which the students present their solutions and work results in an examination presentation.

Dates

• 24.01.2025 Upload of the project topics to the IAI page and the Campus-Plus portal
• 27.01.2025 Start of the application period
• 06.02.2025 End of the application period
• 24.02.2025 Kick-Off-Event
• 24.02.2025 to 13.03.2025 Preparation phase (familiarization with the project topic), submission of literature review and in-depth talk with your project managers
• 14.03.2025 to 03.04.2025 Work phase on site at the Energy Lab (required attendance 10 out of 15 working days)
• 10.04.2025 & 11.04.2025 Final presentations and grading
• 31.05.2025 Deadline for handing in the written paper

Notes

• The courses are generally held in English. However, student presentations in German are possible.
• Quite often the topics are suitable for an extension into Master's thesis.
• The number of participants in the course is generally limited and varies according to the number of research projects available at the institute.

Further links

• Lectures on IAI page
• https://www.iai.kit.edu/english/RPE.php
• Campus-Plus-Portal for registration

Zweiwöchiges Praktikum im Energy Lab (KIT Campus Nord, Gebäude 668)