Tudi študentski projekti so lahko globalne inovacije

Abstract

"Just to innovate is not enough for competitive advantage; it need to be combined with business opportunity. And vice versa, just business is not enough for competitive advantage, it need to have the innovative product." (Rebernik; Podim 2009).

In the scope of three finals on the Interdisciplinary Study Programme of Industrial Engineering team of students have developed device for vehicle ventilation, whereby the inventive step of students was encouraged by professor D.Sc. Andrej Polajnar, professor D.Sc. Anton Hauc and assistant professor D.Sc. Iztok Palčič.

The result of our research and development process is solar device for vehicle ventilation. Said device is autonomous and self-supporting, PCT patent pending product, which is meant to be used especially in the summer time, when the vehicle is parked, while the average temperature inside the closed vehicle can rise over the 70°C. The effect of installed device for vehicle ventilation is lower starting temperature of the vehicle interior, which is comparable with the ambient temperature. In such way device have direct influence on reducing fuel over-consumption and impact on reducing the engine (CO2 and other pollutants) and A/C (R134a, R153a or other gas used) emissions of pollutants.