BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Bogota BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380118T221407 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3MO;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:-05 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19930206T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SA;BYMONTH=2 TZNAME:-05 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260314T224010Z UID:D64813AC-D5BF-4E9B-B543-AB0F2EB7ED11 DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20250424T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20250424T163000 DESCRIPTION:On April 24\, 2025\, the IEEE Power & Energy Society Student Br anch Chapter at Universidad del Norte hosted a technical session as part o f the global IEEE PES Day 2025 celebration. The event took place from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the Universidad del Norte campus in Barranquilla\, C olombia\, and welcomed 8 participants for an in-depth presentation on a lo cally developed engineering project with significant social impact. The se ssion focused on the development of sustainable energy solutions for the T ezhumke Wiwa indigenous community in Colombia\, addressing the critical ch allenge of improving healthcare access in remote areas through off-grid re newable energy and innovative transportation systems.\n\nTechnical Content \n\nThe session centered on the development of sustainable energy solution s for the Tezhumke Wiwa indigenous community\, located in a remote area of Colombia with limited access to reliable electricity and healthcare infra structure. The project addresses this challenge through a dual-purpose int egration of e-bikes: serving both as a means of medicine delivery to isola ted areas and as mobile energy storage units capable of enhancing the powe r reliability of local health facilities.\n\nThe technical discussion focu sed on the design\, optimization\, and validation of a bi-directional char ging circuit tailored for small-scale electric vehicle applications. Parti cipants explored the transition from large-scale EV battery systems to loc alized\, community-scale solutions\, examining the refinement of an existi ng prototype developed at Universidad del Norte. Key aspects included the integration of AC/DC inverters and DC/DC converters into a boost-buck topo logy with optimized control systems\, designed to ensure efficiency and re liability in isolated microgrid environments.\n\nOutcomes and Impact\n\nTh e session offered participants a compelling example of how power electroni cs and renewable energy engineering can be applied to address real-world s ocial challenges. By grounding the technical content in a concrete humanit arian context — improving healthcare access for an indigenous community — the presentation illustrated the broader potential of engineering to d rive meaningful change. With 8 attendees engaged in a focused and speciali zed discussion\, the activity reinforced the chapter's commitment to promo ting research with social relevance and to celebrating IEEE PES Day as an opportunity for technical exchange and community awareness.\n\nThe IEEE PE S Day 2025 session at Universidad del Norte exemplifies the chapter's dedi cation to connecting rigorous technical work with its human and social dim ensions. By showcasing research developed within the university itself\, t he chapter highlighted the innovative capacity of its academic community a nd its alignment with the global IEEE PES mission of advancing energy tech nology for the benefit of society.\n\nSpeaker(s): Federico Sartore\n\nAgen da: \n-\n14:00 – 14:10: Welcome Remarks and Introduction to IEEE PES Cha pter Initiatives.\n\n-\n14:10 – 14:45: Technical Presentation: Design an d Optimization of Bi-directional Charging for E-bikes.\n\n-\n14:45 – 15: 15: Case Study Analysis: Implementation in the Tezhumke Wiwa Community.\n\ n-\n15:15 – 15:45: Q&A Session: Challenges in Small-scale Mobile Storage and Off-grid Stability.\n\n-\n15:45 – 16:00: Closing and Networking.\n\ nÁrea metropolitana de\, Kilómetro 5\, Vía Puerto Colombia\, Barranquil la\, Atlántico\, Barranquilla\, Atlantico\, Colombia LOCATION:Área metropolitana de\, Kilómetro 5\, Vía Puerto Colombia\, Bar ranquilla\, Atlántico\, Barranquilla\, Atlantico\, Colombia ORGANIZER:gamell@ieee.org SEQUENCE:39 SUMMARY:IEEE PES DAY 2025: Design Optimization and Validation of a Bi-Direc tional Charging Circuit for Micro E-Mobility System Supporting Health Faci lities Electrification. URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/482382 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="font-claude-response-body break-wor ds whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">On April 24\, 2025\, the IEEE Power &a mp\; Energy Society Student Branch Chapter at Universidad del Norte hosted a technical session as part of the global IEEE PES Day 2025 celebration. The event took place from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the Universidad del No rte campus in Barranquilla\, Colombia\, and welcomed 8 participants for an in-depth presentation on a locally developed engineering project with sig nificant social impact. The session focused on the development of sustaina ble energy solutions for the Tezhumke Wiwa indigenous community in Colombi a\, addressing the critical challenge of improving healthcare access in re mote areas through off-grid renewable energy and innovative transportation systems.</p>\n<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace- normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>Technical Content</strong></p>\n<p class="fo nt-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The s ession centered on the development of sustainable energy solutions for the Tezhumke Wiwa indigenous community\, located in a remote area of Colombia with limited access to reliable electricity and healthcare infrastructure . The project addresses this challenge through a dual-purpose integration of e-bikes: serving both as a means of medicine delivery to isolated areas and as mobile energy storage units capable of enhancing the power reliabi lity of local health facilities.</p>\n<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The technical discussion focu sed on the design\, optimization\, and validation of a bi-directional char ging circuit tailored for small-scale electric vehicle applications. Parti cipants explored the transition from large-scale EV battery systems to loc alized\, community-scale solutions\, examining the refinement of an existi ng prototype developed at Universidad del Norte. Key aspects included the integration of AC/DC inverters and DC/DC converters into a boost-buck topo logy with optimized control systems\, designed to ensure efficiency and re liability in isolated microgrid environments.</p>\n<p class="font-claude-r esponse-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>Outcomes and Impact</strong></p>\n<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The session offered participants a compel ling example of how power electronics and renewable energy engineering can be applied to address real-world social challenges. By grounding the tech nical content in a concrete humanitarian context &mdash\; improving health care access for an indigenous community &mdash\; the presentation illustra ted the broader potential of engineering to drive meaningful change. With 8 attendees engaged in a focused and specialized discussion\, the activity reinforced the chapter's commitment to promoting research with social rel evance and to celebrating IEEE PES Day as an opportunity for technical exc hange and community awareness.</p>\n<p class="font-claude-response-body br eak-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The IEEE PES Day 2025 session a t Universidad del Norte exemplifies the chapter's dedication to connecting rigorous technical work with its human and social dimensions. By showcasi ng research developed within the university itself\, the chapter highlight ed the innovative capacity of its academic community and its alignment wit h the global IEEE PES mission of advancing energy technology for the benef it of society.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><ul data-path-to-node="14">\n< li>\n<p data-path-to-node="14\,0\,0"><strong data-path-to-node="14\,0\,0" data-index-in-node="0">14:00 &ndash\; 14:10:</strong> Welcome Remarks and Introduction to IEEE PES Chapter Initiatives.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-pa th-to-node="14\,1\,0"><strong data-path-to-node="14\,1\,0" data-index-in-n ode="0">14:10 &ndash\; 14:45:</strong> Technical Presentation: Design and Optimization of Bi-directional Charging for E-bikes.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="14\,2\,0"><strong data-path-to-node="14\,2\,0" data-ind ex-in-node="0">14:45 &ndash\; 15:15:</strong> Case Study Analysis: Impleme ntation in the Tezhumke Wiwa Community.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to- node="14\,3\,0"><strong data-path-to-node="14\,3\,0" data-index-in-node="0 ">15:15 &ndash\; 15:45:</strong> Q&amp\;A Session: Challenges in Small-sca le Mobile Storage and Off-grid Stability.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-t o-node="14\,4\,0"><strong data-path-to-node="14\,4\,0" data-index-in-node= "0">15:45 &ndash\; 16:00:</strong> Closing and Networking.</p>\n</li>\n</u l> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR