VI International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Society (CITIS 2020)
The VI International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Society, CITIS 2020, held from February 5 to 7, 2020 and organized by Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, offered the national and international academic community a unified communication platform, aimed at cover the theoretical and practical problems with the greatest impact on modern society through an engineering perspective.
In this edition, dedicated to the 26 years of the life of La Salesiana, the thematic axes were related to the application of science, technological development and innovation in five fundamental pillars of our society: Industry, Mobility, Environmental Sustainability, Information and Telecommunications.
The scientific committee included 75 researchers from thirteen countries: Spain, Mexico, Australia, Colombia, the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Italy, India, Venezuela, Peru, Chile and Ecuador.
The conference held five Workshops and spaces for the presentation of Scientific Posters. Also within the framework of the event, a total of eight keynote speeches were imparted on current topics such as wearable technologies and their applications in medicine, sports and people’s well-being; Linux embedded system applications using Raspberry Pi; ethical hacking; the application of virtual models in the homologation of industrial products; the feasibility of using heat pumps assisted by solar energy; the integration of capacity planning and production in the industry; the optimal planning of heterogeneous wireless networks in applications of electrical networks and smart cities; the energy performance of battery and hybrid electric vehicles, among others.
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP 1: WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR MONITORING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: HOW TO USE IT EFFECTIVELY
The use of portable fitness devices (wearable technology) for sports, medical and wellness applications has grown considerably in the last decade. The increase in demand for these devices by the average consumer has resulted in a highly competitive market. Energy consumption, distance travelled, step counting, sleep monitoring, and heart rate are some of the measures provided by such devices through smartphone applications, which aim to promote physical activity in the people. However, most of these devices have been criticized due to their lack of accuracy, precision and reliability, which has caused some of them to disappear from the market. The objective of this workshop is to introduce the participant to the fascinating world of wearable devices. For this, we will use inertial sensors (accelerometers and gyroscopes) with different characteristics. The workshop will include the following topics:
• Introduction to the applications and specifications of wearable devices
• Calibration and interpretation of inertial data (accelerometers and gyroscopes)
• Acquisition of data and basic tools
• Classification of physical activities
• Integration and synchronization of inertial data with video tools
To take full advantage of this workshop, trainees must have basic knowledge of Matlab®.
Instructor:
PhD. Hugo G. Espinosa – Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Professor Hugo Espinosa received his degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), Mexico. He has a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) and since 2008 he has a PhD. in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain) with the Summa Cum Laude distinction. In 2006, he conducted a research stay at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Between 2009 and 2010 he completed a postdoctoral degree at the University of Tel Aviv (TAU), Israel. He is a Senior IEEE member of the societies: Antennas and Propagation (APS) and Education. Since 2018 he has been Vice-Chair of the APS / MTT Antennas and Propagation chapter of the IEEE Queensland section, Australia. He is currently a tenured professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Griffith University (Brisbane, Australia). In 2018 he was a co-organizer of the prestigious International Conference on the Engineering of Sports, ISEA 2018. He has carried out various consultancies for Defense, Police, sports and mining companies, among others. His research focuses on antennas, electromagnetic propagation, electromagnetic separation of materials, wearable technology and inertial-magnetic sensors for monitoring human movement and physical activity.
Date: February 5, 2020
Time: 09h00-13h00
Venue: Laboratorio de Comunicaciones Ópticas (Edif. E, Piso 1) Campus Centenario, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana
WORKSHOP 2: MODELING AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS THROUGH ANSYS APDL
Through ANSYS APDL software, in this workshop we will make models of coach bus connections and compare tensions and stiffnesses. We will also develop the analysis of models with beam, volume, and Shell elements, generated by parameterizable routines so that each student or group can get results that they can analyze personally. Collapse models will also be made with a bilinear plastic material that reproduces energy absorption. We will see in Post 26 how to analyze the results.
Instructor:
PhD. Enrique Alcalá Fazio – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España
Professor Alcalá Fazio has a PhD. in Industrial Engineering from the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers at the Polytechnic University of Madrid since 1997. He has been a member of the Research Group on Safety and Environmental Impact of Vehicles and Transportation (Givet) since 2010. From 2015 to date, he has worked as director of the Collective Transport Safety Unit for the Francisco Aparicio Izquierdo Automobile Research Institute (INSIA) of the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He has participated in 67 research projects, has directed two doctoral theses and published 14 articles in journals of high scientific impact, a book, five book chapters, 42 conference papers, and two patents. Currently, his research interest is focused on passive vehicle safety.
Date: February 5, 2020
Time: 09h00-13h00
Venue: Laboratorio de Autotrónica (Edif. E, Mezzanine) Campus Centenario, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana
WORKSHOP 3: ELABORATION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS
The review of the scientific literature is one of the first phases in every research project, as this will allow us to know in depth our field of study, develop a theoretical framework and establish the appropriate hypotheses on which to focus our research. Systematic literature searches are usually developed with two objectives: (1) as the first phase of more complex research in order to know in depth a certain field of study, to develop a theoretical framework and to establish the appropriate assumptions to focus the investigation; and (2) as a methodology to be used in an empirical study when the objective is to analyze the publications to establish the state of the art in a certain subject (bibliometric study). In this context, as part of the workshop, we will present a five-phase scheme that will allow attendees to acquire basic skills for the development of a state of the art on the research subject of their interest. At the same time, general guidelines will be offered for the writing of bibliographic review articles.
Instructor:
PhD. Manuel Díaz-Madroñero – Universitat Politècnica de València, España
Manuel Díaz-Madroñero is a titular professor in Operations Management and Operations Research at Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and member of the Research Centre on Production Management and Engineering (CIGIP). He has participated in several research projects funded by the European Commission, the Spanish Government, the Valencian regional government and UPV. As a result, he has published, more than seventy papers, in collaboration, in different indexed journals and international conferences. He has also co-authored the book Operations Research Problems: Statements and Solutions (Springer, 2014). In 2015 he was awarded by the Spanish Logistics Center with the CEL University Prize (the most prestigious and important in the field of logistics in Spain), for his research “MRP IV: Fourth Generation Materials Requirements Planning”. His key research topics include production and transportation planning, fuzzy and robust mathematical programming, multiobjective optimization and sustainable operations management.
Date: February 5, 2020
Time: 09h00-13h00
Venue: Sala de Usos Múltiples (Edif. D, Piso 1) Campus Centenario, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana
WORKSHOP 4: PROJECTS OF LINUX EMBEDDED SYSTEMS USING RASPBERRY PI
The mini-course covers the basic configuration of a Raspberry Pi and its accessories to develop designs and practical projects of embedded systems using the features of Linux operating systems. Such projects will be based on Dr. Sandro Silveira Jucá’s book, available for free from the link http://sanusb.org/arquivos/embarcadoslinux.pdf. To take full advantage of this workshop, trainees must have basic knowledge of electronics and Linux commands.
Instructor:
PhD. Sandro César Silveira Jucá – Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Brazil
Professor Silveira Jucá holds a University Leveling (“Studienkolleg”) from the “Technische Hochschule Köln” – Germany (1996 to 1998) and Undergraduate degree (2002) in Mechatronics Technology from the Federal Institute of Ceará (IFCE) – Brazil. He is a Specialist in Industrial Automation (2003) and has a teaching degree in Physics (2005) from the State University of Ceará (UECE) – Brazil. He has a Master’s (2004) and Doctorate’s degree (2014) in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) – Brazil, with doctoral sandwich research period at the “Universität Paderborn” – Germany, thanks to a scholarship financed by the “Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst” (DAAD). He has also developed a postdoctoral research internship (2019) at the University of Cadiz – Spain with financial support from the Fundación Carolina. He is currently professor and researcher of the IFCE – Maracanaú Campus, and permanent member of the Postgraduate Program in Professional and Technological Education (ProfEPT), classified in the category Teaching by Qualis CAPES; and the Academic Master’s Program in Renewable Energies (PPGER) classified in the category Interdisciplinarity by Qualis CAPES. He conducts research in the areas of Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering, specifically in the following topics: Renewable Energies, Embedded Systems, IoT, Distance Education, Robotics and Professional Education.
Date: February 5, 2020
Time: 14h00-18h00
Venue: Laboratorio IPT (Edif. E, Piso 1) Campus Centenario, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana
WORKSHOP 5: OPTIMAL PLANNING FOR DEPLOYMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS NETWORKS IN APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRIC NETWORKS AND SMART CITIES
This workshop will allow attendees to enter the area of optimization to achieve the sizing of wireless communication networks. The main goal is to analyze the most important variables required to reduce the costs of communication networks in terms of resources used, applied to the context of electricity networks and smart cities through the minimization of the number of concentrators. To do this, coverage restrictions, or coverage and capacity restrictions simultaneously will be considered. To take full advantage of this workshop, participants must have basic knowledge of Matlab® software.
Instructor:
PhD. Esteban Inga Ortega – Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Ecuador
Esteban Inga is a tenured level 1 professor and scientific researcher at Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS) Sede Quito, with more than 16 years of experience in university teaching. He has an electronic engineering degree from UPS at Cuenca (2001), a Master in Education and Social Development from Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Ecuador (2008), and also Master in Engineering from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellín, Colombia (2017). In 2018 he obtained his PhD degree with Magna Cum Laude distinction at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellín. He is currently Coordinator of the dual training technology program at UPS Quito; Coordinator of the Research Group on Intelligent Electrical Networks (GIREI); Coordinator of the Master’s program in Electricity mention Electric Power Systems; mentor and coordinator 2019-2022 of the Red-IUS in electricity networks and smart-cities (RECI); active member of IEEE (PES and ComSoc Societies) and accredited researcher by Senescyt. He has more than 500 citations in Google Scholar and has published more than 55 scientific articles, 35 of which are indexed in high-impact databases (Scopus and Web of Science). He has directed doctoral and master thesis in Italy, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador, more than 20 thesis within UPS and more than 5 research projects.
Date: February 5, 2020
Time: 14h00-18h00
Venue: Laboratorio SEP (Edif. E, Piso 2) Campus Centenario, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Basics and applications of embedded Linux systems using Raspberry Pi
This keynote conference is intended to show and exemplify what a Linux embedded system based on Raspberry Pi is and what it could be used for. Similarly, the reasons that justify the success of the latter and what differentiates them from other cards such as Arduino will be explained. In addition, features of hardware, software, and its possible applications will be shown.
Instructor:
PhD. Sandro César Silveira Jucá – Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Brazil
Professor Silveira Jucá holds a University Leveling (“Studienkolleg”) from the “Technische Hochschule Köln” – Germany (1996 to 1998) and Undergraduate degree (2002) in Mechatronics Technology from the Federal Institute of Ceará (IFCE) – Brazil. He is a Specialist in Industrial Automation (2003) and has a teaching degree in Physics (2005) from the State University of Ceará (UECE) – Brazil. He has a Master’s (2004) and Doctorate’s degree (2014) in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) – Brazil, with doctoral sandwich research period at the “Universität Paderborn” – Germany, thanks to a scholarship financed by the “Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst” (DAAD). He has also developed a postdoctoral research internship (2019) at the University of Cadiz – Spain with financial support from the Fundación Carolina. He is currently professor and researcher of the IFCE – Maracanaú Campus, and permanent member of the Postgraduate Program in Professional and Technological Education (ProfEPT), classified in the category Teaching by Qualis CAPES; and the Academic Master’s Program in Renewable Energies (PPGER) classified in the category Interdisciplinarity by Qualis CAPES. He conducts research in the areas of Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering, specifically in the following topics: Renewable Energies, Embedded Systems, IoT, Distance Education, Robotics and Professional Education.
Wearable technology and its applications in medicine, sports and wellness: Current and future trends
Wearable technology comprises a set of smart electronic devices that can be incorporated into clothing or worn on the body as implants or accessories. The use of these devices has increased in recent years due to the great diversity of applications in different sectors of the industry aimed at improving our quality of life. This conference will discuss different types of wearable technologies and how they are affecting our lives both positively and negatively. Likewise, some studies carried out at Griffith University in Australia will be presented, ranging from medical applications (such as radio systems through wearable antennas that allow monitoring and localization of endoscopic capsules for gastrointestinal tracing) to sports and wellness applications in which the wearable sensors composed of accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers are used to obtain physiological parameters and promote physical activity in the general public, as well as to improve, ultimately, the performance of elite athletes.
Instructor:
PhD. Hugo G. Espinosa – Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Professor Hugo Espinosa received his degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), Mexico. He has a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) and since 2008 he has a PhD. in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain) with the Summa Cum Laude distinction. In 2006, he conducted a research stay at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Between 2009 and 2010 he completed a postdoctoral degree at the University of Tel Aviv (TAU), Israel. He is a Senior IEEE member of the societies: Antennas and Propagation (APS) and Education. Since 2018 he has been Vice-Chair of the APS / MTT Antennas and Propagation chapter of the IEEE Queensland section, Australia. He is currently a tenured professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Griffith University (Brisbane, Australia). In 2018 he was a co-organizer of the prestigious International Conference on the Engineering of Sports, ISEA 2018. He has carried out various consultancies for Defense, Police, sports and mining companies, among others. His research focuses on antennas, electromagnetic propagation, electromagnetic separation of materials, wearable technology and inertial-magnetic sensors for monitoring human movement and physical activity.
Pentesting playground: How to set up a hacking lab
A penetration test, colloquially known as pentesting or ethical hacking, is an authorized simulated cyberattack on a computer system, performed to evaluate its security. The test is performed to identify vulnerabilities to help prevent future external attacks. This conference will provide a step-by-step explanation of the hardware and software components necessary to set up a laboratory for pentesting practices, complying with three main characteristics: functional, nice-looking and affordable.
Instructor:
Eng. Karina Astudillo B. – Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Ecuador
Karina Astudillo is an IT Security Consultant, CEO of Consulting Systems, and also a professor at the Master’s program of Applied Computer Security (MSIA), the Master’s program of Management Information Systems (MSIG) and the CISCO Academy of Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL). She has more than 20 years of experience in Information Technology, is a Computer Engineer, has a Masters degree in Business Administration and has several international certifications: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Forensics, CCNA Security, CCNA R&SW, CCNA Wireless, Sun Certified Solaris System Administrator (SCSA), Hillstone Certified Security Associate (HCSA), Hillstone Certified Security Professional (HCSP), among others. His books have been published in Spanish, English and Italian, and some of them are among the best-selling Amazon Books. Among them we would like to highlight: HACKING ETICO: ¡Cómo convertirse en hacker ético en 21 días o menos! (3ra. Edición, 2018); HACKING WIRELESS 101: Cómo hackear redes inalámbricas fácilmente (2017); 7 PASOS PARA SER UN PENTESTER (2017) y EMPRENDE EL NEGOCIO DE TUS SUEÑOS: Cómo ganar dinero haciendo lo que amas (2018).
Application of virtual models in the homologation of industrial products
This conference will summarize some of the knowledge developed at Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Automóvil Francisco Aparicio Izquierdo (INSIA) in the Polytechnic University of Madrid, applied to the homologation of products through virtual models. The homologation through virtual models is included among the test possibilities admitted in the Regulation 2007/46 /EC for motor vehicle homologation and its annexed trailers, systems, components and independent technical units (Framework Regulation). In this regulation, the homologation is admitted through virtual tests, in line with some other regulatory acts as Regulations 58, 66, 93 and 107 of United Nations, dedicated to safety conditions of large vehicles (passenger or merchandise). The virtual homologation of these vehicles and other safety components, such as the parachutes (emergency brakes) of the elevators, has different characteristics concerning those on the physical tests. In virtual trials, there is no change in the results, unless the procedure incorporates it. In the virtual tests, it would not be possible to verify the conformity of the production, or if possible, it would be difficult to attain the same results in a physical test for a product manufactured years after the virtual homologation. Therefore, in this talk, we will intend to share the reflections on the characteristics that a virtual essay oriented to the homologation of a product (especially road vehicles) must have, and how the parameters’ variation can be modelled to get a statistical outcome that allows obtaining the range of results in which a certain probability of success can be found.
Instructor:
PhD. Enrique Alcalá Fazio – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España
Professor Alcalá Fazio has a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers at the Polytechnic University of Madrid since 1997. He has been a member of the Research Group on Safety and Environmental Impact of Vehicles and Transportation (Givet) since 2010. From 2015 to date, he has worked as director of the Collective Transport Safety Unit for the Francisco Aparicio Izquierdo Automobile Research Institute (INSIA) of the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He has participated in 67 research projects, has directed two doctoral theses and published 14 articles in journals of high scientific impact, a book, five book chapters, 42 conference papers, and two patents. Currently, his research interest is focused on passive vehicle safety.
Solar-assisted heat pumps: technological trends and feasibility in Ecuador
The scarcity of fossil resources and climate change are driving the development of more environmentally friendly renewable technological alternatives for both electricity and thermal energy generation. Among these solutions are the heat pumps that are used in the generation of thermal energy in various applications such as preparation of sanitary hot water, heating of pool water and food drying. Although this technology is mainly used in isolation using ambient air as the main source of heat, in recent years solar-assisted heat pumps have been developed that have proven great energy efficiency. This solar assistance can be based on solar thermal technologies, photovoltaic solar technologies or even both of them. In this context, the conference will address the new technological trends of these systems and analyze the feasibility of their use in Ecuador.
Instructor:
PhD. Jesús López Villada – Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador
Professor López Villada has a Doctorate in Air Conditioning and Energy Efficiency Technologies in Buildings from the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) of Tarragona, Spain. He is currently a professor and researcher in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN) in Quito, Ecuador. He has worked as an energy consultant for the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA). Also, he has participated as a researcher in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects at the National Institute of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of Ecuador (INER). Before his current position, he worked as a professor and researcher at the Rovira i Virgili University, researching on air conditioning and solar cooling systems and teaching in the Master’s program in Renewable Energies, and in the Doctorate and Master in Air Conditioning Technologies and Energy Efficiency in Buildings, as well as in different engineering degree programs. He is the author of more than 30 highly cited publications related to energy efficiency, renewable energy and refrigeration.
Integration of capacity and production planning in the two-stage process industry
In industrial sectors with high capital intensity, immobilized productive resources degrade over time, leading to an increase in unit production costs or a loss of capacity. In this context, companies need to constantly monitor the conditions of their productive assets and plan maintenance activities to recover their performance and remain competitive. In addition, the replacement of productive assets at the end of their lifespan must be carefully planned to avoid shortages of products to customers due to large periods of unavailability, being, in turn, a perfect opportunity to adjust the production capacity. Thus, in favour of an improvement in the competitive position of these companies, there is a need to simultaneously plan capacity, production and maintenance decisions taking into account the associated costs, periods of inactivity, as well as the optimization of the new production capacity. However, traditionally these problems have been addressed separately both in the scientific community and in practice. In this talk, the potential benefits obtained associated with a real case of a two-stage process industry through the use of mathematical programming will be illustrated.
Instructor:
PhD. Manuel Díaz-Madroñero – Universitat Politècnica de València, España
Manuel Díaz-Madroñero is a titular professor in Operations Management and Operations Research at Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and member of the Research Centre on Production Management and Engineering (CIGIP). He has participated in several research projects funded by the European Commission, the Spanish Government, the Valencian regional government and UPV. As a result, he has published, more than seventy papers, in collaboration, in different indexed journals and international conferences. He has also co-authored the book Operations Research Problems: Statements and Solutions (Springer, 2014). In 2015 he was awarded by the Spanish Logistics Center with the CEL University Prize (the most prestigious and important in the field of logistics in Spain), for his research “MRP IV: Fourth Generation Materials Requirements Planning”. His key research topics include production and transportation planning, fuzzy and robust mathematical programming, multiobjective optimization and sustainable operations management.
Optimal planning for deployment of heterogeneous wireless networks in applications of electric networks and smart cities
In the framework and concept of intelligent electrical networks, certain stages are determined so that a smart grid can be considered; therefore, the advanced measurement infrastructure (AMI) destined to transport information in a bidirectional way between the electric meter and the electricity companies, requires the deployment of a communications network with a reduced cost from the use of a heterogeneous wireless network that through multi-jump allows the connectivity of smart meters, concentrators, base stations, and electrical companies. Starting from this premise, the study of the massive deployment of sensors is no longer of sole importance for the AMI but the same problem is transferred to the field and concept of smart cities that require the deployment of several sensors with wireless communication to provide different services to citizens to improve their quality of life. Thus, the real design criteria of a wireless sensor network must contemplate multiple variables and from an optimization model, the proximity to a lower-cost solution can be achieved while guaranteeing the efficiency and reliability of the communications network destined to certain services.
Instructor:
PhD. Esteban Inga Ortega – Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Ecuador
Esteban Inga is a tenured level 1 professor and scientific researcher at Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS) Sede Quito, with more than 16 years of experience in university teaching. He has an electronic engineering degree from UPS at Cuenca (2001), a Master in Education and Social Development from Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Ecuador (2008), and also Master in Engineering from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellín, Colombia (2017). In 2018 he obtained his PhD degree with Magna Cum Laude distinction at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellín. He is currently Coordinator of the dual training technology program at UPS Quito; Coordinator of the Research Group on Intelligent Electrical Networks (GIREI); Coordinator of the Master’s program in Electricity mention Electric Power Systems; mentor and coordinator 2019-2022 of the Red-IUS in electricity networks and smart-cities (RECI); active member of IEEE (PES and ComSoc Societies) and accredited researcher by Senescyt. He has more than 500 citations in Google Scholar and has published more than 55 scientific articles, 35 of which are indexed in high-impact databases (Scopus and Web of Science). He has directed doctoral and master thesis in Italy, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador, more than 20 thesis within UPS and more than 5 research projects.
Energetic behavior of electric vehicles with batteries and hybrid with fuel cells under experimental driving cycles
This talk will discuss the energetic behavior of two types of electric vehicle configurations. The first refers to a hybrid powertrain with a fuel cell that corresponds to an extended-range electric vehicle. This system includes two energy storage sources: a lead-acid battery pack with a capacity of 5.04 kWh, and a hydrogen bottle stored in metal hydrides with a 200 W power polymer membrane fuel cell. The second powertrain configuration refers to a pure electric vehicle powered by batteries. In the latter case, we have chosen lithium-iron-phosphate batteries with a capacity of 324 kWh. To obtain the results, experimental measurements of driving cycles with their corresponding height profiles have been used. The performance of the vehicles has been raised and a simulation model has been developed with a software tool for each type of drive train configuration. In this way, energy and fuel consumption data have been obtained through each driving cycle. The final part of the conference will show the results from two points of view. The hybrid fuel cell configuration is suggested as an energy solution to a specific mobility application, while the pure electrical configuration is more focused on sustainable mobility in the urban environment.
Instructor:
PhD. Edwin Grijalva Campana – Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo, Ecuador
Professor Grijalva has a degree in Automotive Mechanics Engineering from Universidad del Azuay (2010), Master in Photovoltaic Solar Energy (2012) from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Master in Renewable Energies and Energy Sustainability (2016) from the University of Barcelona and Doctor in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (2019). His teaching activity is related to the area of energy, especially in the field of Mechanical Engineering. He has taught in the career of Electromechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering and at the research level, he has published several works in databases of high scientific impact. His research expertise is related to energy analysis in internal combustion engines, batteries, hydrogen batteries, in addition to renewable energy, mainly photovoltaic solar energy.
