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collaboration and after receiving feedback regarding the field deployments,
the system was enhanced over the
years into a modular, adaptable configuration to flexibly meet the needs
of each installation. Each 1,800-
3,600-W base uses solar cells to
charge the PBKs, which can generate
enough power to light rooms for several days. The unit has ac and dc outputs that can charge cellphones and
run small appliances. The SunBlazer
IV can be easily assembled and
expanded as needed.

About ISV's Helping Hand
ISV partners with entrepreneurs
such as Salihu in underserved areas

The PBK.

to set up microutilities, bringing electricity to thousands while also creating jobs in the community. ISV is one
of the priority initiatives of the IEEE
Foundation. For the past few years,
the ISV program and Members of the
IEEE in Nigeria have been working to

bring electricity to that country's
remote villages, including those in
the state of Kwara. Salihu led the
local team there. He formed his startup in 2015 to provide standalone
power systems for homes and offices
throughout Kwara and for nearby
villages. Salihu is a leading solar
power engineer in the country and
has more than 30 years of experience in the field of electrical engineering. He is an advocate for sustainable community development.
Salihu is the representative for
IEEE PES in Africa, the former chair
of the IEEE Nigeria Section, and a
Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of
Power Engineers.

IEEE PELS 2020 Award Winners
N CONTINUING ITS TRADItion of recognizing technical professionals whose
achievements and contributions
have made a difference to the IEEE
Power Electronics Society (PELS) and
the engineering profession while significantly impacting technology
itself, PELS has announced the winners of its 2020 awards (https://www
.ieee-pels.org/pels-news/617-2020
-ieee-power-electronics-society-award
-winners-are). At this time, we'd like
to highlight the winners of the 2020
IEEE PELS Vehicle and Transportation
Systems Achievement Award and the
2020 IEEE Power Electronics Emerging
Technology Award, as the area of
achievement is within the realm of
transportation electrification.
The recipient of the 2020 IEEE
PELS Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achievement Award is Burak
Ozpineci for contributions to the
advancement of power electronics

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Burak Ozpineci.

Brij Singh.

in transportation electrification and
wireless charging of electric vehicles. The award was created in 2018
to recognize the innovators and re--
searchers who have made outstanding technical contributions to the
advancement of power electronics in
the areas of vehicle and transportation systems.
The recipient of the 2020 IEEE
Power Electronics Emerging Technology

Award is Brij Singh for contributions
to the in-vehicle demonstration of
engine-cooled power-dense scalable
SiC inverters. The award was created
in 2019 to recognize the engineers
and researchers who have made outstanding technical contributions to
one or more emerging research topics
in power electronics. Congratulations
Ozpineci and Singh on their awards.

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