Focus Day: AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY - Tuesday, 22nd June 2010

9:15 Registration & Coffee

10:00 Chairman’s Welcome & Opening Address

Dirk Breuer
Advisor Advanced Technology, Public Relations & Press Department
Toyota Deutschland GmbH, Germany

10:05 Hybrid: The Technology For The Mobility Of The Future

  • The Toyota approach to sustainable mobility
  • The battery of the Prius Hybrid
  • NiMH Battery Charging Strategy
  • From mild to full plug-in-hybrid with a photovoltaic charging system
  • Powertrain solutions: electric, hybrid, fuel cell hybrid

Dirk Breuer
Advisor Advanced Technology, Public Relations & Press Department
Toyota Deutschland GmbH, Germany

10:45 Genuine Hybrid System For Electric Vehicles

  • Genuine hybrid system for electric vehicles
  • Advanced Battery Managements System –BMS
  • Advances of Li-Ion – methanol fuel cell power system
  • Energy effectiveness of genuine hybrid system

Ivan Loncarevic
CEO business development
Lithium Balance A/S, Denmark

11:25 Refreshment Break & Networking

11:55 Battery Characteristics And Practical Implementation Into A Vehicle

  • Basics of cell chemistries
  • Major application challenges
  • Installation of fully designed and manufactured packs into the vehicle

Phil Barker
Chief Engineer – Hybrid & Electric Vehicles; Product Development, Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Group
Lotus Engineering, UK

12:35 Standard Battery Packs For HEVs And EVs Off-The-Shelf – A Proper Wish Or All But Impossible?

  • Market analysis
  • Key drivers for standardization
  • Modular approach
  • Economy of scales
  • Geometric aspects
  • System level
  • Components

Dipl.-Ing. Johann Stark
Product Manager, BU Cells & Batteries
MAGNA E-Car Systems GmbH&Co OG, Austria

13:15 Networking Luncheon

14:45 Development Of The Li-Ion Battery For The Opel Ampera Extended-Range Electric Vehicle

  • Opel Ampera and the VOLTec propulsion system
  • Requirements for automotive batteries
  • The Opel Ampera / VOLTec battery system
  • Testing and validation of the VOLTec battery system

Horst Mettlach
Technology Integration Engineer RESS, Fuel Cell Activities
Adam Opel GmbH, Germany

15:25 Climate And Environment Issues For Batteries In Electric Vehicle Applications

  • Driving environment and Energy requirements
  • Calendar and usage Aging of Batteries
  • Vehicle range estimation challenges

Dr. Philippe Gyan
Research Engineer, Energy Management and Storage, Automotive Advanced Technologies Department
RENAULT S.A.S., France

16:05 Refreshment Break & Networking

16:35 Energy Storage Solutions For Future Vehicle Applications

  • Current and future automotive applications
  • Lithium-Ion battery system: Status and advances
  • Perspectives of future battery systems
  • Life projections of advanced batteries

Dr. Jörg Kümpers
Director Validation & Testing
Johnson Controls Saft Advanced Power Solutions, Germany

Ultracapacitors: An alternative approach to energy storage

17:15 Ultracapacitor, A Dynamic And Effi Cient Power Storage Device For Automotive

  • Understanding the gateway from raw material to fi nal product
  • Limitations and perspectives of products
  • Discussion of the ultracapacitor based solutions for different types of hybrid systems and subsystem architectures with a focus on automotive applications.

Dr. Benoit Soucaze Guillous
Automotive Systems Manager
Maxwell Technology GmbH, Germany

17:55 Closing Remarks Of The Chairman And End Of The Focus Day

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