Accelerating profit: cost optimization in automotive supply chains
Kai Peters and Dr. Roman Kremmer of 4flow explore key areas for cost optimization in automotive supply chains.
Fuel Cell Vehicles
Enabling a greener environment with reduced vehicle lifecycle costs and CO₂ emissions
AVL’s Martin Rothbart explains how to implement appropriate methods and processes to define and control product CO₂ targets during development.
The AVL fuel cell truck – a technology demonstrator showing solutions for future heavy-duty applications
René Steinek and Dr. Rolf Doebereiner present AVL’s innovative fuel cell truck solution.
The hydrogen fuel system – challenges in composition, validation and certification
IAV’s Anton Weiler and Ingo Friedrich discuss the difficulties encountered while launching a hydrogen-powered vehicle into the market.
Navigating the ‘messy middle’ – lubricant needs for alternative fuels
Afton Chemical discus the unique lubricant challenges presented by hydrogen internal combustion engines and the need for dedicated solutions.
Future powertrains for commercial vehicles
Adam Banks and Alan Henderson of Afton Chemical explain which energy sources and hardware will be chosen in future by heavy truck manufacturers.
Development of a PEM fuel cell system: how system simulation supports use cases on SiL and HiL
AVL experts discuss various aspects of simulation software development and engineering for fuel cell systems, highlighting the mutual benefits of the two disciplines under one roof.
Efficiency-based design of a hydrogen ICE for commercial vehicle applications
Experts from FEV discuss the role of efficiency-optimized hydrogen internal combustion engines in reducing emissions in commercial vehicle applications.
Leveraging PEM advancements to address the challenges of replacing diesel engines
Simon Cleghorn of W. L. Gore discusses the challenges of fuel cells for heavy-duty long-haul vehicles and explains why they are an attractive technology for this application.
Design, development, and testing of a fuel cell system for commercial vehicle applications
KPIT experts discuss their approach to PEM fuel cell stack and balance of plant (BoP) development for commercial vehicle applications.
Increase productivity with machine learning for intelligent online monitoring
AVL experts explain how to use machine learning to intelligently monitor the health of the unit under test and the overall system.
Mastering H2ICE calibration and validation with well-proven methods and tools
AVL’s Stefan Scheidel and Helmut Grassberger discuss how to implement suitable methodology and tools to help engineers find the optimal parameters in a multidimensional design space.
Hydrogen ICE testing – challenges and solutions
Experts from AVL provide a holistic view of requirements on test facilties for hydrogen ICEs. The experts will also identify solutions to the numerous test bed transformation challenges.
Overcoming development challenges for reliable fuel cell BoP components testing
AVL’s Tomas Dehne explains how to use testing tools and solutions specifically for balance-of-plant (BoP) fuel cell applications.
Zero emission transport: fairy tale or realistic pathway forward?
AVL’s Martin Rothbart and Rittmar von Helmolt explain how to overcome the shortcomings of existing approaches for future energy systems.
Carbon-free hydrogen powertrains for passenger car and commercial vehicle ICEs
Experts from AVL discuss the layout of hydrogen engines in passenger car and commercial applications, focusing on hybrid solutions for high-efficiency passenger car powertrains.
Long life at maximum efficiency with optimized thermal management
Dr. Alexander Fandakov discusses IAV’s model-based development methodology and how it can be employed for thermal management optimizations benefiting from new technologies.
Next-level systems engineering with fuel cell degradation monitoring
Tanner Bruhn and Laurent Allouchery demonstrate how to monitor fuel cell degradation in real-time using AVL’s toolchain.
How to balance electric vehicle attributes without a physical prototype
AVL experts explain how to use vSUITE™ to optimize the energy management of a battery electric SUV and achieve the ideal balance between range and performance in a virtual environment.
A data-driven approach to boosting vehicle development efficiency
AVL’s Nikolaus Keuth and Gerhard Schagerl present a data-driven methodology and related big data toolchain to create better insights and make the vehicle development process more efficient.