In your profession, an educated understanding of internal combustion engines is required, not optional. This two-day technology survey seminar covers the most relevant topics - ranging from the chemistry of combustion to the kinematics of internal components of the modern internal combustion engine - for maximum comprehension. Attendees will gain a practical, hands-on approach to the basics of the most common designs of internal combustion engines, as they apply to the gaseous cycles, thermodyna…
There is growing interest in the concept of a smart city and how these advanced technologies will improve the quality of living and make a city more attractive to visitors, commerce and industry. This course fills an unmet need for defining and explaining the relationship between connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and smart city transportation. It is apparent that CAVs will achieve the best results when integrated with current and emerging urban infrastructure for transportation. This cour…
Turbocharging is an integral part of many internal combustion engine systems. While it has long been a key to diesel engine performance, turbocharging is increasingly seen as an enabler in meeting many of the efficiency and performance requirements of modern automotive gasoline engines. This replay discusses the basic concepts of turbocharging and air flow management of four-stroke engines. It explores the fundamentals of turbocharging, system design features, performance measures, and matching …
This course introduces you to the critical challenges in navigating energy transition and the role of energy storage and batteries, in particular in accelerating the transition. You will get a general view of the electric energy market and how it is evolving to accommodate the creation of a sustainable energy society. You will also get an overview of new battery-based products and services and emerging business models while understanding the drivers but also barriers to their implementation. *Mo…
This course focuses on the most exciting battery storage technologies, exploring how they work, their strengths and weaknesses, and their application across a breadth of sectors. *Highlights achieving higher integration of renewable energy sources by 2030 in Europe.
This course is a fast-track to understanding battery storage – developments, evolution, applications, and opportunities. It covers different battery storage applications and insights into the market evolution in battery storage, new opportunities, and market dynamics. *Module 1 includes energy storage market development in Europe..
Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle technologies have disrupted the traditional automotive industry with potential to increase safety and optimize the cost of car ownership. Among the challenges are those of sensing the environment in and around the vehicle. Infrared camera sensing is seeing a rapid growth and adoption in the industry. The applications and illumination architecture options continue to evolve. This course will provide the foundation on which to build near …
This course teaches how to extract insights from energy big data in order to boost business and create value-added services. It will go through how to develop and implement data science projects in energy businesses and will work with real-life cases that require data science.
This course gives insight into the fundamentals of power systems, from direct to alternating current, active to reactive power, and more. It covers frequency control, how active demand and storage can support the system, and the future evolution of the electricity grid.
This is a three-day course which provides a comprehensive and up to date introduction to fuel cells for use in automotive engineering applications. It is intended for engineers and particularly engineering managers who want to jump‐start their understanding of this emerging technology and to enable them to engage in its development. Following a brief description of fuel cells and how they work, how they integrate and add value, and how hydrogen is produced, stored and distributed, the course wil…
In this joint AIAA / SAE course, participants will learn about Electro-chemical Energy Systems (EES), with an emphasis on electrified aircraft propulsion and power applications. The course will present the fundamentals in chemistry, materials science, electrical, and mechanical engineering for various EESs including high voltage battery systems (Li-ion and beyond) and fuel cells (PEM, solid oxide fuel cells, and others). The challenges of each EES option will be examined as it applies to aircraf…
This course dives deep into power conversion systems that connect storage systems to smart grids and consumers, learning how to choose the right type of converter while assessing overall system performance with respect to energy efficiency.
This course covers how energy vectors – fuels, electricity, and heating – interact and how to find added value at the interfaces between them. It will also discuss how consumer psychology and society have a role in building a more sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective energy system.
Considering the increasing demand for vehicle intelligence, more and more students, engineers and researchers are involved in this field. It can be challenging, however, to gain an understanding of the growing variety of intelligent vehicle technologies and how they must function together effectively as a system. This course provides an overview of state-of-the-art intelligent vehicles, presents a systematic framework for intelligent technologies and vehicle-level architecture, and introduces te…
The course covers the basic principles of power conversion and the various types of power converters. It teaches the learners how to match the right type of converter to various real-world battery applications while assessing overall system performance with respect to energy efficiency. It also covers how to measure the capacity and energy efficiency of a USB power bank and explore a home storage system use case..
This course focuses on battery storage applications that will contribute to achieving in practice a low-emission, sustainable future. It gives a deep understanding of such applications across the electric grid, behind-the-meter, storage for electrical mobility, and for industrial applications.