Batteries are Included: Transport in the 21st Century

Presented by The School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering and the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI)

Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering J17, Level 5, Design Studio

Guest Speaker: Andrew Saul has ten years of experience in research and development in the area of internal combustion engine technologies. He earned degrees in Economics and History from Villanova University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Maryland.

Abstract: The most critical component towards wide scale adoption of Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrids is the propulsion battery pack. While significant engineering resources continue to go into more efficient electric motors, inverters, chargers and other components, it is the battery cost and weight that continues to garner the most attention. Very large and heavy lithium packs are required to provide adequate range for consumer’s daily driving needs. Currently, lithium packs can only accept a limited amount of the kinetic energy created during braking without significantly impairing the battery pack’s cycle life.
Andrew Saul, CEO of Genovation Cars will expand upon the research his firm are undertaking at the University Maryland; studying how super capacitors could help augment lithium batteries allowing for a smaller lithium pack size while increasing overall efficiency.

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