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The 8th International
Advanced Automotive Battery and Ultracapacitor Conference
May 12-16, 2008, Tampa, Florida
Where automotive energy-storage developers, their suppliers and prospective customers meet to discuss the latest technological progress and market direction.
To view the detailed schedule of the whole program Click here.
For details about Tutorials (May 12, 2008) click here.
AABC Panel Sessions
SESSION 1 – Wednesday May 14, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Market Development of HEVs and their Batteries
Hybrid vehicles are increasingly attracting the attention of the general buying public, governments, and the press. While hybrids are migrating to the high-end car market, the debate about the level of hybridization, overall fuel efficiency, and other advantages of these vehicles against the increased cost is intensifying. In this session, automakers and industry observers will discuss market drivers and trends, and new vehicle introduction around the globe.
 Chair: Menahem Anderman, President, Advanced Automotive Batteries
President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and founder of Total Battery Consulting, Inc. Dr. Anderman has led the development and commercialization of high-power Ni-CD batteries, Li Ion batteries, and ultracapacitors and spent the last eight years conducting assessments of energy-storage technologies for advanced vehicles.
- Technical and Market Challenges for Vehicle Electrification
John German, Manager, Environmental and Energy Analysis, American Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- How to Use Life Cycle Analysis Comparisons of PHEVs to Competing Powertrains
Danilo Santini, Senior Economist, Section Leader, Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory
- Perspectives on U.S. Consumer Attitudes
Scott Miller, Chief Executive Office, Synovate Motoresearch, Inc.
- Li-Ion Introduction into the Automotive Market, When and How?
Menahem Anderman, President, Advanced Automotive Batteries
- Li-Ion Market Status and the Forecast for Automotive Applications
Hideo Takeshita, Vice President, Institute of Information Technology
SESSION 2 – Thursday May 15, 8:30 am to 11:30 am
NiMH and Li Ion for High-Voltage Hybrids
To what degree will the publicized safety recalls of Li-Ion batteries slow down their introduction in hybrid vehicles? Will the proliferation of NiMH HEV batteries continue despite the increasing price of nickel? Can either battery last for the life of the car, or at least for the life of the 8- to 10-year warranty? At what volume will Li-Ion batteries close the cost gap, and how soon can they start to take market share? These crucial issues will be addressed in this session by NiMH and Li-Ion developers and users.
 Chair: Ted Miller, Senior Manager, Energy Storage and Research, Ford Motor Company
Mr. Miller’s team at Ford Motor Co. is responsible for advanced battery technology research, development, and implementation for hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, fuel cell hybrid electric vehicles, and battery electric vehicles. It supports production vehicle development programs in North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as prototype vehicle development in the U.S. and Europe. Mr. Miller is a member and Chairman of the United States Advanced Battery Consortium Management Committee and past Chairman of the USABC Technical Advisory Committee. He is the principal investigator for Ford/University Research Alliance battery research programs at MIT and the University of Michigan.
- Collaboration: The Next Critical Step in Hybrid Vehicle Energy Storage
Ted Miller, Senior Manager, Energy Storage and Research, Ford Motor Company
- Energy Storage Development for Nissan Electric Powered Vehicles
Takeshi Miyamoto, Engineering Director, Electronics & Power Electronics Engineering Division, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Advanced Ni-MH Batteries for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using Super-lattice Hydrogen-absorbing Alloys as Negative Electrode Materials
Ikuo Yonezu, General Manager, Energy R&D Center, Mobile Energy Company, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
- Recent Process of High-Power Li-Ion Battery Performance for HEV Applications
Kiho Kim, Principal Engineer, Energy Lab., R&D Center, Samsung SDI
- R&D Status of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Various Applications in GS Yuasa
Masanori Kitamura, General Manager, Corporate Strategic Planning, GS Yuasa Corporation
- LG Lithium-Ion Technology for Automotive Applications
Myung Hwan Kim, Vice President, LG Chem Battery R&D
SESSION 3 – Thursday May 15, 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm
Battery Requirements and Solutions for Plug-in Hybrids
Plug-in hybrids are enjoying tremendous endorsement from government and the press well before their development. However, both automakers and battery developers are attempting to close the gap between the embryonic technological status of these vehicles and the wide publicity. In this session, a) industry experts will analyze the various proposed vehicle architectures, their energy-storage requirements and the challenges ahead—yes, battery performance, life, and cost—before plug-in hybrids can enter the dealership showrooms, and b) plug-in hybrid-vehicle developers will discuss powertrain design and energy-storage solutions for the early plug-in prototypes.
 Chair: Mark Verbrugge, Director, Material and Process Labs, General Motors
Dr. Verbrugge, who is known to the industry for his prior work as Chief Engineer in charge of energy management in GM's Advanced Technology Vehicle division, is now Director of the Materials and Processes Lab at GM’s Michigan Tech Center.
- Energy-Storage Progress and Concepts for Plug-In-Hybrid and Extended Range Electric Vehicles
Mark Verbrugge, Director, Materials and Processes Lab., and Roland Matthe, Engineering Group Manager, EFLEX RESS & Charging, General Motors Corporation
- Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Development
Hironori Harada, Engineer, Energy Device Department, Hybrid Vehicle Material Engineering Division, Toyota Motor Co.
- Battery Requirements for HEV, Plug-in HEV, and EV
François Orsini, Advanced Batteries for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Renault
- Impact of Battery Characteristics on PHEV Fuel Economy
Aymeric Rousseau, Head of the Advanced Powertrain Vehicle Modeling Team, Argonne National Laboratory
- PHEV Battery Performance/Life/Cost Trade-off Analysis
Tony Markel, Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Nanophosphate Technology for PHEV, Extended-Range EV, and Other Automotive Applications
Andy Chu, Senior Scientist, A123Systems, Inc.
SESSION 4 – Friday May 16, 8:30 am to 11:30 am
Lead Acid and Ultracapacitor Solutions for Low-Voltage Hybrids
With the recent introduction of micro-hybrids as a standard design in some BMW models, the momentum to achieve commercialization of micro-hybrid vehicles in Europe is intensifying. The micro-hybrids are intended to provide the same (or almost the same) benefits aspired to by the developers of the 42V vehicles of the late 1990s, but at a lower cost. The mild hybrids now offered at 42V as well as 140V are to provide higher benefits than the micro-hybrids but at a much lower cost than the strong hybrids. As with strong hybrids, the energy-storage solution weighs heavily on both sides of the cost-benefit equation. In this session, automakers will present vehicle development and energy-storage requirements for micro and mild hybrids and energy-storage developers will present the latest advances toward meeting the requirements of the “micro to mild” hybrid architectures.
 Chair: Elmar Hockgeiger, General Manager Electrical Machines and Storage Systems, BMW Group
Mr. Hockgeiger completed his studies in electrical engineering at the Technical University of Munich in 1988 and started at the BMW Group in Munich soon after. He first worked in the test engineering area before becoming responsible for the development of transmission electronics. In 2004 he became head of the department of electrical machines and storage systems within the Powertrain Development division of the BMW Group.
- Short Introduction to the Session
Elmar Hockgeiger, General Manager Electrical Machines and Storage Systems, BMW Group
- Lead-Acid Batteries for Automotive: Still in Progress, for a Long Time but Not Necessarily Alone
Bernard Sahut, Leader of Innovation Team for Energy Production, Storage, and Distribution, PSA Peugeot Citroën
- Comparative Study of Spiral Wound vs. Flat Plate VRLA Design for Mild Hybrid Applications
Francisco Trinidad, Director R&D TE, Exide Technologies
- Advanced Lead Acid - the New Battery System for Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Alan Cooper, Projects Coordinator, European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium
- Supercap-Enhanced Powernet for Improved Functionality in BMW Micro-Hybrid Vehicles
Frank Przywecki, BMW Group
- Double-Layer Capacitor Applications in the Low-Voltage Powernet
Johann Schneeberger, Program Manager Energy Management & Comfort, Continental Corporation
- EDLC Research Activities and Ideas for Low-Voltage Systems
Kazuhiko Ito, Manager Automotive Electronics Sales Team, Capacitor Business Unit, Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd.
SESSION 5 – Friday May 16, 1:15 pm to 4:30 pm
Battery Pack Technology and Integration for Light and Heavy-Duty Hybrids
Energy-storage pack design and integration introduces mechanical, thermal, and electrical challenges beyond those of cell chemistry. In this session, automotive system integrators will discuss requirements, challenges, and solutions for the integration of energy-storage packs into light-duty hybrid vehicles as well as buses and commercial hybrids. This will include design, qualification verification, and field experience with various cell chemistries at the pack level.
 Chair: Kevin Konecky, Energy Storage System Integration Engineer, General Motors Corporation
Mr. Konecky has worked in the Hybrid-Electric Vehicle industry for eleven years. He started off his career working in the heavy-duty market for BAE and GM-Allison. Mr. Konecky has worked for GM for seven years and is currently involved in integrating Energy Storage Systems (ESS) into GM’s strong-hybrid passenger vehicles.
- ESS Integration and Field Experience in Passenger-Car and Heavy-Duty Applications
Kevin Konecky, Energy Storage Systems Integration, General Motors Corporation
- Battery Pack Integration Challenges for Hybrid Vehicles
Wellington Kwok, Systems / Battery Engineer - Hybrid Vehicle Products, Delphi Electronics & Safety
- The Impact of Simulation Analysis on the Development of Battery Cooling Systems for Hybrid Vehicles
Peter Pichler, Product Manager Battery Systems, MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co. KG
- Recent Progress in Safe and Durable High-Voltage Li-Ion Battery Systems for HEV
Michael Keller, Senior Manager, Energy Management, Continental Automotive Systems Division
- Scania Hybrid Buses – Why and How?
Anders Folkesson, Industrial Researcher, Alternative Powertrains, SCANIA, Powertrain Performance
- Hybrid Vehicle Technology and Integration in Heavy-Duty Applications
Robert King, Project Manager, General Electric Company
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