Conference Day One: Tuesday, 31st March 2009

9:00 Chairman’s welcome & opening address

Prof. Dr. Rolf Isermann
Research Group for Control Engineering and Process Automation, Institute of Automatic Control
Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany

Efficient downsizing strategies and charging systems – Overview and outlook

9:15 Impact of Charging and Downsizing on CO2 emissions – Strategic bird's eye view

• CO2 Banning – How does the market look like?
• Charging and Downsizing – JVs and alliances on the rise
• End consumer perceptions on CO2 reduction and 'Green' technologies

Vigneshwaran Chandran
Team Leader Automotive & Transportation
Frost & Sullivan UK

10:00 Alternative Fuels and super charging – A challenge for the future

• Alternative fuels and super charging as solution for low emission and reduced consumption
• The use of gaseous and liquid alternative fuels in combination with single and double stage charging as challenge for the future
• Current developments of advanced public cars and yielding in race applications

Dr. Bernd Georgi Project Manager BG Technologie (formerly Volkswagen AG), Germany

Oliver Dingel Team Leader Alternative Engines IAV GmbH, Germany

11:15 Light duty diesel technology viewpoint – Emissions and CO2 challenges

• Technology routes
• Boosting versus hybridisation
• Ricardo low CO2 and SULEV Diesel research
• Future vision

Peter Feulner
Head of Research and Technology
Ricardo Deutschland, Germany

Intelligent downsizing concepts

12:00 Premium petrol engine downsizing for improved CO2 emission reduction

• The CO2 challenge
• The methodology used to predict fuel economy and CO2
• Optimum levels of downsizing – An analysis of different approaches and resulting efficiency benefits
• Some of the challenges facing downsizing moving forward

Daniel J. Buckley
Technical Specialist - Base Engine P&E
Jaguar & Land Rover UK

14:15 Hybridisation of downsized engines

• Minimising fuel consumption by downsizing and hybridising
• Optimisation using optimal control of energy management
• Difference between two different parallel hybrid configurations

Olle Sundström
Internal Combustion Engine Laboratory, EMPA Material Science and Technology; Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
ETH Zurich Switzerland

15:00 Extreme downsizing of gasoline engines with pressure wave supercharger (PWS)

• Performance of the PWS System
• Simulation of the PWS System
• Control of the PWS System
• Mass Production of the PWS System

Dr. Mario A. Skopil
CTO Supercharging / Director Testcenter
swissauto WENKO AG, Switzerland

15:45 Panel Discussion

Short introduction into the panel discussion: Possible synergies of combining charging and downsizing

Håkan Björnsson
Technical Specialist, Gasoline and Diesel Boosting Systems
Volvo Car Corporation, Sweden

15:55 Realising combined charging and downsizing advantages

Discuss with the speaker panel how charging can help to overcome the drawbacks of downsizing. Explore how the combination of charging and downsizing can improve fuel efficiency while securing drivability and performance.

Panel:

Stefan Wedowski
Project Manager, Department Manager Thermodynamics
FEV Motorentechnik GmbH, Germany

Dr. Bernd Georgi
Project Manager
BG Technologie (formerly Volkswagen AG), Germany

Daniel J. Buckley
Technical Specialist - Base Engine P&E
Jaguar & Land Rover, UK

Dr. Mario A. Skopil
CTO Supercharging / Director Testcenter
swissauto WENKO AG, Switzerland

Peter Feulner
Head of Research and Technology
Ricardo Deutschland, Germany

Innovative materials for charging systems

17:00 Materials for high temperature application

• Metal replacement options
• Realising high temperature resistance
• Track record of Stanyl® applications under the bonnet
• Stanyl Diablo, extended long term high heat resistance up to 230°C and 7.000 h

Christian Kilgus
Business Development Manager
DSM Engineering Plastics GmbH Germany

17:45 Closing remarks of the chairman and end of conference day one

At the end of conference day one the Dorint Pallas Wiesbaden invites you to a champagne reception.

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