Conference Program

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Day 1: Tuesday, September 21

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Day 1 Morning – Strategies, innovations and forecasts for decarbonization

Panel Moderator

Alastair Hayfield
Senior research director
Interact Analysis
UK

Electrifying tomorrow – the Volvo CE journey

Ahcène Nedjimi
Electromobility specialist
Volvo Construction Equipment
Sweden
Volvo Group has shifted to electromobility throughout its business. This presentation will discuss the market-leading innovation journey of Volvo CE as the company committed to stop the development of diesel-based compact machines and launch their electric counterparts. It will address the market introduction of the ECR25 Electric, and also the successes that have emerged from customer trials.

Intelligent fleet decarbonization

Rahul Madhavan
Director - fleet strategy and new business incubation
Hitachi Social Innovation Business (EMEA)
France
The world is going through a revolution to address the complexities of climate change. Transportation as an ecosystem is one of the major leaders in the move to decarbonization and net zero. How can you accelerate and monetize the electrification of your fleet? This presentation will explain how Hitachi is supporting transport companies both on- and off-road to accelerate their decarbonization journeys using smart technology solutions and artificial intelligence.

Net-zero for heavy-duty vehicles using low-carbon fuels and hybridization

Jonathan Hall
Head of research and advanced engineering projects
Mahle Powertrain
UK
Decarbonization of the heavy-duty sector is essential in the drive toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Full electrification may be suited for some applications but the potential to move swiftly to a zero-carbon solution by developing existing technologies, using low- and zero-carbon fuels, may provide a faster reduction in emissions. This route carries advantages by leveraging existing manufacturing infrastructure and mature technologies. This study examines a potential pathway to a zero-carbon outcome, transitioning away from diesel, via biogas, to hydrogen. Hybridization minimizes raw fuel consumption, making best use of renewable fuels. The study investigates the enabling technologies and infrastructure required.

100% electric: intelligent system solutions for zero-emission drivelines

Peter Tepfenhart
Product manager - construction machinery systems
ZF
Germany
In line with Vision Zero, one of ZF’s objectives is to reduce emissions to zero. Therefore, the group is developing intelligent system solutions for the construction site of the future, all bundled under the eTRAC range. The presentation will give insights into ZF’s roadmap to zero-emission drivelines, explaining which projects are currently being worked on, which conclusions can be drawn from series products launched earlier and which products are to come in the near future.

Timing, applications and impacts of expanded industrial vehicle electrification

Niki Okuk
Program manager
Calstart
USA
Based on Calstart’s forthcoming white paper, this presentation will discuss near-, medium- and long-term applications for off-road electrification and the pathways to achieve scale in those segments. Lessons from California’s first year of the Clean Off-Road Equipment (CORE) voucher incentive project point the way forward for zero-emission applications across sectors, with opportunities for technology transfer and infrastructure solutions.

Live Q&A and discussion

Day 1 Morning - Technical breakout session - accelerating the switch to electrification

Panel Moderator

Alex Woodrow
Managing director
Knibb Gormezano Limited
UK

Sustainable electrification of NRMM with the WATTELSE project

Matthieu Desbois-Renaudin
Co-founder and CEO
WATTALPS
France
Electrification of construction equipment is a major goal to reduce air pollution, the emission of CO2 and noise. In the meantime, construction companies are facing very demanding requirements in terms of cost and productivity. The WATTELSE project is financed by the European Commission to meet to these needs with an innovative turnkey solution for OEMs: a versatile, modular, lithium-ion battery system to provide OEMs with a tailored solution capable of maintaining the productivity of a standard machine. The battery maintains full power capacity for an entire day of work in the rough environment and climate of a construction site.

Predictive maintenance application for off-highway battery thermal management systems

Tomasz Turek
R&D manager
BSPL 1 sp. z o.o.
Poland
Battery-electric vehicles in off-highway applications have many positive factors, especially for underground and mining. The biggest challenges are tough operation conditions and providing as little maintenance as necessary, ideally before failure occurs. Downtime related to failures and efficiency problems is a high cost not only in financial terms but also in terms of customer opinion. This sometimes slows down the process of switching to the electrification of off-highway machinery. The presentation will reveal the results of a study on the application of PM to battery thermal management systems in such applications.

How to successfully speed up electrification for construction equipment vehicles

Tom Miller
Key account manager
Webasto Thermo & Comfort UK Ltd
UK
The presentation will offer some insights into how to speed up electrification in the construction machinery area. Based on a successful customer project, it will how Webasto’s modular off-the-shelf battery system can be easily integrated into various kinds of construction vehicles.

Modular electric motors for mobile applications

Dr Bernhard Burkhart
Head of research and development
Engiro GmbH
Germany
The pace of electrification has increased dramatically. Almost every sector is pressured with tremendous emission reduction goals, up to complete elimination in inner-city applications. While compactness and high efficiency are a precondition, modular motor concepts are also needed to cover complete vehicle series and reduce the lead times of prototypes and series projects. This presentation will give an introduction to the Engiro approach, to cover a power range of mobile applications from 10-400kW and 48-800V for traction and auxiliary drives. Case studies from agricultural, construction and truck applications will point out the flexibility of this approach.

Influence of mechanical assembly deviations on the signal quality of rotor position systems and thus on the performance of the drivetrain

Ulrich Marl
Key account manager - motor feedback systems
Lenord, Bauer & Co GmbH
Germany
The presentation will discuss some comparative studies that have been carried out at Lenord+Bauer with classic resolvers, as found in many drivetrains, and with Lenord+Bauer’s new inductive sensor series. In future developments, developers and designers must take into account that data sheet specifications very often refer to idealized assembly, and that in practice there can be deviations in assembly and thus deviations in the data-sheet values.

Live Q&A and discussion

Workshop hosted by Würth Elektronik: HV PDU – interconnect and protect your vehicle HV network

Ludovic Frelin
Product manager
Würth Elektronik
France
Jean-Baptiste Delcroix
Product manager - power distribution
Würth Elektronik
France
When designing an e-vehicle, you choose the key components of your powertrain – battery pack, motor, inverter, charger, etc – but then come the challenges: how to efficiently interconnect these components and ensure the integrity and safety of your HV network? During this workshop we will present our solutions for power distribution units based on PCB technology (60V DC up to 1,000V DC). We will discuss the key characteristics to take into account for a safe design, and explain how PCB and Press-Fit technology can improve PDU design. We will also introduce an innovative concept to increase flexibility and agility while reducing time-to-market and qualification effort.

Day 1 Afternoon – Innovations in electro-hydraulics

Panel Moderator

Dr Markus Merkel
Professor
Aalen University of Applied Sciences/Institute for Virtual Product Development
Germany

Road toward efficient off-road machinery using electrohydraulic zonal systems

Tatiana Minav
Assistant professor
Tampere University
Finland
A wide variety of applications such as construction, agriculture, forestry and mining are demanding a rapid response to tight emissions regulation. Work is ongoing to overcome the challenges of improving off-road machinery work; however, it mostly concentrates on improving the drivetrain – working hydraulics (implements) are not taken into consideration. Conventional working hydraulic systems are valve controlled and suffer from high metering losses, which lead to overall system efficiency about of 21%. Now it is time to take further steps to achieve 50% less energy consumption and improve efficiency by 200% of the whole system by applying novel concepts instead of conventional ones. Utilizing a more-electric architecture of multiple power sources in each working zone can achieve energy savings and works with a power-on-demand approach. The presentation will discuss the results of the implementation of the Zonal concept investigation by simulation and experiments on study cases of full-size off-road vehicles such as excavators and wheel loaders.

Decentralized hydraulics with high-efficiency energy recuperation

Dierk Peitsmeyer
Product portfolio manager
Bucher Hydraulics
Germany
CO2 emission targets have increased during this decade, and construction machines are still excluded from harsh regulations – but how long will this last? We all know that hydraulic valve control was developed for ICE-driven machines 60 years ago – its principle creates throttle losses, and energy recuperation is not possible. The new HELAX eliminates throttle losses and recuperates potential energy. Using a highly efficient hydro unit enables the lowest losses. Not only is it highly energy-efficient but it also provides very precise controllability. Thus, we can use the new opportunities offered through electrification by managing energy from several sources and using different control concepts.

Variable flow with fixed displacement helical pump

Dr Andrea Rimondi
North America product engineer designer
Marzocchi Pompe SpA
Italy
Electrification and hybridization have dramatically reduced engine noise from industrial vehicles, making hydraulic circuit noise predominant. Variable displacement pumps can further improve operator comfort but can be inefficient. The Elika gear pump has been co-developed with the faculty of engineering at the University of Bologna, using helical gear technology. This technology delivers low noise with high efficiency across a high range of speeds and is particularly efficient when coupled with VFD (variable frequency drive) brushless motors. Recent tests at the Marzocchi R&D lab demonstrated flow from 1 l/min to 20 l/min using the same displacement and maintaining high volumetric efficiency (>90%) throughout. This presentation will demonstrate how recently discovered additional benefits of helical gear technology can increase efficiency and reduce cost when deployed in electrified powertrains.

Electrification solutions for compact off-highway machines

Philippe Reynolds
Electromobility program director
Poclain Hydraulics
France
Jean Heren
Engineering manager - electromobility program
Poclain Hydraulics
France
Philippe Tottoli
Marketing manager - electromobility program
Poclain Hydraulics
France
The presentation will focus on the electrification of mobile machines. It will propose a process to succeed in electrifying a compact machine, focusing on the key input information to collect. It will also introduce the concept of electrohydrostatic zero-emission systems and detail the benefits of such solutions for OEMs and end users.

From automotive to off-highway – unique solenoid technology driving digital hydraulic control on electric and alternative-fuel machines

Jason Greenwood
Director of cartridge systems
Husco
USA
The Husco off-highway division has taken the differentiating solenoid technology used by Husco Automotive and utilized it for the off-highway market to enable digital control of a variety of functions on next-generation electric, hybrid and alternative-fuel machines. The presentation will provide a summary of the unique solenoid mechanism, give details of the key performance characteristics and demonstrate how the technology is enabling efficient digital control on off-highway transmissions, steering, braking and autonomous control systems.

Live Q&A and discussion

Special feature panel discussion

New realities, new policies – emerging rules that will drive the next decade of industrial vehicle development

From the development of Tier 5 and zero emission standards in CA and new off-road standards in Europe, combined with zero emission zones, electrified ports and equity policy, what are the new policies IV manufacturers will need to address to stay competitive and ensure they can meet emerging standards?
Alastair Hayfield
Senior research director
Interact Analysis
UK
Tess Sicat
Chief of Heavy-Duty Off-Road Strategies branch
California Air Resources Board
USA
Randy Wingenroth
VP - market area North America
Kalmar Mobile Solutions
USA

Panel Moderator

Niki Okuk
Program manager
Calstart
USA

Day 2: Wednesday, September 22

Day 2 Morning – New insights and case studies regarding development & application of propulsion systems

Panel Moderator

Tatiana Minav
Assistant professor
Tampere University
Finland

IM, IPM and SynRel traction motors – what is the difference?

Prof Peter van Duijsen
Researcher
THUAS University, Delft
Netherlands
This presentation explores the differences and similarities in the construction and control of the three main traction motors – induction machine, interior permanent magnet and synchronous reluctance. The field-oriented control of these motor types is outlined and it is shown that the motors are interchangeable when it comes to control. Model-based design techniques to create and test the embedded control of the complete traction motor drive are explored, with some surprising results regarding efficiency and total costs.

Decision matrix for additively manufactured components using the example of a modular and scalable electric drive platform for NRMM using functionally integrated cooling components

Dirk Schuhmann
Doctoral candidate/academic assistant
Aalen University
Germany
Dr Markus Merkel
Professor
Aalen University of Applied Sciences/Institute for Virtual Product Development
Germany
The already known electric drive platform is modified and used as a basis. An evaluation of the drive platform by means of a decision matrix is carried out. Which parts are suitable for additive manufacturing and why? The whole process is illustrated by means of an example (cooling components inverters).

ZETT – Zero Emission Terminal Tractor

Damian Backes
Head of energy management and drives research unit
IKA RWTH Aachen University
Germany
In the context of current efforts to reduce CO2, pollutant and noise emissions, container transport within ports or terminals has to be considered. A system solution for battery-powered terminal tractors (TT) to replace diesel-powered tractors has been developed within the ZETT – Zero Emission Terminal Tractor project, taking into account ecological and economic requirements. In this context, the Institute for Automotive Engineering is investigating how the design of the powertrain and the charging infrastructure can be realized by coupling fleet and longitudinal dynamics simulations. The aim here is to enable operation without restrictions and at the same time to prevent over-dimensioning of the powertrain components – especially the battery.

Cradle-to-grave evaluation of different propulsion systems

Sabine Pretsch
System engineer
AVL Commercial Driveline & Tractor Engineering GmbH
Austria
Electrification is arriving in the agricultural industry and is seen as the holy grail for reducing CO2 emissions and increasing sustainability. Population growth and prosperity are still the main drivers for GHG emissions. Future pathways for renewable energy and fuel production need to be developed and upscaled. To get a clear picture of the sustainability of different propulsion systems, a cradle-to-grave evaluation was undertaken for four different powertrain systems for a standard multi-purpose tractor. Optimizing for low CO2 – considering also production – requires rethinking the configuration of the propulsion system.

Live Q&A and discussion

Day 2 Morning technical breakout session – considerations and best practices for electrification

Panel Moderator

Pietro Boggia
Principal consultant
Frost & Sullivan
Spain

Optimizing performance with the right battery technologies

Xavier Iraçabal
Mobility Li-ion battery product manager
Saft
France
Electrification is a technical challenge for industrial vehicle manufacturers. With so many potential use cases, choosing and applying the right battery technology is crucial to optimize daily operations. Saft has over 100 years of expertise in industrial batteries. In this presentation, the company will explain the prevailing lithium-ion technologies and give its view on future developments. Attendees can discover which chemistries and systems will best match the needs of their applications.

Different thermal management concepts to ensure highly efficient electrical machines based on real cases and real examples

Josef Graubmann
Managing director
Ymer Technology GmbH
Germany
The presentation will outline different concepts for thermal management of electric machines. This will include a standardized concept to ensure short development times and reduced development and application effort. The presentation will be illustrated with real use cases and real operation data.

Advanced features in modern electric motor controllers for industrial vehicle application

Ferdinando Mapelli
Research and development manager
DMC GmbH - Addtech Group
Germany
A modern approach to electric motor control implies the availability of advanced features. Efficient autotuning is a basic requirement but it is not enough to ensure successful controller commissioning. Sensorless control of actuations and auxiliary devices other than traction is leading to more reliable and cost-effective electrification. Furthermore, pandemic-induced travel restrictions force the controller manufacturer toward advanced software tools for easy commissioning that can also be done remotely. Controllers must support the most common field buses in a smart, configurable way. The presentation describes these features and explains how DMC controllers implement them.

An introduction to AC power analysis in digital post-processing

Vijesh Kapoor
Application engineer
Hottinger Brüel & Kjær GmbH
Germany
With the global trend toward the development of electric vehicles continuing to accelerate, there are new challenges for engineers to solve. One of these problems is range, which has significant differences between real and theoretical range. The overall efficiency of an electric vehicle depends on how the vehicle is used. It can be improved through measurement and analysis. Quantifying the conversion of direct current from the battery to alternating current using an inverter is particularly challenging. These produce a frequency-modulated, non-sinusoidal, transient waveform through pulse-width modulation. A case study is used to present AC power analysis in digital post-processing.

Control system enables cost optimization of electrified heavy machines

Jyri Kylä-Kaila
Managing director
Epec Oy
Finland
Software and electronics play a key role in future heavy machine electrified powertrains. System integration considering safety, performance, lifetime, efficiency, total cost of ownership and machine bill-of-material cost is a complex challenge for OEMs. The amount of electronics and software is increasing significantly, offering multiple benefits for OEMs and end customers. Epec control systems and electric powertrain components give customers the freedom to select any third-party electric motor, battery or other key component.

Live Q&A and discussion

Day 2 Afternoon – Considerations & best practices for electrification - continued

Panel Moderator

Prof Peter van Duijsen
Researcher
THUAS University, Delft
Netherlands

Getting working machines recharged

Dr Hannu Sarén
Electrification leader
Danfoss
Finland
The importance of decarbonizing is a well-recognized topic. Electrification of working machines is seen as a way to reduce not only CO2 but also other local emissions on the construction site. This creates a demand for charging solutions. While other electrified equipment such as electric cars, trucks, buses and electric ferries have their own industry-preferred charging infrastructure already agreed, in the working machine industry there are multiple possibilities being explored. In this presentation, we go through some options and explain how Danfoss can help industrial vehicles to electrify the future.

Software functions inside electrified drivetrains as a game-changer for mobile working machines

Thomas Vetter
CTO
Aradex AG
Germany
In the 1960s the transition from rope excavators to hydraulic excavators was driven by improved controllability and functionality. We can see a similar disruptive situation now starting with the electrification of drivetrains in mobile working machines. Aradex takes part in this game-changing process using virtual sensor technology used for all kinds of electrified drivetrains. Without additional sensors we can create high-resolution data for speed and torque in real time and make the data usable for data mining and higher performance of drivetrains. We will show the first impressive measurements and some possible applications for working machines.

How can off-highway vehicle manufacturers benefit from the automotive industry’s know-how?

Philipp Formanek
Director of global sales - construction and forestry machinery
HELLA
Austria
Florian Zölfl
Product manager - energy management
HELLA
Germany
Driven by increasingly stringent global regulations and changing consumer requirements for greener solutions, off-highway vehicle manufacturers are under increasing pressure to make their electric and hybrid powertrains even more efficient. Hella specializes in innovative lighting systems and vehicle electronics and has been an important partner to the automotive industry and aftermarket for more than a century. Thanks to many years of experience in large-scale production in the automotive industry, the firm can transfer these technologies to manufacturers of small series. This presentation will take you through energy management on the basis of case studies. The two most important products for the off-highway industry – the intelligent battery sensor and the DC-DC 48V/12 V converter – are presented in detail.

Electrifying compact mobile machinery: strategies for choosing battery charging and driveline components

Robert Stavrevski
Business development manager - Europe
Delta-Q Technologies
Sweden
Advancements in battery performance and charging technologies are contributing to the shift toward electrified compact mobile machinery. Components such as a high-voltage battery, an electric motor, an inverter, a DC-DC converter and an onboard charger are required to build a high-performance electric vehicle. However, component requirements can vary depending on the machine type. Learn best practices for system integration, and how the battery and charger can affect the vehicle’s performance in this presentation.

Understanding the key criteria for making decisions to electrify power transmissions

Andy Conaty
Global product manager
Twin Disc
USA
This presentation explores the challenges and lessons learned in delivering a robust and reliable solution, unlocking the full potential of hybridization/electrification. With tangible examples of how to transition from an existing combustion-engine-driven solution to an electric or hybrid machine, this presentation provides an inclusive look at available technology and explains how to select the ideal solution for your mission profile. Due to rapid changes across all market segments Twin Disc has invested and developed new solutions to become a dominant hybrid and electrification solution supplier and system integrator. Product experts are currently working with many OEMs to help them achieve their electrification goals.

Live Q&A and discussion

Please note: this conference program may be subject to change