The electrification of vehicles in the drivetrain and in auxiliaries is not only a hot topic in the field of passenger cars but also in commercial vehicles. Apart from the improvement of energy efficiency one often gets additional benefits in these commercial appli­cations, e.g. more flexibility and better control of auxiliary equipment or the availability of a power socket on-site.

But the challenging requirements in automotive appli­cations like harsh and high temperature environments and high reliability get even worse. Additionally, a very long lifetime of 10-20 years is required in many commercial applications in construction, agriculture and forestry.

The seminar focuses on more electric commercial vehicles in various applications:

•  On-road: bus, light & heavy truck, collection vehicle
•  Off-road: construction, agriculture and forestry
•  More electric aircraft
•  More electric ship

The seminar is chaired by Prof. Dr. H.-G. Herzog (TU Munich) and Prof. Dr. R. Marquardt (UniBW Munich) together with Thomas Harder and Jochen Koszescha (ECPE).

All presentations and discussions will be in English.