2024 USA Featured Content

The 2024 technical agenda is 100% driven by intelligence gathered from vehicle manufacturers, Tier-1 and Tier 2/3 companies. Download the 2024 agenda for session details, speakers, and deep dives into the following topics and more.

Explore the pivotal insights from our "State of the Market 2024: Automotive Thermal Management" industry report. This comprehensive analysis dives into the pressing challenges, priorities, and goals faced by vehicle manufacturers in the ever-evolving landscape of electric vehicles (EVs).

In this report, we:

• Analyze Survey Data: Gathered from leading experts at global OEMs and suppliers, revealing critical pain points and opportunities.
• Identify Key Challenges: From battery thermal management to integrating innovative cooling solutions for hybrid powertrains.
• Explore Solutions: Cutting-edge technologies like AI-based control strategies, new refrigerants, and advanced cooling systems that promise to transform thermal management.
• Uncover Opportunities: How well-planned thermal management can unlock potential in EV performance, safety, and efficiency.

Why Download This Report?

• Stay Ahead of Trends: Understand the latest thermal management technologies and strategies.
• Address Industry Challenges: Learn about the hurdles manufacturers face and how they are overcoming them.
• Leverage Opportunities: Discover how advancements in thermal management can drive growth and innovation in the automotive sector.
  

While DC-DC fast charging positively impacts the vehicle and mileage, it drives a higher requirement for thermal management onboard the vehicle. This is problematic not only for vehicle manufacturers but also for the end user customer. The thermal management space is in a state of questioning what impact DC-DC fast charging has on the range and mileage of the vehicle and the effect it has on thermal management.

Wanting to know more on the matter, Automotive IQ spoke with Sowmya Jayaraman, Technical Specialist, Thermal Performance & Validation, General Motors, seeking her expertise on these unanswered questions.

Discussion highlights:

• Insights into the relationship between DC fast charging and its impact on vehicle range and mileage in electric and hybrid vehicles.
• Influence of fast charging on thermal management systems within electric and hybrid vehicles and strategies to address these challenges.
• Primary concerns for vehicle manufacturers regarding the integration of DC fast charging technology considering customer satisfaction.
• Innovative approaches or technologies being developed or deployed to mitigate thermal impacts associated with DC fast charging in electric and hybrid vehicles.
• Evolution of thermal management systems in electric and hybrid vehicles in response to increasing demand for faster charging solutions.
• Best practices for integrating DC fast charging technology in the future.
  

This presentation by Dr. Manilo V. Morganti of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) delves into advanced control strategies designed to enhance the efficiency of electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The presentation begins by defining "efficiency" in the context of thermal management and control processes within the automotive sector.

Dr. Morganti illustrates practical examples from both EVs and PHEVs, highlighting improvements in the Jaguar I-Pace, which achieved significant reductions in energy consumption and enhancements in cabin comfort through model predictive control. Key topics include:

• The foundational principles of efficiency in automotive thermal management.
• Control processes and their impacts on vehicle subsystems.
• Case studies demonstrating efficiency gains and system optimization.
• The role of new thermal management software platforms.
• Future directions and lessons learned from ongoing research and development.

By downloading this presentation, you will gain insights into JLR's cutting-edge methodologies for optimizing vehicle performance, range, and component longevity through sophisticated control strategies and iterative testing processes.