The industry’s leading EV manufacturing show
returns to the automotive capital of the world for its second annual outing.
Welcome to the preview of Electric &
Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo 2014 – the world’s leading EV manufacturing and
engineering event, which takes place in Novi, Michigan, from September 16-18.
Co-located with one of the USA’s largest advanced battery exhibitions, The
Battery Show, Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo welcomes senior executives
and technical leaders from major OEMs, Tier 1s and the entire manufacturing
supply chain looking to source cutting edge products while reducing the overall
cost of e-mobility.
Electric
& Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo is the premier showcase for electric and
hybrid vehicle technology and innovation. Based in Detroit, Michigan, the
capital of EV manufacturing in America, Electric & Hybrid Vehicle
Technology Expo will highlight advances right across the powertrain and across
a wide range of vehicles from passenger and commercial to off-highway
industrial vehicles.
Some of the world’s leading suppliers of EV
technology will exhibit at both events, which will take place at the Suburban
Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan. Confirmed names include Kostal, ALTe
Powertrain, ATS Automation, Delphi, Horiba, TM4, SKF, Ricardo, TE Connectivity
and Freescale Semiconductor.
In addition to three days of free sessions
taking place within the exhibition hall, new features at this year’s Electric
& Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo include the Testing Pavilion and Charging
Zone. This all happens alongside the EV and battery-focused conference
sessions; speakers from GM, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Tesla, EnerSys, ARPA and
Lotus are already confirmed.
With more than 4,000 attendees expected and
more than 350 exhibitors already confirmed, Electric & Hybrid Vehicle
Technology Expo is the must-attend event of the year. Here’s a snapshot of some
of the must-visit booths displaying technologies that promise to further the EV
movement.
Battery Powerhouse
Energy Power Systems (EPS) will be at
Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo to unveil a new type of advanced
low-cost battery based on proven electrochemistry. With its proprietary Planar
Layered Matrix technology, the PLM Battery offers substantially longer life and
higher power compared with AGM batteries.
The
system consists of a 48V lead carbon battery connected to a small electric
motor. The battery also supplies energy to an electric supercharger, which is
used to increase torque and power at low engine speeds.
Targeting applications where Li-ion is too
expensive and lead acid doesn’t have the capability, the PLM Battery has
demonstrated cycle life of over 2,000 cycles with 80% DOD, and over 300,000
cycles for start/stop applications. In addition, its power capability and
dynamic charge acceptance are notably greater than that of traditional AGM
batteries, making the PLM Battery ideally suited to applications including
automotive stop/start and micro hybrid, renewable integration, and commercial
and grid installations.
To support the commercial release of the
PLM Battery, Energy Power Systems is building a factory in Michigan that will
have an annual capacity of 500MWh and is slated to be operational in the second
half of 2015.
Energy Power Systems will display its
product samples at the show, along with examples of integrated systems.
Power perfected
UQM Technologies will showcase versions of
its PowerPhase Pro and PowerPhase HD electric motor and controller systems.
The PowerPhase Pro systems include the
production-validated PowerPhase Pro 100 and 135, which are ideal for
automotive, lightweight commercial, marine, military and industrial vehicles.
Colorado’s
UQM Technologies offers PowerPhase Pro 100 series drives for a range of
electric vehicles. Jakarta-based PT Sarimas Ahmadi Pratama is using the
PowerPhase Pro 135 in its 17-passenger battery electric bus.
PowerPhase HD systems are production ready,
heavy-duty offerings, including: the PowerPhase HD 220, which is now used in
many heavy-duty platforms; the brand-new PowerPhase HD 950T system for
applications that require increased torque; and the new PowerPhase HD 250
variant that provides solutions for customers with higher voltage and power
requirements.
The HD 950T produces 950Nm of peak torque,
while maintaining excellent efficiency. The HD 250 variant provides solutions
for customers that have higher voltage and power requirements, and is designed
to operate at full power from 450VDC to 750VDC.
Providing up to 95% efficiencies, UQM
systems comprise a high-performance, liquid-cooled permanent magnet motor, and
a high-power, liquid-cooled inverter with a full-feature digital signal
processor controller.
