OPTEMUS
OPTimised Energy Management and USe
Optimised energy management and use (OPTEMUS) represents an opportunity for overcoming one of the biggest barriers towards large scale adoption of electric and plug-in hybrid cars: range limitation due to limited storage capacity of electric batteries.
The OPTEMUS project proposes to tackle this bottleneck by leveraging low energy consumption and energy harvesting through a holistic vehicle-occupant-centered approach, considering space, cost and complexity requirements. Specifically, OPTEMUS intends to develop a number of innovative core technologies such as battery housing and insulation as thermal and electric energy storage or passenger localised conditioning, comprising the smart seat with implemented thermo electric devices and the smart cover panels. In addition intelligent controls such as eco-driving and eco-routing strategies, predictive cabin preconditioning strategy with minimum energy consumption and electric management strategy will be developed.
The combined virtual and real-life prototyping and performance assessment in a state of the art, on-the-market A-segment electric vehicle (Fiat 500e) of this package of technologies will allow demonstrating a minimum of 32 % of energy consumption reduction for component cooling and 60 % for passenger comfort, as well as an additional 15 % being available for traction, leading to an increase of the driving range in extreme weather conditions of at least 38 % in a hot ambient and 70 % in a cold ambient.
Contact
Damian Backes M.Sc.
Manager Research Area
Energy Management and Drivetrains
+49 241 80 25420
Email
Project duration
06/2015 – 03/2019
Project partner
Kompetenzzentrum – Das Virtuelle Fahrzeug, Forschungsgesellschaft mbH (Coordinator), ESI Group S. A., Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung E. V, IFP Energies nouvelles, Centro Ricerche FIAT ScpA, Continental Automotive GmbH, Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa S.Coop., Sistemi Sospensioni SpA, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Bax & Willems Consulting Venturing, Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna, DENSO Thermal Systems SpA, DENSO Automotive Deutschland GmbH, ESI Software Germany GmbH