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Subject of this lecture are alternative concepts for the powertrain of vehicles. This lecture deals with the different alternative drive systems, as unconventional types of combustion engines with the consideration of alternative fuels (alcohol, natural gas, hydrogen), gas turbines, Stirling engines and fuel cells as well as electric drives. Furthermore this lectures discusses the different types of variable transmissions and power split drive trains.
Regenerative drives e.g. electric -, flywheel- and hybrid drives are a main topic of this lecture. Beside the discussion of the different components (hydraulic machines, electric motors, hydraulic pressure accumulators, batteries, flywheels), possible control strategies (integrated engine-transmission management) are deducted, according to the various drive concepts.
Infomation
Term: ST
Language: German, English
This course is held in kooperation with vka.
Exam performance
Test, Lecture (2), Practice (1)
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Tutor
Klausur, Lecture (2), Practice (1)
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Module commissioner
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Pischinger
Subsidies
This course receives subsidies through the programme for improvement in quality of lectures at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of RWTH Aachen University.
The application of these subsidies at our institute is coordinated by Dipl.-Ing. Micha Lesemann and Dipl.-Ing. Torben Dittmar. Further information on the use of subsidies to improve the lecture quality through the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering can be found online.
