Hybrid drive
Description
After a sandwich lunch, Mark Verbakel will give a presentation in the theatre hall of the DAF Museum, telling us that hybrid propulsion is enjoying increasing popularity and explaining the driving forces that could explain this rise. Is it just a temporary phenomenon on the road to all-electric mobility, or is this a technology that could dominate the future of automotive drivetrains? In the lecture, he will outline the position of hybrid drives in the quest for ever more fuel-efficient cars. We will see that hybrid drives are not a development in themselves, but fit into a large body of technical developments that all aim to reduce the car's energy consumption. We will gain insight into the forest of terminology. Micro, mild, full, plug-in, range-extended, series, parallel, autonomous and non-autonomous, all designations that describe the various hybrid concepts. Mark Verbakel explains the working principles of these different drivetrains and links them to all-electric drivetrains. He also discusses how the different concepts realise their positive effect and when these drives are best and when not. Finally, we look ahead to see what the future of automotive powertrains might look like and the museum has the latest hybrid on display, the Toyota Auris, for a closer look at the present.
After the presentation, you will have plenty of time to tour the industrial heritage of the DAF automobile factories in the truck and army trucks, the company cars and, of course, all DAF passenger car models
This activity is only open to 10 members of the Vehicle Engineering Division only.
The lecture is part of a day programme of the Region South for which you can register separately (see Information links).
Speaker(s)
ir. Mark Verbakel, Project manager Automotive Development Centre SKF Netherlands
Location
DAF Museum, Tongelresestraat 27
5613 DA Eindhoven
Organiser
Vehicle Technology
Region South
Name and contact details for information
drs. ing. Cor van den Bosch, t: 06 506 38 128 or via the e-mail address below.