Calendar

Workshop: thermal management for EV powertrain systems

Workshop: thermal management for EV powertrain systems

It is no longer possible to subscribe to this event.

Thermal management is of major importance for all vehicles, especially electric ones. Want to dive into detail with experts specialized in thermal management from multiple countries and companies?

On the 8th of February RAI Automotive Industry NL, Agoria Automotive Technology Club, and ARIA Industrie Automobile Hauts-De-France invite you for a Thermal Management workshop at University d’Artois in Béthune. Participants will be a mix of industrial companies, R&D/technical centers, and academic research labs. Thus, offering an excellent opportunity to see and discuss recent developments within the sector, meet experts in the field, and share insights.

Program

Wednesday, 7 February 2024 (optional)

18:00: Check-in Hotel
19:00: Welcome Dinner

Thursday, 8 February 2024

07:00 Breakfast & checkout
08:00 Transfer from Hotel to Université d'Artois, prepare tabletop demos
08:30 Registration

09:00 - 10:30 Session 1

Thermal management of performance drive units
TREMEC - Jan-Frederik VANDERHAEGEN

Metallic textiles: a possibility for temperature management
IMATTEC - Thierry DELAMBRE

BEV Thermal Management – Identifying trends thanks to benchmarking
A2MAC1 - Thomas DEROUIN

Battery Thermo Management for Electric Commercial Vehicles
Webasto Group - Lena BECKMANN

10:30 - 10:50 BREAK

10:50 - 12:10 Session 2

Innovative techniques for thermal and fluid management: development of experimental and numerical tools for accurate phenomena analysis
IMT Nord Europe - Serge RUSSEIL & Daniel BOUGEARD

Two-phase passive cooling technology for Electric Vehicles
Calyos - Antoine DE RYCKEL

A review of bus bar protection against thermal runaway mode, for a faster & more efficient installation
Tenneco Systems Protection - Geoffroy THELLIER

New Needs for Thermal Interface Materials
PPG Revocoat Jean-Marc PINEL

12:10 - 13:15 LUNCHBREAK

13:15 - 14:30 Session 3

Novel thermal management techniques adapted to electric vehicle components.
LAMIH (UPHF) - Safouene OUENZERFI

Impact of cabin thermal management on energy consumption of EV
L2EP / University of Lille - Alain BOUSCAYROL

Cylindrical cell cooling: a new sustainable plastic concept approach
NOVARES - Jérôme PRAIZELIN

How to handle mineral reinforcement as a fire-retardant enclosure for batteries used in electric vehicles
ISOMATEX - Bernard VOSS

14:30 - 14:50 BREAK

14:50 - 16:00 Session 4

Enhancing xEV thermal management with generative design
Diabatix - Dr. Lieven VERVECKEN

Impact of temperature on the electrical insulation system of powertrain electric motors
LSEE / Université d'Artois - Gabriel VELU​

NRF (TBC)

Conclusions / Wrap-up

16:00 Transfer to locations for company visits
16:30 Company Visits

  • CRITTM2A a battery testing and validation centre
  • CREPIM is an abuse fire test center for e-mobility & Lithium Batteries
  • BTC is a battery manufacturing and training center.

17:30 End

Practical information:

The event will be from 09:00 to 17:00 at Faculté des Sciences Appliquées in Béthune. Since for most of you, this will be quite a long drive, there is the option to come a day earlier and participate in the network dinner on the 7th of February. Click here for some hotel suggestions within the region, we recommend the Ibis Bethune Centre Gare Hotel. The participation fees connected to this event are:

  • Participation in the thermal management workshop
    • 100,- pp. excl. BTW for members
    • 150,- pp. excl. BTW for non-members.
  • Participation in the networking dinner will cost 100,- pp. excl BTW.