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Les Rencontres scientifiques de l'IFP "Advances in Hybrid Powertrain" (25-26 November 2008, IFP/Rueil-Malmaison)

04 August 2008

In its "Les Rencontres scientifiques", IFP organize with TNO an international conference "Advances in Hybrid Powertrain", on 25 and 26 november 2008 at Rueil-Malmaison (near Paris).

This conference present the development of hybrid technology which combines the advantages of purely electric vehicles – in particular zero local emissions – with the advantages of engine-based vehicles, namely high energy and power density.

This international conference, therefore designed to be a scientific and technical event, gathering together players from the worlds of academic research, applied research and industry will addressed the main topics :

• Optimization of thermal engines for hybrid applications
• System-level supervisory control and optimization
• Specific transmissions for hybrid applications
• On-board energy storage systems
• Optimized electric motors
• Dedicated power electronics
• Heat recovery for next generation of hybrid vehicles
• Modeling and support tools for the design of hybrids
   

IFP is a world-class public-sector research and training center, aimed at developing the technologies and materials of the future in the fields of energy, transport and the environment. It provides public players and industry with innovative solutions for a smooth transition to the energies and materials of tomorrow – more efficient, more economical, cleaner and sustainable.

Scientific correspondents

• François Badin
  IFP-Lyon, France
  Tel.: +33 4 78 02 56 50
  Fax: +33 4 78 02 20 14
  E-mail: francois.badin@ifp.fr
   

• Antonio Sciarretta
  IFP, Rueil-Malmaison, France
  Tel.: +33 1 47 52 57 34
  Fax: +33 1 47 52 70 12
  E-mail: antonio.sciarretta@ifp.fr
   

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