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FEBRUARY 1, 2009

A member of the ETH research team, which is led by Lino Guzzella, Professor of Thermotronics, will present a paper on their work at the upcoming SAE World Congress 2009 in Detroit in April—one of a number to be presented on the topic there. The compressed air supply also allows extreme downsizing. Dönitz et al.

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APRIL 23, 2012

SAE’s 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit—the second as an immediate precursor to the SAE World Congress—opened on Sunday with a consideration of several alternative engine designs: opposed piston 2-stroke (Achates Power); variable compression ratio (MCE-5); split cycle (Scuderi); and advanced rotary (Liquid Piston).

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JANUARY 27, 2016

The T-Hybrid (based on a Kia Optima) ( earlier post ) and the ADEPT (based on a Ford Focus) ( earlier post ) both utilize an advanced 48V lead-carbon battery system with bolt-on electrical components that allow for significant engine-downsizing without loss in performance. liter engine the performance of a 1.8

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

As the project approaches its mid-point, the research team—led by Ricardo and including Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC), Faurecia and the University of Nottingham—has completed the build of the first functional integration prototype ADEPT vehicle.

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JULY 7, 2013

The Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and the SCTechnology Aviation Center (SCTAC) have contracted with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to support a three-year program to develop and test wireless charging systems for electrical vehicles. The value of the subcontract for Clemson University is $1.52

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MARCH 20, 2012

Spider9 , a cleantech company launched in 2011 at the University of Michigan, has finalized the license agreement for patented dynamic control systems and plans to launch its first commercial integration at the historic Henry Ford Valve Plant, known as the Water Wheel Center, in Northville, Michigan.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

In a 2010 paper published in the ACS journal Nano Letters , researchers from Nanotek Instruments, Ångström Materials and Dalian University of Technology (China) observed that graphene is an outstanding candidate electrode material for supercapacitors. This is also an advantage because cooling systems can be downsized or removed altogether.

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

The performance is projected to match that of a naturally aspirated engine and have a 20% increase in fuel efficiency compared to a turbocharged downsized engine, at a cost that is half that of a mild-hybrid system. The project— Split Micro-hybrid Boosting Enabling Highly Diluted Combustion —is headed by Anna G.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Ionotec Ltd (lead), Dynamic-Ceramic Ltd, Birmingham University, University College London, Aloxsys Inc. Axeon Technologies Ltd (lead), University of St Andrews, Nexeon Ltd, Ricardo UK Ltd. BladeBoost - A Novel Rotary Supercharger for Ultra-Efficient Downsized Gasoline Engines. GKN Eco-Trailer. EDS TurboClaw.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Downsized, Optimized, High Efficiency, Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine. Michigan Technological University and Westport will address natural gas engine emissions and efficiency improvements by demonstrating the feasibility of compression ignition of directly injected natural gas.

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AUGUST 14, 2011

Researchers at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, led by Stanley Whittingham, have developed a Si/MgO/graphite composite for use as a high-performance durable anode for lithium-ion batteries. Silicon-based anode materials have received much interest due to their high capacity and suitable working potential.

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APRIL 23, 2017

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have used waste glass bottles and a low-cost chemical process to fabricate nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. An open access paper describing the research was published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports.

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APRIL 28, 2011

Applications include greater engine downsizing by utilizing a full electric turbocharger technology on internal combustion engines; reducing particulates emissions through enhancing combustion; recycling power more efficiently through turbo generation; and enhancing performance on hybrid vehicles.

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MARCH 27, 2020

compression ratio, extent of downsizing, etc.). The collaboration combines the expertise of two DOE research offices, nine national laboratories, and multiple university and industry partners. The Co-Optima team is currently seeking new partners from U.S. industry, educational institutions, and nonprofits.

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JANUARY 2, 2018

Researchers at Tianjin University in China report that combing split injection to the Miller cycle with boost pressure can effectively decrease the knock tendency and increase the engine torque in a downsized spark-ignition engine. Their paper is published in the journal Fuel. 2017.11.006.

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JUNE 29, 2016

The ADEPT project is led by Ricardo in a research partnership including the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC); Controlled Power Technologies (CPT); Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies UK Ltd; Ford Motor Company and the University of Nottingham. The final results will be presented at the UK’s LCV2016 event on 14-15 September.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Ohio State University. Iowa State University. University of Pittsburgh. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Penn State University Park. University of Washington, Seattle. West Virginia University Research Corporation. The Research Foundation for the SUNY Stony Brook University.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

Ford has partnered with specialists from the Institute of Automotive Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, Henkel, Evonik, IKV (Institute of Plastics Processing), Composite Impulse and Toho Tenax for the course of the Hightech.NRW research project.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Researchers in an unrelated study of direct injection natural gasoline engines (dual-fuel combustion in CI-engines using RCCI as well as conventional duel-fuel combustion) at Chalmers University (Sweden) noted that methane’s very high octane number allows the use of high compression ratios in spark ignition engines.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Ford is currently slightly past the midpoint in a 4-year, $30-million project ($15 million from the US DOE) with Michigan Technological University (MTU) to demonstrate a 25% fuel economy improvement in a mid-sized sedan using a downsized, advanced gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with no or limited degradation in vehicle level metrics, (..)

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JUNE 11, 2016

The vehicles on which the research was based were representative of current production models at the more aggressive end of the downsizing spectrum in terms of engine capacity and output, but modeled with a future three cylinder 1.5 liter diesel engine.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Independent on-engine test results have verified the simulation predictions that a Torotrak V-Charge variable drive mechanical supercharger enables more ambitious levels of engine downsizing. The tests were carried out by the University of Bath Powertrain and Vehicle Research Centre (PVRC), using a Ford 1.0L Compared to a current 1.5L

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APRIL 24, 2010

In recent years two methods, namely downsizing and downspeeding, were established on the market to reduce CO 2 emissions while maintaining the driving performance of engines with identical effective power but a larger displacement.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

liter downsized turbocharged centrally-mounted direct injection engine. In the study, the team used two MY 2016 passenger cars. The first was equipped with a 2.0-liter liter all-guided direct injection SI Atkinson cycle engine; the second was equipped with a 1.5-liter

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Magnomatics was founded in 2006 by a group of engineers from the University of Sheffield (UK) to commercialize magnetic gearing and motor technology developed there. Much further testing and optimization remains to be done, Kirby noted. Background.

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APRIL 8, 2009

The flywheel incorporates a high-speed motor controller design developed by University of Texas researcher Dr. Mark Flynn. downsizing), additional fuel savings are realized during the idle periods. The flywheel spins in a vacuum, is levitated on active magnetic bearings, and stores 2.1 kWh) at 18 kRPM.

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MAY 18, 2015

Conflicting evidence does not support making a firm conclusion on the fuel consumption benefit of catalysed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), according to a review of current studies by a team at the University of Bath (UK). As an example, one study found a decrease in fuel consumption of up to 2%, while another found an increase of 1.5%-3.5%.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Working with its technology partner Hubbard Products ( earlier post ), the entire refrigeration system has also been reconfigured, downsizing a number of components and optimizing them to deliver maximum efficiency and higher levels of performance. The only emission back to the atmosphere is air or nitrogen.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

Researchers at Tsinghua University in China are studying the effects of Dual-Fuel Spark Ignition (DFSI) combustion fueled with different alcohols and gasoline. Alternatively, in the second study, gasoline–alcohol DFSI is based on PFI of gasoline and DI of alcohols.).

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

This combined combined aggressive 50% downsizing of the engine with an electric supercharger for transient low-speed performance and a 12+X volt micro-hybrid stop-start and energy recuperation systems. In 2011, the HyBoost team reported that the HyBoost demonstrator was achieving comparable performance to the conventional 2.0L

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MAY 7, 2010

General results included: New benchmark in weight reduction achieved through Advanced High-Strength Steel optimized structures, enabling powertrain downsizing for affordable electrified vehicles. Battery tunnel load path members. FSV stretches emissions targets out in anticipation of future legislation and requirements around the world.

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

This means that in addition the power demand is more difficult to achieve with engine downsizing and transmission down-speeding alone. The WLTP is significantly more dynamic with faster acceleration rates. —Paul Bloore, product validation manager for CPT’s hybrid product group.

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JULY 14, 2016

The upside of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines is widely seen as being improved fuel economy coupled with an increase in specific power (especially with turbocharging), enabling significant downsizing. A new study by a team at the University of Toronto has made a preliminary assessment of the climate trade-off (i.e.,

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MARCH 27, 2015

The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter DTNA began work on the SuperTruck program in 2010 together with Detroit and other partners, including national labs, universities and suppliers. Lightweighting: MSI-ACPT, Maxion Inmagusa, Oregon State University, Strick, Toray. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

High-research octane number (RON) fuels are known to enable more efficient, higher-performance SI operation via engine downsizing and boosting. EERE is specifically interested in information regarding additional areas of research that universities and others are interested in contributing to and collaborating on.

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APRIL 8, 2019

It is more prevalent in the downsized, turbocharged engines that car makers are now producing for improved fuel efficiency while maintaining power output. Pre-ignition remains a bottleneck to further downsizing and improving engine efficiency. Pre-ignition is sporadic and unpredictable. —Eshan Singh, lead author.

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