Low eNvironmental ImpaCt Energy storage systems CRF-POLITO 2021, (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Corporate-funded and donor-funded research
ERC sectors
PE8_11 - Sustainable design (for recycling, for environment, eco-design)PE8_6 - Energy processes engineering
SDG
Obiettivo 12. Garantire modelli sostenibili di produzione e di consumo
Abstract
Development of a battery roadmap based on life cycle environmental footprint. Different scenarios of recycling, reuse rates will be considered, and the potential impact of 2nd life application will be investigated
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM OF A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND RELATED HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Corporate-funded and donor-funded research
ERC sectors
PE8_5 - Fluid mechanics, hydraulic-, turbo-, and piston enginesPE6_7 - Artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, multi agent systems
SDG
Obiettivo 13. Promuovere azioni, a tutti i livelli, per combattere il cambiamento climatico*Obiettivo 11. Rendere le città e gli insediamenti umani inclusivi, sicuri, duraturi e sostenibili
Abstract
Nei prossimi anni è richiesta una riduzione delle emissioni dei veicoli su strada a livello mondiale ed il rispetto delle normative vigenti deve essere raggiunto. Questa invenzione mira a ridurre il consumo di carburante e le emissioni di gas di scarico dei veicoli ibridi elettrici (HEV) implementando un sistema di gestione dell'energia in tempo reale in grado di adattarsi in modo ottimale allo stile di guida dell'utente attuale. Il sistema integra un algoritmo avanzato che apprende il comportamento di guida di ogni utente al fine di adattare in modo ottimale la strategia di controllo del gruppo propulsore elettrificato. La strategia di controllo HEV personalizzata può essere scaricata direttamente nell'unità di controllo del veicolo mediante un processo di riconoscimento del conducente e può quindi essere utilizzata per tutto il percorso di guida. L'invenzione potrebbe rivelarsi economicamente vantaggiosa in quanto potrebbe supportare le case automobilistiche al rispettare i limiti di emissioni imposti dalla legge, evitando così le sanzioni economiche previste dalla normativa vigente. Ulteriori vantaggi potrebbero essere ottenuti in termini di risparmio di carburante, rendendo così l'invenzione attraente anche dal punto di vista del consumatore.Un prototipo totalmente virtuale della tecnologia proposta è stato sviluppato all’interno di un progetto di ricerca risultato vincitore nella competizione europea TRAVISIONS 2020 Categoria Road (European Union’s Horizon 2020 grant no. 824293): https://www.travisions.eu/TRAVisions/young_researcher_results_2020/Il presente progetto di sviluppo della tecnologia è attualmente oggetto di interesse di AVL Italia Srl, la quale dichiara il supporto alla presente attività attraverso la condivisione di metodologie e la fornitura di dati sperimentali necessari alla validazione della tecnologia stessa.
Battery Sensitive Sizing and Control of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrains , (2020-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico di Struttura
Corporate-funded and donor-funded research
ERC sectors
PE8_11 - Sustainable design (for recycling, for environment, eco-design)
SDG
Obiettivo 7. Assicurare a tutti l’accesso a sistemi di energia economici, affidabili, sostenibili e moderniObiettivo 12. Garantire modelli sostenibili di produzione e di consumoObiettivo 15. Proteggere, ripristinare e favorire un uso sostenibile dell’ecosistema terrestreObiettivo 11. Rendere le città e gli insediamenti umani inclusivi, sicuri, duraturi e sostenibili
Abstract
La proposta è articolata in 3 obiettivi1 - Selection of an established numerical ageing model for batteries of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).2 - Implementation of a HEV powertrain model and control strategy accounting for aging processes and estimated lifetime of the battery.3 - Development of a multi-objective numerical component sizing tool for HEV powertrains considering both fuel economy and battery lifetime.
The development of HD engines undergoes a rapid step in its evolution. Increased demand for fuel efficiency, emissions and global competition are driving forces. The HD (Heavy-Duty) engines operate under constraints much more severe than those of passenger cars such as:-higher durability (up to 1.000.000 km) of the engine and of the related aftertreatment,-higher mechanical and thermal stress of the engine (heavier load factor)-higher pressure on reliability, investment and fuel economyThe above constraints characterize the HD engines for their more general applications: not only trucks and urban vehicles but also the rail traction and the inland waterway vessels of the directive 2002/765.New technologies will help us meeting future emission and fuel consumption targets by:-a new combustion process enabled by variable components;-new control strategies-considering the engine and the exhaust after treatment as ONE system;-considering sustainable fuelsThe main objective of GREEN is to perform research leading to sub-systems for a heavy-duty engine. The objectives should be achieved with strict boundary conditions for: i) a competitive cost base, ii) highest fuel conversion efficiency of the Diesel cycle, to achieve near-zero real world pollutant emissions and significant reduction of CO2.The project put emphasis on diesel engines for trucks and rail applications and on natural gas engines for city transport applications. The combination of innovation and durability is strongly supported. The research targets have been chosen to look beyond all legislation known today. Targeting possible sharpening after year 2010 with focus on near zero real world emission (for Diesel NOx 0.5 g/kWh, PM 0.002g/kWh, ETC Cycle BSFC=204 g/kWh and for natural gas corresponding targets are set).
Countries
Paesi Bassi
Austria
Germania
Belgio
Regno Unito
Italia
Svezia
Francia
Repubblica Ceca
Svizzera
Grecia
Spagna
Turchia
Institutes/Companies
NONOX BV
AVL LIST GMBH
FEV MOTORENTECHNIK GMBH
UNION OF EUROPEAN RAILWAY INDUSTRIES
DEUTZ AG
DELPHI DIESEL SYSTEMS LTD.
IVECO SPA
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLA AB
UNION INTERNATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A.
CESKÉ VYSOKÉ UCENÍ TECHNICKÉ V PRAZE
DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH
CUMMINS TURBO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
IVECO MOTORENFORSCHUNG AG.
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC
METATRON S.R.L.
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
POLITECNICO DI TORINO
RICARDO UK LTD.
RHEINISCH-WESTFLISCHE-TECHNISCHE-HOCHSCHULE AACHE
UNIVERSIDAD POLITCNICA DE VALENCIA
FORD OTOMOTIV SANAYI A.S.
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DU PÉTROLE
MTU FRIEDRICHSFHAFEN GMBH
Smart-Taylored L-category Electric Vehicle demonstration in hEtherogeneous urbanuse-cases, (2017-2020) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Societal Challenges - Transport
Movement is at the heart of any city. Urban mobility faces significant challenges from two global megatrends: growing urbanisation and ageing population. Light electric vehicles (EL-Vs) could represent a viable solution to traffic congestion and pollution in cities. However, their successful integration into the urban transport system requires a clear understanding of the individual consumer needs.By involving human science and transportation specialists, the STEVE partners have developed a framework to interpret these forces. Focus will be on mature cities of medium size (Torino: 800.000 inhabitants, Villach 60.000, Calvi 60.000, Venaria 35.000), where STEVE will generate data to support the design of next generation EL Vs, and provoke the mind-shift necessary for swift market penetration of them.The primary idea of STEVE is to implement and test a human-centric approach to electro-Mobility-as-a-Service (eMaaS), according to the Move2Me vision of the consortium. This will provide low-cost and financially sustainable EL V solutions and gamified services, to enhance users awareness, engagement and vehicle energy efficiency.A core item of STEVE is a low-cost electric quadricycle developed by a worldwide OEM in Turin, with start-of-production expected in 2018 at a market price of 8000. The quadricycle will integrate high-technology contents with respect to the current competitors, and will be pilot-tested, together with many other EL-Vs, during extensive demonstration phases in the four STEVE citiesSTEVE will guarantee a strong impact in terms of business development and jobs, and enhance the European competitiveness in the eMaaS sector while also leveraging Manufacturing.The consortium will also give a primary role to SMEs: while large enterprises will provide the underlying technologies, the services will be mainly designed and operated by SMEs, deeply involved in the local supply chains and adaptable to the specific customers needs.
EU Vehicles for Innovative and interconnected road transportCompliant with EU aims from Energy, emissions, economics andmobility viewpoints, (2017-2017) - Responsabile Scientifico
The concept of this project is to organise two competitions for transport research awards to be announced at the TRA conference in 2018- A Young researchers' competition with the goal of stimulating the interest among young researchers/students in the field of sustainable surface transport.- A competition for senior researchers in the field of innovative surface transport concepts based on results only from EU-funded projects.
The Transportation sector employs over 10 million persons in the EU today. At the same time, Transport is a social sector that is rapidly developing, changing and being influenced to the maximum extent by the development of automation, electrification and greening of transport, among others, thus facing problems in staffing its several domains with appropriate and qualified personnel. This fact, makes the need for changes in training and education content, curricula, tools and methodologies absolutely imperative, incorporating lifelong learning aspects for the professionals in all transports areas. SKILLFUL vision is to identify the skills and competences needed by the Transport workforce of the future and define the training methods and tools to meet them. For all the above trends, employability will be strongly connected by SKILLFUL to future transport job requirements for all transportation modes and multimodal chains (which constitute a key transport of the future trend) and for all levels/types of workers, while all training modes will be included and integrated in a balanced way. To achieve this, SKILLFUL aims to review the existing, emerging and future knowledge and skills requirements of workers at all levels in the transportation sector, to structure the key specifications and components of the curricula and training courses that will be needed to meet these competence requirements optimally and to identify and propose new business roles in the education and training chain, such as those of knowledge aggregator, training certifier and training promoter, in order to achieve European wide competence development. Project results are verified through s wide number of Pilots with low to high skilled workers from all transportation modes Europewide.
Countries
Eire
Grecia
Germania
Francia
Italia
Finlandia
Belgio
Spagna
Regno Unito
Slovacchia
Paesi Bassi
Portogallo
Institutes/Companies
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS
EURNEX e. V.
UNION INTERNATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER
DEEP BLUE SRL
TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
European Conference of Transport Research Institutes
INSTITUT FUR SICHERHEITSTECHNIK/SCHIFFSSICHERHEIT EV
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE
UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN
ZILINSKA UNIVERZITA V ZILINE
VIAS INSTITUTE
MOV'EO
TYOTEHOSEURA RY
POLITECNICO DI TORINO
FUNDACION DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA PARA LA INVESTIGACION, PROMOCION Y ESTUDIOS COMERCIALES DE VALENCIAPORT
FOUNDATION WEGEMT - A EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES IN MARINE TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED SCIENCES
Knocking investigation on high efficient flex-fuel (liquid & gaseous biofuels) engine - part.2, (2016-2016) - Responsabile Scientifico
Corporate-funded and donor-funded research
Abstract
The overall goal of the research is to promote the parallel development of future powertrain systems and advance biofuel products (HVO, BTL, LC Ethanol, Biomethane, DME, Hydrogen, blends of Biomethane and H2) so as to achieve optimal performance in terms of pollutant emissions and GHG levels on a WTW basis. An innovative engine platform is required, capable of enabling a wide flexibility in adapting the combustion process to the specific characteristics of the fuel blend, thus maintaining the optimum conditions in terms of efficiency and pollutant reduction. In this context, a number of key topics has to be addressed: the identification of the biofuels for highly efficient SI engines featuring virtually zero engine-out emissions; the impact of biofuel blending on combustion; the combustion characteristics of alternative fuels, adaptability of engine performance to changes in fuel quality; on-board fuel quality sensing systems; powertrain calibrations for multiple fuel operating schemes.
In order to realize sustainable mobility in Europe, both urban and long distance vehicles for road transport will have to be significantly more efficient by 2020 and a considerable contribution will have to come from the energy efficiency improvement of the powertrain. Moreover, together with the progressive efficiency increase coming from the engine technology evolution, the use of Low-Carbon Alternative Fuels, such as Natural Gas, will play a fundamental role to accelerate the process of decarbonization of the transportation sector that in Europe is targeted for the 2050 time horizon. In this context, being well-known the benefits of the Natural Gas Vehicles adoption in Europe, this proposal aims to exploit the main benefits of gas-powered engines developing CNG-only, mono-fuel-engines able to comply with: post Euro 6 noxious emissions 2020 CO2 emissions targets new homologation cycle and Real Driving conditions and simultaneously improving engine efficiency and vehicle performance also with regard to its CNG range capability. These engines, based on new combustion processes, require also dedicated technological solutions for: Innovative injection, ignition and boosting system concepts Advanced exhaust gas aftertreatment system Detecting the gas-quality and its compositionThe results obtained from the experimental activities on the demonstration vehicles and engines will be harmonized and analysed throughout a final overall assessment of the different approaches. The demonstrator vehicles will be assessed in terms of performance and emissions with regard to NEDC, WLTP and under real driving conditions. Moreover, the final assessment of the vehicles will be certified, as independent testing, by JRC (Joint Research Centre) which will carry out additional measurements in their own testing facilities both on chassis dyno and by means of PEMS (Portable Emissions Measurement System).
Countries
Polonia
Regno Unito
Francia
Germania
Svizzera
Repubblica Ceca
Italia
Austria
Lussemburgo
Spagna
Institutes/Companies
POLITECHNIKA POZNANSKA
RICARDO CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED
RENAULT SAS
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
FORD-WERKE GMBH
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH
CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE
POLITECNICO DI TORINO
AVL LIST GMBH
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LUXEMBOURG SA
PIERBURG GMBH
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
IFP Energies nouvelles
VOLKSWAGEN AG
EIDGENOSSISCHE MATERIALPRUFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT
TRA VISIONS 2016, (2014-2016) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - H2020 - Societal Challenges - Transport
Abstract
The concept of this project is to organise two competitions for transport research awards to be announced at the TRA conference in 2016- A student competition with the goal of stimulating the interest among young researchers/students in the field of sustainable surface transport.- A competition for senior researchers in the field of innovative surface transport concepts based on results only from EU-funded projects.
'The project proposal CORE (CO2 REduction for long distance transport) is a collaborative large-scale integrating project for a call within FP7-SUSTAINABLE SURFACE TRANSPORT (SST)-2011-RTD-1. The project consortium consists of three truck manufactures in Europe, Volvo, Daimler and IVECO, together with 13 other partners in the automotive industry and universities.The objective is to demonstrate a substantial reduction of CO2 emissions, 15% improved fuel efficiency compared to a EURO V engine and at the same time fulfilling EURO VI emission legislation. By using novel technology and combine them in flexible engines with a high level of precise control, performance advantages will be achieved with improvements in emissions and fuel consumption. The research will focus on efficient air management, combustion and control for the diesel engine, together with optimizing the powertrain layout utilizing electric hybridization, downsizing and electrification of auxiliaries and alternative fuels.Research to the aftertreatment system is included to further improve the powertrain efficiency. This will be combined improvements to the base engine friction for developing highly efficient drivelines for long distance transports.CORE is divided into five sub-projects, three that will focus on different engine technologies. These activates are supported by two cross divisional projects where friction reduction and improvements to the NOx aftertreatment technologies are studied. The project results will be assessed by vehicle simulations. Results will be evaluated for legislation test cycles and in real life drive cycles. The project will demonstrate three diesel powertrains and one natural gas truck.'
'The SAGE network of regional research driven clusters will facilitate an increasing pace of innovation within the major European growth market for innovative road vehicles for passengers and goods. The science and technology Scope of SAGE is innovative road vehicles for passenger and goods transport. The main technology drivers for the research driven clusters of SAGE are safety for drivers, passengers and other road users; greening of road transport; and usability, in terms of affordability, functionality, and attractiveness.The goal is to strengthen European competitiveness in the road vehicles sector. To achieve this, the project work will address five key objectives: 1. Assess the current and future capacity of Europe’s most important regional research driven clusters; 2. Assemble a portfolio of best practices as regards the key aspects of cluster management and regional R&I policy deployment; 3. Ensure that all European regions with a potential to contribute can do so; 4. Development of a common SAGE agenda with long and short term goals for innovation, research and education; and 5. Integrate an innovation and IP management system consortium-wide to enable efficient and reliable knowledge exchange.The automotive industry is a major economic driver in all the participating and the potential growth in jobs and GDP from this is significant. SAGE will enhance the efficiency of European innovation in the road vehicles sector and promote a faster response to consumer and societal demand for safe and green transportation.SAGE has been developed as a complementary consortium comprising different types of clustering modalities. It will yield very tangible output as regards the inclusion of more regions into the research driven automotive industry, primarily through the Warsaw region, where a knowledge-cluster on electric-hybrid mobility is being constructed during the spring of 2011.'
GREEN - GREEN HEAVY DUTY ENGINE, (2005-2008) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - VI PQ - Sviluppo sostenibile
Countries
ITALIA
SVEZIA
Institutes/Companies
VOLVO POWERTRAIN AKTIEBOLAG
Departments
Dipartimento di Energetica
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Funded by commercial contracts
Determining the environmental impacts of conventional and alternatively fuelled commercial vehicles through Life Cycle Assessment, (2019-2019) - Responsabile Scientifico
Accordo di Partnership tra Politecnico di Torino e FPT Industrial S.p.A. per attività di ricerca, sviluppo tecnologico ed innovazione e per attività di didattica e formazione nell’ambito del settore automotive (motopropulsori), (2014-2017) - Responsabile Scientifico
Partnership Agreements
Countries
ITALIA
Institutes/Companies
FPT Industrial SPA
Smart Island, (2014-2016) - Responsabile Scientifico
CONTRATTO DI RICERCA INERENTE LA VALUTAZIONE DI UN MODELLO DI COMBUSTIONE E FORMAZIONE DEI PRINCIPALI INQUINANTI DI UN MOTORE DIESEL A PARTIRE DAI PARAMETRI DI FUNZIONAMENTO DEL MOTORE E DALLE EMISSIONI SPERIMENTALI FORNITI DA FGA., (2014-2014) - Responsabile Scientifico
