The proceedings at hand include the contributions of the speakers of the 11th Symposium Hybrid and Electric Vehicles 2013. The Symposium is organised by ITS Niedersachsen in cooperation with the IAV GmbH – Engineering for the Entire Vehicle and the Automotive Research Centre Niedersachsen.
The availability of petroleum-based fuel is diminishing. The CO2 aspect is also demanding improvements to present-day drive systems as well as the intensive investigation of alternatives. Solutions involving hybrid and electric drive technologies and their efficient energy management systems are of particular interest. In addition to the technical concept, it is also necessary, in particular from the aspect of consumer and ecological demands, to find suitable ways of minimizing concept-related drawbacks and of optimizing the benefits of the hybrid and electric drive system in terms of energy consumption, emissions, power profile, efficiency, reliability, safety, comfort and integration of the vehicle driver. This series of symposia is intended to bring into focus and promote the development of efficient vehicle drive systems based on the combined use of combustion engines, electric drives, systems for storing and generating electrical energy as well as the necessary torque and speed converters, including open and closed-loop control electronics.
Electric Power Train – Control and Feedback Control Systems Hybrid Vehicles – Electric Vehicles – Energy Management – Combustion Engine Power Plant – Energy Storage – Battery Systems – Power Consumption