Objectives

The participant:

• Get an overview of alternative drive technologies at BMW and at the market.
• Understands the essential technical, economic and social boundary conditions and is familiar with components and typical architectures of electrified drives.
• Is able to evaluate the influence of the topic electromobility on their working environment.

Content

• Definition of a hybrid drive, historical background, political motivation for alternative drives.
• Advancement of producer and customer in several world markets.
• Driving conditions and possible savings (start-stop, boost, recuperation, sailing, electrical driving).
• Hybrids (structure, concepts, realised vehicles).
• Serial hybrid, parallel hybrid, power-split hybrid, range extender, plug-in hybrids.
• Micro, mild and full hybrid.
• Fundamentals of electric motors and cells/batteries.
• Structure, function, mode of action, differences, strategy at BMW.
• Electrified vehicles.
• Structure, function, mode of action.
• Mobility and recharging concepts (recharging station, exchange battery).
• Concepts and regulations for recharging stations in public areas, other possible recharging concepts (e.g., Car2Grid).
• Fuel cell.
• Fundamentals of the technology of fuel cells, types of fuel cells.
• Activities of BMW and other OEMs on electromobility.

Target Group

• All partners who are interested in electromobility.