WORLD E-TECH CONFERENCE 2022

• Conference and Workshop Programme, Wednesday, 13 April 2022:

◊ Hall A – Alessandro Volta

◊ Hall B – Ampère

◊ Workshop Area – Antonio Pacinotti

◊ Agorà Area – Programma FORTRONIC

◊ Academy Arena – Programma FORTRONIC


 

Hall A – Alessandro Volta, 9.30 – 11.00
EV: the vehicle architecture puzzle from a powertrain system approach (in English)

In collaboration with FORTRONIC and UNIMORE University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
 

Chairperson: Elena Bassoli, Full Professor, “Enzo Ferrari” Engineering Department, UNIMORE University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
9.30
Introductory remarks by the Chairperson

9.35 Title TBC
Representative of
Energica Inside

9.50 WBG based power converters for green transportation: challenges and design solutions
Davide Barater, Associate Professor
, UNIMORE University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

10.05 How to power EV-charger control electronics
Representative of Recom

10.35 L’isolamento nei sistemi per veicoli ibridi ed elettrici
Massimiliano Morelli, Field Application Engineer, Skyworks Solution

Hall A – Alessandro Volta, 11.15 – 13.15
State-of-the-art of electric motors (in English)

Exclusive seminar by Johan Paulides, Founder, Advanced Electromagnetics
 
Hall A – Alessandro Volta, 14.00 – 15.30
Panel discussion by COMSOL
Automotive battery design: challenges and opportunities

The panel discussion will have as its central theme the problems and opportunities related to the design of battery packs and battery modules specific to the automotive world in all its articulations, as well as the technological connections to new powertrains, also involving design and simulation software.

Chairperson: Luca Bono, Founder, Be2Hub

Speeches by:

Stephen Lambert, Head of Electrification, McLaren Applied

James Hoxey, Senior Commercial Manager, WAE- Williams Advanced Engineering

Doug Cross, Co-founder, Balance Batteries

Francesco Monti, CEO & Head of E-Mobility, Podium Engineering

Ed Fontes, CTO, COMSOL

Daniele Panfiglio, Managing Director, COMSOL – Italian Branch Office

Hall A – Alessandro Volta, 16.00 – 17.30
E-metals, rare earths, advanced materials and production systems for the electrical and electronic transition (in English)

16:05 Chairperson: Marco Comelli, Studio Comelli
Introductory remarks by the Chairperson

16:15 Niobium
Representative of CBMM*

16:30 State of the art of battery materials
Ryan Castilloux*, Founding Director/Industry Analyst, Adamas Intelligence

16:45 Restarting base and battery metal mining in Italy
Geraint Harris, Managing Director, Altamin Ltd

17:00 Why supply chain traceability matters – and is possible today
Fearghal Kearney
, Client Director, Circulor


 
Hall B – Ampère, 9.30 – 11.00
In search of lightweight solutions for electric mobility: design, materials, engineering (in Italian) – Alla ricerca di soluzioni di alleggerimento per i veicoli elettrici: progettazione, materiali, engineering

Chairperson:  Massimo degli Esposti, VaiElettrico*
Introductory remarks by the Chairperson

The new nanocrystalline steels alloys as a reliable material for lightweight structural solutions in automotive and vehicular applications
Bharadwaj Reddy Andapally*, Technical Market Development Specialist -Global program for (Nanocrystalline/Fe-Based alloys), CBMM

Title speech TBA
Giovanni Stefani, Head of System Integration, Bugatti RIMAC

Fastening solutions for mobility: the future is electrification
Walter Mauri, Group Innovation Officer, Agrati Group

Title speech TBA (Titanium)
Michele Poggipolini, Executive Director e Director Sales & Innovation, Poggipolini Spa*

Title speech TBA
Paolo Milanesi, Sales & Marketing, Idra Group*

Additive manufacturing for lightweight assemblies of EV powertrains
Claudio Bianchini, CEO at Raw Power Srl, and UNIMORE University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Electromagnetic solding of composites (title TBC)
Francesco Gatto, CEO, Sinergo

How to build an Adaptable Supply Chain to leverage new materials and production techniques in a disrupted world
Andreas Bareid, Head of EV, E-Mobility and Battery Business Development, QAD Inc.

 
Hall B – Ampère, 11.15 – 13.00
Testing and diagnostics of battery systems, electric motors and inverters (in English)

Chairperson: Marco Comelli, Studio Comelli
Introductory remarks by the Chairperson

Cell-level monitoring of LMNO batteries – 3beLiEVe Project
Simone Mannori, Diagnostics and Metrology Laboratory, ENEA*


Accelerate electric vehicle testing from grid to road
Giacomo Tuveri, EV Sales Program Manager EMEA Sales Organization, Keysight Technologies

Battery testing … reuse and recycling
Luca Maistrelli, Sales Manager, Barletta Apparecchi Scientifici

Designing test solutions for EV modules: previous experience required!
Paolo Bertoldo, Key Account Manager, SEICA

Industrial electric traction since 1979 – power and experience
Alberto Biondi, Sales Manager, ELEKTROSISTEM

Title speech TBA
Representative of
Simpro*

Hall B – Ampère,  14.00 – 15.30
Testing and diagnostics of battery systems, electric motors and inverters (in English)

Chairperson: Marco Comelli, Studio Comelli

Speeches by:

 Asterisco Tech*

 Hamamatsu*

Title speech TBA
Francesco Trallero Blanca, Development Project Manager, EV Charging, Applus+ IDIADA

Partial discharges
Piergiorgio Bosio, Senior Technician, Risatti Instruments

Hall B – Ampère,  16.00 – 17.30
State of the art and success factors of supercapacitor applications (in English)

Main topics

  • Mobility
  • Personal electronics and health
  • Sensors and IoT
  • Extreme environmental conditions

Chairperson: Antonio Morandi, Professor, Dept. of Electrical Energy and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, and Alessandro Lampasi, Researcher, ENEA

Introductory remarks by Chairpersons

Super capacitors business cases for industrial and utility applications
Ahmed Zahoor, Technical Sales Engineer, Freqcon GmbH

Supercapacitor energy storage solutions for commercial applications
Andrea Botrini, Sales Manager Energy Division, UFLEX

Innovative materials for better performing supercapacitors
Giancarlo Abbate, CEO at CapTop, Professor at University of Naples Federico II

Speech title TBA
Maurizio Reggiani, CTO, Lamborghini Automobili*

How to improve performance, enhance safety and reduce the energy storage dimensions for e-mobility and IoT by using ultra-capacitors
Ronald de Graaf, Sales Manager, NAWA TECHNOLOGIES


 
Workshop Area – Antonio Pacinotti,  9.30 – 12.30

9.30-10.15, APPLUS IDIADA, Klaus Kersting, Senior Manager EV Powertrain and Aldo Mannucci, Sales Area Manager, Italy, e-Powertrain testing and engineering solutions, (in English) 

10.15-11.00, ATME, Pietro Bruno, Campo di impiego dei BESS (in Italiano)

11.00-11.45, EASY LI, François Barsacq, Practical guidelines to specify and design high performance, long lasting and competitive lithium-ion battery systems for urban electric mobility and last mile delivery (in English)

11.45-12.30, BALLUFF AUTOMATION, Paolo Alessandrini, Quality and reliability for the mobility of the future, (in Italiano)

12.30-13.15, PRIATHERM, Liquid cooling for power electronics and e-vehicles, Riccardo Turdo

13.15-14.00, AVL, Paolo Gazzola, Inverter testing strategies to maximize development efficiency (in English)

Workshop Area – Antonio Pacinotti,  14.00 – 18.00

14.00-14.45, TEKTRONIX, Andrea Vinci, Technical Marketing Tektronix Keithley, (in Italiano)

14.45-15.30, PMFACTORY – Tra-C Industries, Dario Catanese, Aymeric de Monclin, FSW for e-mobility products, (in English)   

15.30-16.15, EVOLUTION TEAM APS, Christian Pastore, Vincenzo Di Bella, Tbd, (in Italiano)

16.15-17.00, CAP TOP, Giancarlo Abbate, Towards the realization of the first supercap factory in Italy (in English)

17.00-17.45, BAIER & MICHELS, Massimo Gastaldelli, Michael Cadore, b&m’s EV [r]evolution: innovazioni baier & michels nei fissaggi per l’elettrificazione di veicoli (In italiano)


 

AGORA’ Area – Programma FORTRONIC (in Italiano)

11.00 – 13.00Nuove tecnologie per motori elettrici, pilotaggio e sistemi di ricarica e applicazioni

Modera: Professor Claudio Bianchini – UNIMORE Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia

11.00 Introduzione

La transizione verso i sistemi di trazione elettrica dei veicoli e la sempre crescente quantità di sensori elettronici impiegati a bordo degli stessi comportano sfide completamente nuove per il settore. L’elettrificazione rappresenta uno dei principali macro-trend in crescita per la mobilità: non solo le auto, ma anche trasporto pesante, pubblico e micro-mobilità (bici, monopattini, ecc)

11.15 – How to build an inverter with Infineon
Giovanni Parrino – Infineon

11.45 – La tecnologia dell’isolamento digitale e sue applicazioni nel mondo industriale
Tbd – Skyworks

12.15 – Next-gen thermal control
Domenico Donati – Edo Components

ACADEMY Arena – Programma FORTRONIC (in Italiano)

Tutorial e approfondimenti curati da centri di ricerca, spin off e istituti universitari. Attestato di partecipazione a richiesta

 10.00 – 11.00 – POLITECNICO MILANO
DynamiΣ : Progetto auto e moto elettrica e sistema di propulsione

 11.00 – 12.00 – UNIVERSITA’ DI PADOVA
Race Up Team: Progetto auto elettrica e sistema di propulsione

12.00 – 12.30 – UNIVERSITA FEDERICO II NAPOLI
Megaride: software di simulazione per il mondo automotive e aerospaziale

14.30 – 15.00 – UNIVERSITA’ DI SALERNO
Fondamenti di progettazione di alimentatori switching con induttori saturabili

15.30 – 16.00 – UNIVERSITA’ DI BOLOGNA
Motor Sport: Progetto moto elettrica e sistema di propulsione

 16.30 – 17.00 – UNIMORE Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
RAW Power: WBG nelle applicazioni di trazione: digital twin modeling dei convertitori e stima dell’efficienza


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