Range Extender

Electric buses are usually designed with various energy management features to overcome the limited cruising range problem. This paper reveals the impact of different energy management systems applied in the electric bus intended for rapid transit …

Plug-in hybrids are often portrayed as being a con-trick with questionable environmental benefits. But their potential has not yet been fully tapped in areas such as the possibility of introducing useful incentives, the powertrain architectures …

A constantly growing demand for mobility, the increasing focus on sustainability, as well as electrification and digitization require changes to current vehicles and offer a new scope for development. At the Institute for Automotive Engineering at …

Ein stetig wachsender Mobilitätsbedarf, der zunehmende Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit sowie die Elektrifizierung und Digitalisierung erfordern Veränderungen aktueller Fahrzeuge und eröffnen neue Gestaltungsspielräume. Am Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge der …

The polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell system is subject to dynamic requirements in mobile applications in vehicles, which are in conflict with the lifetime of the fuel cell. Therefore, a battery is installed as an electrical intermediate …

The transport sector in Germany had a share of 29.5% of the total final energy demand in 2015 [BMWi 2017]. Rail transport has a share of only 2.5%, air transport 13% and inland waterways transport less than 1%. At 84%, road traffic is …

The circular economy is not new to South Africa. As a country facing high levels of unemployment, poverty, and inequality, end-of-life products are often repaired and reused, driven largely by an active informal sector. As a water scarce country …

Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) have emerged as ideal tools for environmental monitoring and smart metering. This paper is based on the design of a wireless sensor network using LoRaWAN technology to monitor water temperature in aquaculture …