IFP Powertrain News

IFP Powertrain News	N°8 - October 2009


The low-carbon vehicle: IFP Energies nouvelles press conference
*2 June 2009 - Paris* Olivier Appert, IFP Energies nouvelles Chairman & Philippe Pinchon, Powertrain Engineering Director presented the stakes and challenges relative to vehicle electrification, as well as the research axes favoured by IFP Energies nouvelles. How is IFP Energies nouvelles rising to the challenge of low‐carbon vehicles? Against a backdrop of volatile oil prices and climate change, the transport sector is faced with the dual challenge of diversifying energy sources and reducing fuel consumption as well as CO₂ emissions. These challenges can only be met by implementing a package of different technological solutions significantly cutting CO₂ emissions. Alongside the use of biofuels and the optimization of conventional powertrains, the gradual electrification of vehicles offers substantial potential in terms of optimizing energy management. >> For further information

Les Rencontres Scientifiques d'IFP Energies nouvelles: E-COSM'09 - IFAC Workshop on Engine and Powertrain Control, Simulation and Modeling
	*30 November, 1-2 December 2009 - IFP Energies nouvelles/Rueil-Malmaison* This second edition of the E-Cosm worshop organized by IFP Energies nouvelles under the auspices of IFAC, will examine the most recent developments in the fields of engine and powertrain control and modeling, emphasizing the interplay between control design and validation on the one hand, and physical modeling and simulation on the other. The aim is to bring researchers and users from the worlds of industry and academia together, to present and discuss the latest academic research developments relating to these topics, as well as industrial experience in deploying "real-world" applications. >> For further information

Technology focus

Well to Wheel, technical and economic assessments

Environmental studies
IFP Energies nouvelles "well to wheel" studies answer a growing demand from the automotive industry and public authorities to determine the true environmental footprint of vehicles. Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) are performed by IFP Energies nouvelles Economics and Information Watch Division (DEV) in order to draw up each product's environmental profile, considering all the stages in its life cycle from raw material extraction up to the end of the cycle including all the intermediary phases: production, transport, consumption, recycling. These analyses are an important accompaniment to process optimization studies. IFP Energies nouvelles has developed, in particular, greenhouse gas emission allocation methods, as part of co-production initiatives (for example in the refining sector) and uses the most cutting edge tools on the market combined with its own environmental database.

Technical and economic assessments
Technical and economic assessments are cross-disciplinary analyses which require the technical (production, refining/petrochemical, engine, linear programming, etc.) and economic expertise of DEV's specialists.
These analyses are valuable decision-making tools in conducting research or industrial projects:
• Optimization and/or search for target scenarios,
• Assessment of investment and production costs,
• Economic and financial analysis to determine the project's profitability

Events

For your agendas
18th Aachen Kolloquium - "Automobile and Engine Technology"
5-7 October 2009 IFP Powertrain Engineering will welcome you on its stand (booth # 39) >> www.aachener-kolloquium.de

Les Rencontres Scientifiques d'IFP Energies nouvelles: E-COSM'09 - IFAC Workshop on Engine and Powertrain Control, Simulation and Modeling
30 November, 1-2 December 2009 IFP/Rueil-Malmaison >> For further information

In short

b>Optimizing fuels for sustainable transport in Europe : IFP Energies nouvelles hosted on 17 & 18^th of September the first mid year meeting of the European project Optfuel leaded by Volkswagen. This program undertakes a first large scale demonstration of the BtL production chain (200.000 t/a), from biomass via gasification and fuel synthesis to the final fuel in the consumer car. IFP Energies nouvelles participates with blending and upgrading BtL to ensure a high quality diesel fuel.

Creation of an alliance in the sphere of Energy (ANCRE) by CEA, CNRS and IFP Energies nouvelles. The goal is to strengthen the research efficiency in the area of energy by promoting partnerships and synergies between the public and private sector players in France and in Europe.
The ANCRE Coordination Committee will be chaired for the first two years by Olivier Appert, Chairman of IFP Energies nouvelles.

he mono-cylinder engine developed by IFP Energies nouvelles constitutes the lastest technology transfer from IFP Energies nouvelles towards its industrial partner D2T who has started its marketing.

Participation of IFP Energies nouvelles in two newly selected cooperative projects:
• CYCLAMEN 2 for the development of a soot detector, led by Electricfil (FUI8)
• SIMCAL for battery aging modelling, led by CEA (ANR-VTT 2009)

The first information meeting of the new International Consortium CODE-I will be organized shortly at IFP Energies nouvelles. This program looks at improving cold operation and emissions for Diesel engines and studying the potential of suitable strategies (injection, management of EGR and IGR, cylinder deactivation, etc.).
>> For further information and participation

The n°3 issue of IFP Energies nouvelles's Oil & Gas Science and Technology is dedicated to the simulation tools for powertrain design and control.
Articles can be freely consulted directly at this address.

IFP Energies nouvelles & you

CNG engines - A short-term solution to GHG emissions

"A short-term solution to GHG emissions is engines using gazeous fuels such as CNG. The objective of the project was to optimise a concept associating CNG fuel and downsizing approach. The expertise of IFP Energies nouvelles in the field of gaseous fuels was decisive to reach the objectives of the project. This expertise covers all the following domains : simulation, combustion, engine air filling, design, engine tests... Moreover, the very flexible and reactive structure allowed to get over sucessfully some technical issues."

Laurent MISPREUVE - S.I. Engines Innovation Project Manager
Powertrain Division - Renault

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Publications

"An integrated approach to high power modeling: from the electrochemistry to the vehicle"

by Sauvant-Moynot Valerie, Prada Eric, Bernard Julien, Martin Joseph, Sciarretta Antonio, Rajapakse N., Touzani Youssef, Dabadie Jean-Charles, Badin François - IFP Energies nouvelles, EVS24 The International Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition (Norway), May 13-16, 2009

"Optimal design for a highly downsized gasoline engine"

by Dognin Caroline- Renault, Mokhtari Smail - PSA Peugeot Citroën, Pagot Alexandre, Vangraefschepe Franck, Zaccardi Jean-Marc - IFP Energies nouvelles, SAE International powertrains fuels and lubricants congress, Florence, Italy, June 15-17, 2009, SAE 2009-01-1794, Society of Automotive Engineers

"Ethanol as a diesel base fuel: managing the flash point issue: consequences on engine behavior"

by Jeuland Nicolas, Lecointe Bertrand, Pidol Ludivine - IFP Energies nouvelles, SAE International powertrains fuels and lubricants congress, Florence, Italy, June 15-17, 2009, SAE 2009-01-1807, Society of Automotive Engineers

"Online implementation of an optimal supervisory control for a parallel hybrid powertrain"

by Chasse Alexandre, Pognant-Gros Philippe, Sciarretta Antonio - IFP Energies nouvelles, SAE International powertrains fuels and lubricants congress, Florence, Italy, June 15-17, 2009, SAE 2009-01-1868, Society of Automotive Engineers

"Large eddy simulation of fuel sprays using the eulerian mesoscopic approach, Validation in realistic engine conditions"

by Cuenot Benedicte - CERFACS, Benkenida Adlene, Jay Stephane, Martinez Lionel, Vie Aymeric - IFP Energies nouvelles, ICLASS International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Vail, USA, July, 26-30, 2009

"Multi-objective optimization and global map optimization for engine calibration"

by Castagne Michel, Chaudoye Fabien, Langouet Hoel, Sinoquet Delphine - IFP Energies nouvelles, Conference design of experiments (DoE) in engine development, Modern development methods to meet new challenges, Berlin, Germany, June 29-30, 2009

"Controlling in-cylinder composition on turbocharged variable-valve-timing spark ignition engines"

by Petit Nicolas - Ecole Mines Paris, Chauvin Jonathan, Leroy Thomas - IFP Energies nouvelles, EEC European control conference, 10th, Budapest, Hungary, August 23-26, 2009.

"Power split strategy for hybrid electric system: SIL validation"

by Fiengo Giovanni - University of Roma, Di Domenico Domenico - IFP Energies nouvelles, EEC European control conference, 10th, Budapest, Hungary, August 23-26, 2009.

"Experimental validation of a lithium-ion battery state of charge estimation with an extended Kalman Filter"

by Fiengo Giovanni, Speltino Carmelo - University of Roma, Stefanopoulou Anna - University of Michigan, Di Domenico Domenico - IFP Energies nouvelles, EEC European control conference, 10th, Budapest, Hungary, August 23-26, 2009

"Experimental identification and validation of an electrochemical model of a lithium-ion battery"