5th International VDI Conference - Electrified Off-Highway Machines

Alex Woodrow, Managing Director, Knibb Gormezano and Partners, UK

• Hydrogen is a particularly promising alternative for commercial vehicles and work machines that are not suitable as battery-powered vehicles
• Development process for safety concepts for hydrogen-based gas tank systems (up to 700 bar) with the target to design the system under three major aspects: safe storage, controlled release and support of the refueling process for hydrogen
• Typical safety goals for hydrogen tank systems in the mobile sector
• Constructive (product safety), technical-functional (functional safety), and organizational realization
  Dipl-Ing. Alexander Straub, Software-Development Engineer, ITK Engineering GmbH, Germany

• H2Agrar in lower saxony
• Tractor design
• Results from the field tests
• Discussion
  Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Wolfgang Breu, Team Lead R&AE Zero Emission, AGCO GmbH Marktoberdorf, Germany

Alex Woodrow, Managing Director, Knibb Gormezano and Partners, UK

• Challenges of charging for off highway machines
• Solutions
• Examples
  Michael P. Schmitt, CEO, Egility, Germany

• Challenges in the electrification of off-highway machinery
• Overview of Webasto electrified product portfolio
• Customer cases - best practices
  Stephan Dietrich, Product & Service Management Battery & eTM, Webasto, Germany

• Key challenges within thermal management of electric & fuell-cell machines
• Current stage of technology
• Simplified battery thermal management
• Modularized and standardized product approach to meet individual demands and requirements
• Technology outlook with natural refrigerants
  Josef Graubmann, Managing Director, Ymer, Germany

• Electrical safety
• Functional safety
• Operation modes
  Florian Asenkerschbaumer, Manager System Development, Dintec GmbH, Germany

Join us for interactive round table discussions with industry experts. Share and address challenges within your sector, identify problems and needs, and explore solutions. Bring your own experiences and cases to the table. Don‘t miss out on this chance to connect with your industry colleagues

At the end of the first conference day, we kindly invite you to use the relaxed and informal atmosphere for in-depth conversations with other participants and speakers.

• The challenge of sustainable transformation
• 23t in full battery operation - technology & performance
• Best practice
• Holistically electric: charging infrastructure, service, know-how, consulting
  Julia Häser, Head of Marketing & Product Management, Christian Paffen, Chief of Sales, Swecon Baumaschinen GmbH, Siek, Germany

• Learn about Deutz AG‘s advanced 360-volt electric drive system and its applications, including airfield tractors and electric cranes, offering turnkey solutions for various industries
• Development process of E-DEUTZ‘s electric drive system, ensuring functional safety and meeting diverse customer requirements through cutting-edge technology and engineering practices
  Timm Martens M.Sc., Electrification & Green Technologies System Engineering and Florian Huthmacher, Development Engineer, Deutz AG, Cologne, Germany

• On the road to Vision Zero
• Modular electric central drive system for off-highway applications
• All-electric and sustainable drive system eTRAC eCD60 for compact vehicles
  David Stockbauer-Muhr, Head of Electric Systems Development for Off Highway Applications, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Germany

• Wide range of power and energy requirements leads to various drive system designs for construction machinery
• Segmentation of the market (battery, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen combustion engine, e-fuels) is a cost driver by reducing the number of units
• Energy and power supply for construction sites (electrical power and hydrogen) still needs to be resolved
• Decarbonisation of construction machinery is possible but expensive, requires significant investment incentives
  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Will, Chair of Construction Machinery, TU Dresden, Germany

We will be reviewing the results and key takeaways gained from the diverse perspectives shared by our participants. This is an opportunity to reflect on the ideas and solutions generated during the World Café and to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our industry

• Virtual engineering starting from powertrain presizing to detailed design and integration
• Mean value engine modeling combined with reduced order modeling (ROM) techniques
• Operator-in-the-loop validation ensures that the hybrid wheel loader meets operational requirements and operator expectations
  Romain Nicolas, Business developer for Simcenter Amesim, Siemens Digital Industries Software, France