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Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 1
Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems
Overview for Potential Members
National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative
Research Center (I/UCRC) in Planning for
Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EV-STS)
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Arizona State University
University of Louisville
State University of New York, Buffalo
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Texas, Austin
March 19, 2015
The EV-STS center planning initiative is supported by
National Science Foundation grant no. 1439669.
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 2
Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems
Summary ………………….………………………………………………………………………. 3
Mission …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Research Thrust Areas …………………….…..………….……………………………………. 5
Charter Site Overview - UA, ASU …………………………..………….……….……………….. 6
Charter Site Overview - UL, SUNYB ……….…………………………..…….……………….. 7
Charter Site Overview - UTK, UTA ……….………………………….…..…….……………….. 8
I/UCRC Research Model ..….….................……………………………………………………. 9
EV-STS Value Proposition …….................……………………………………………………. 10
EV-STS’ Plan for Leveraging Value ……………………………………………………………. 11
Membership Terms, Responsibilities, and Privileges ……………………………………. 12-14
Site Thrust Area Research Interests …………...............…….……….....………………. 15-21
Research Facilities …………………..................................................…………………… 22-28
Membership Recruitment ……….……………………….…..……..………............…………. 29
EV-STS Initiative Timeline …….................…………………..….……………………………. 30
Next Steps …….................…………………..….……………………………….………………. 31
Site Director Contact Information …….....………………………..……………………………. 32
University of Louisville Site-Specific Information …….....……………………………………. 33
Contents
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 3
Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems
Ground vehicles and transportation systems are a ubiquitous and indispensable element of modern life, contributing to improved standards of living through access to both inexpensive goods and services made possible by the cost effective transport of products and people, and economic opportunities in the $1.6 trillion annual automotive manufacturing industry. Unstable energy costs, changing societal expectations for environmental stewardship, and the availability of new materials, powertrain technologies, and manufacturing techniques have given the automotive industry a mandate and opportunity to produce and deploy vehicles that are markedly more efficient than those currently in service.
In partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and organizations engaged in the development, manufacture, support, and large scale use of ground vehicles, six American universities with long records of contribution to the automotive industry are engaged in a planning effort to establish EV-STS (Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems), a national research center to develop, advance, and apply technologies for dramatically improving the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of ground vehicles.
The EV-STS initiative is supported by a planning grant awarded through NSF’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) program. Widely considered to be one of NSF’s most successful programs, the I/UCRC model provides seed funding and an administrative framework that fosters multi-disciplinary, multi-organizational collaboration, accountably to industrial partners’ applied research needs, timely project execution, and a highly leveraged return on industry investment.
The timetable for establishing EV-STS includes industry partner recruitment through May 2015, followed by an organizational meeting on June 15-16, 2015, to formulate a provisional research agenda. A final proposal for establishing the center is due on September 25, with a funding decision expected in January 2016. If NSF accepts the proposal, EV-STS would be officially launched on March 1, 2016.
Summary
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 4
Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems
Mission
The mission of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (in-planning) for
Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems (EV-STS) is to leverage
collaborations among corporate, utility, government, and academic stakeholders in the
automotive industry to conduct and disseminate applied research on technologies,
methodologies, and tools that facilitate the design, manufacture, deployment, and operation
of energy efficient, environmentally sustainable ground vehicles. The scope of this mission
incorporates passenger cars, light- and heavy duty trucks, and motorized off-road
equipment. It encompasses both vehicle-level technologies and transportation system
infrastructure, and reflects the complexity and global nature of the automotive industry. In
discharging this mission, EV-STS’ industrial and academic partners will mentor the
undergraduate and graduate students who make up the ground transportation sector’s next
generation engineering workforce.
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 5
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Research Thrusts
1. Electrified Vehicle Powertrains Components and systems for advanced hybrid electric and electric
vehicles, including advanced batteries, motors, and power electronics. Automotive fuel cell systems.
Well-to-wheel energy/emission impact.
2. Conventional Powertrains Advanced conventional powertrains, including, but not limited to
mechanical and thermodynamic efficiency improvements in internal combustion engines, high
pressure CI fuel systems, alternative fuels (including LNG/CNG utilization), emissions control,
engine/powertrain control systems, integration of conventional powertrains with launch-assist and
idle-free operation technologies. Waste heat/power utilization. Parasitic loss reduction.
3. Non-Powertrain Vehicle Systems Optimization Architecture-level optimization. Structural and
nonstructural mass reduction (material substitution, downgauging and local stiffening, elastic buckling
control, high strength steel applications; crash performance and NVH characterization, of lightweight
structures). Loss minimization (friction reduction, thermal management). Manufacturing methods
specific to energy efficient ground vehicles and infrastructure.
4. Transportation Systems and Infrastructure Infrastructure characterization and optimization of
integrated, multi-modal transportation and energy systems for enhanced efficiency and sustainability.
Incorporation of ground vehicle efficiency and sustainability considerations into urban infrastructure
planning and decision-making. Plug-in vehicle infrastructure, including charging station technologies
and the impact of plug-in vehicles on the electrical grid. Operational conditions (weather, population
density, grid characteristics, public policy imperatives, etc.) impacting the deployment of efficient
vehicles and energy systems.
5. Design and Analysis Tools Digital tools for realizing efficient/sustainable vehicles and transportation
systems and managing their lifecycle. Global co-creation. Leveraging big-data and advanced
analytics techniques for efficient/sustainable vehicle system and infrastructure design decisions.
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 6
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The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa is the Alabama state system’s
flagship research university. UA’s EV-STS site will be housed in the new
Shelby Engineering and Science Quad, a nearly one million square foot
complex housing some of the most modern academic research facilities in
the nation. While UA plans to contribute to all five EV-STS thrust areas, the
site team expects to play a leadership role in the development of the
advanced electrical machines – DC and AC electric motors and their
controllers – needed for all classes of efficient electrified vehicle
powertrains.
Arizona State University is a top ranked research university, Arizona’s
flagship university, and the largest public university by enrollment in the
United States. The ASU EV-STS team has interests in, and facilities
supporting research into power electronics, including DC-DC converters,
power management systems, MHz power conversion, plug-in electric
vehicles, high performance motor drives, novel power management and
control technologies, and scaled and high frequency inductors and
transformers with improved magnetic materials and design configurations.
EV-STS Charter Site Overview - UA, ASU
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The University of Louisville is one of two comprehensive research
universities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Automotive engineering is a
major research area, with recent projects supported by U.S. Army TARDEC,
Ford, Toyota, Local Motors, and Cummins. The UL site has facilities and
personnel well suited for conducting research on advanced batteries, clean,
efficient CI engines, lightweight body structures, and multi-physics modeling
and simulation for automotive components, systems, and full vehicles.
SUNY at Buffalo is home to the largest and most comprehensive public
engineering school in the Northeastern United States. Furthermore, Buffalo
has significant automobile industry presence, including major Ford and GM
production plants. Building on this strong automotive sector and linkages
with transportation systems in New York and Southern Ontario, the
university has recently invested in a Institute for Sustainable Transportation
and Logistics (ISTL) initiative that spans three engineering departments and
the business school. A major focus of ISTL relates to the EV-STS
transportation systems and infrastructure thrust area. A secondary focus of
ISTL is aligned to the EV-STS design and analysis tools thrust area.
EV-STS Charter Site Overview - UL, SUNYB
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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the state’s land-grant institution,
flagship public university, and oldest and largest public higher education
institution, founded in 1794. UT’s College of Engineering celebrated its
175th anniversary in 2013. Research in the EV-STS focus areas spans
nearly all of the College of Engineering’s eight departments, with facilities
and personnel resources devoted to vehicle modeling and simulation,
hardware-in-the-loop simulation, vehicle fabrication, and performance and
emissions evaluation. Multi-disciplinary research and teaching in these
areas is an important focus for the university.
The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship institution of The UT System
and one of the largest universities in the nation in terms of enrollment and
research expenditures. UT plans to have four research teams engaged in
our site: i) The Engines and Automotive Research Program, ii) The Ground
Vehicles Impacts Analysis Program, iii) The Texas Materials Institute, and iv)
The Automotive Control Systems Program. The potential projects to be
pursued include advanced engines, advanced batteries, fuel cells, impacts
of new ground vehicle technologies, and overcoming control systems
challenges of new ground vehicle technologies.
EV-STS Charter Site Overview - UTK, UTA
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I/UCRC Research Model
• Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers
are cutting-edge collaborations formed to conduct
multi-disciplinary translational research that
addresses the needs of a specific industry or
technology area.
• I/UCRC research activities occur in both industrial
and academic settings, and merge the unique and
complementary strengths of both types of
organization. Results are validated by traditional
industrial standards of success
• Industry benefits by access to innovative ideas,
highly qualified research teams, and specialized
facilities; academia by information on critical research
needs, and pragmatic project input and oversight.
• The I/UCRC strategic funding model leverages a
modest amount of NSF base funding with industrial
investment in the form of membership fees and
university contributions through indirect cost waivers
and project matching funds.
• The center research agenda, project portfolio, and
technology roadmap are established by an Industrial
Advisory Board (IAB).
For a further explanation of the I/UCRC partnership
model and value proposition, view the two brief
videos on this NSF website:
http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/iucrc/iucrc_video.jsp
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EV-STS Value Proposition
• High value, globally relevant, industry-driven, translational research agenda with a
project/initiatives portfolio established by a member-controlled external advisory board.
• Recognition as an organization committed to, and investing in energy efficiency and
sustainability in one of the largest segments of the American economy.
• Rapid access to results, including royalty free licenses to technology developed within the
center.
• Interaction with top researchers working in the area of sustainable ground vehicles; access
to advanced computational tools and laboratory facilities.
• Extreme cost effectiveness, with an NSF-estimated membership fee leverage ratio of
between 10:1 and 15:1 achieved through university cost sharing (NSF I/UCRC policy limits
direct cost recovery to only 10% of the project budget) and collective member access to
research conducted throughout the center.
• Participation in precompetitive projects that can serve as a starting point for proposals for
major external funding.
• Networking and collaborative activities with automotive suppliers, OEM vehicle
manufacturers, major ground vehicle customers, and government policy makers.
• Access to graduates with specialized expertise in ground vehicle and transportation system
engineering.
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EV-STS Strategy for Leveraging Member Investment
• NSF limits universities to 10 percent indirect cost recovery (as opposed to the normal rate
26-50 percent), which makes I/UCRC membership funding go further in terms of project
work.
• Membership fees are not diluted by charges for direct operational costs. NSF’s contribution
to the center covers all administrative expenses. This contribution also adds the equivalent
of one additional membership fee to the project funding pool at each site.
• A typical member can expect to see the center fund at least one $50k project each year of
direct interest to them, and to participate in that project at appropriate level of engagement
ranging from technological oversight to offsite contribution to specific tasks. This funding
level should be sufficient to cover a graduate research assistant (20 hours/week), part time
undergraduate research assistant (10 hours per week), and faculty participation. There are
normally no budgeted charges for technician support and facilities.
• The center will not wait for project ideas to spontaneously arise. Working through IAB
representatives, the site directors will proactively catalyze interaction among university
faculty and members’ technical staffs. We expect that members will participate in most
proposal preparation efforts.
• EV-STS is interested in establishing an innovative partnership model that includes
collaborative projects among sites and members, graduate internships, facility tours, and
involvement of current members in the recruitment of new members.
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 12
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Membership Terms, Responsibilities, and Privileges
Potential members for all I/UCRCs, including EV-STS, are asked to review and sign a standard
NSF agreement that specifies the term, responsibilities, and privileges of membership.
• The EV-STS membership fee is $50,000 per year. Payment is invoiced as an annual lump
sum, or in equal quarterly installments, according to the member’s preference.
Memberships are renewed annually, and may be terminated with 30 days notice prior to
initiation of a new year.
• Universities participating in EV-STS have the right to publish results from EV-STS research
in scientific or engineering journals; however, members will have the opportunity to review
any paper or presentation containing results from the research program, and have the right
to request that publication be delayed for a period of up to one year. Center site directors
and faculty researchers are enjoined to be sensitive to the need to protect members’
valuable intellectual property, and to consider these issues when proposing and
documenting projects.
• Members are each asked to designate one representative per membership fee to the
center’s Industrial Advisory Board. The board meets biannually to review research results
and make recommendations on (i) the research projects to be carried out by center
researchers, (ii) the apportionment of resources to these research projects, and (iii) changes
in the bylaws (the bylaws are developed during the initial center planning meeting).
Members are also encouraged to actively participate in the center’s research agenda by
cultivating, guiding, and contributing to projects in which they have a particular interest.
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 13
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Membership Terms, Responsibilities, and Privileges (2)
• Members are entitled to a nonexclusive royalty-free license for patentable intellectual
property developed through the center (members exercising this right are responsible for
patent application and maintenance costs), and may sublicense to their subsidiaries and
affiliates. Members are also entitled to a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to all software
developed by the center.
• Members are entitled to a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to all software developed by
the center.
Notes
1. EV-STS membership fees are used entirely for supporting research activities. Center/site
operational and administrative costs are covered by the NSF center grant and cost share
contributions from the universities hosting the sites.
2. An initial (Phase 1) NSF I/UCRC award has a term of five years. Successful centers apply
for up to two five-year renewals (Phase II and Phase III). Just as members may terminate
their membership during the annual renewal period, they may choose not to participate in
a Phase II or Phase III proposal.
3. Because of the lead time associated with performing translational research and the need
to have a period of relative stability during the EV-STS launch period, charter center
members are asked to join with the intention of maintaining their membership for at least
two years.
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Membership Terms, Responsibilities, and Privileges (3)
Notes - Continued
4. Individual company memberships are implemented through a specific site within the center in
the sense that each university partner site will invoice “their members” and work with them to
formulate and execute projects of interest. NSF evaluates both overall center performance,
and the performance of individual sites. Sites are required to maintain a minimum of
$150,000/year in fees (three members for EV-STS) in order to sustain a viable research
program. Sites falling below this minimum are placed on probation. If the membership issue
is not addressed within a year, that site’s affiliation with the center is terminated.
5. Despite being required to operate under NSF’s site membership model, EV-STS will function
as an integrated center in order to maximize the value returned to members. Members will
have access to work performed at all sites, not just their home site. Inter-site collaborative
projects will be a feature of the center’s research agenda. Researchers will share facilities
and expertise among sites. Finally, the center and its research activities will be guided by a
single center-wide Industrial Advisory Board.
6. All partner sites within EV-STS are equal as long as they adhere to the center bylaws and
remain in good standing in the eyes of NSF. Center meetings will be rotated among the
partner sites. Sites most effective in recruiting members (and completing projects) will have
larger research budgets. One site is designated by NSF as the center’s lead administrative
site and provided a small annual stipend to cover operational costs (web site maintenance,
meeting publicity and expenses, results documentation, etc.).
7. Details about the Industry/University Collaborative Research Center program, including the
research model and administrative requirements, can found in the program solicitation
document, NSF 13-594. Additional details may be found on the I/UCRC program website.
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 15
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The University of Alabama …………............................................................………………. 16
Arizona State University ….…………………………………………………..…..…………….. 17
University of Louisville ……….…………………………………………………….……………. 18
State University of New York, Buffalo ..…....................................................................……. 19
University of Tennessee, Knoxville ………………..……………..…………………….………. 20
University of Texas, Austin …………………………………………........................…………. 21
Site Thrust Area Research Interests1,2
1 The EV-STS year 1 research agenda and project portfolio for not only individual sites, but the
entire center, will be established by the provisional Industrial Advisory Board during the June
15-16 planning meeting.
2 Related thrust area interests among the different sites are consistent with EV-STS’ intention to
use inter-site collaborative projects as a means to increase the level of value returned to
center members.
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 16
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Thrust Area Research Interests - The University of Alabama
Electrified Vehicle Powertrains
• Rare-earth free permanent magnet fabrication and testing for powertrain applications
• High power density permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSM)
• Magnetic supercapacitors
• Advanced motor control algorithms
Non-Powertrain Vehicle Components
• GHz MIMO antennas
• Telematics
Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
• Route optimization for electrified vehicles
Design and Analysis Tools
• High-fidelity 1D engine simulation model in Simulink for engine performance optimization
• Full vehicle dynamic model development for simulation and design optimization studies
• Advanced power management algorithms for electrified vehicles
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 17
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Thrust Area Research Interests - Arizona State University
Electrified Vehicle Powertrains
• Power electronics, including DC-DC converters
• Power management, MHz power conversion, plug-in electric vehicles
• High performance motor drives
• Novel power management and control technologies
• Scaled and high frequency inductors and transformers with improved magnetic materials
and designs for efficient power electronics
• Power electronic device and circuits, primarily wide bandgap semiconductor devices
such as GaN
• Automotive sensors for intelligent sensing and monitoring of power system
Conventional Powertrains
• Internal combustion engine fuel system electronics and control
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 18
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Thrust Area Research Interests - University of Louisville
Electrified Vehicle Powertrains
• Battery abstractions for full-vehicle electrified powertrain models
• Advanced control and estimation schemes for battery pack management
• Solar cell/fuel cell/lithium-ion battery integration for automotive applications
• Advance control and estimation schemes for electric drives for powertrains
• Devices/circuits/controls utilizing wide band gap power semiconductors (conn center)
Conventional Powertrains
• Flow modeling and management in high pressure direct injection fuel systems
• Loss reduction in fuel-lubricated transfer and injector pumps
• Diesel engine fuel system electronics
Non-Powertrain Vehicle Systems Optimization
• Heat pump-based climate control systems for electric vehicles (GE?)
• Compliance characterization in thin-gauge body structure joints
• Nano-adhesive applications for lightweight vehicle body structures
Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
• Devices/circuits/control of vehicle to grid infrastructure for electric grid operations
• Power monitoring and control systems for EV charging
Design and Analysis Tools
• Function-based modeling and simulation software for vehicle duty cycle simulation
• Use of ARNL GREET analyses with architecture-level vehicle models
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 19
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Thrust Area Research Interests - SUNY, Buffalo
Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
• Integrated Transportation and Energy Systems
- Network reconfiguration for the optimal use of renewable energy
- Redistribution of energy sources through electric vehicles
- Demand dynamics between travel needs and vehicle type choice
- Refueling station siting problems for alternative fuel vehicles
- Electric vehicle charging station design with considerations of transportation and power
systems
- Using human activity-mobility patterns for electricity demand forecast
• Multi-Modal Transportation
- Promoting zero emission vehicles for metropolitan freight deliveries - infrastructure,
policies, system requirements, and impacts on emission, energy and traffic
- Optimizing multi-modal transportation operations to reduce energy consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions
- Integrated adaptive-pricing and demand-estimation methodology for optimizing
operational efficiency of shared mobility systems
• Urban Transportation System Renewal and Transformation
- Local power quality control
- Distributed generation resources in an urban environment
- Impact of seasonal weather excursions on renewable distributed generation and
electric vehicles
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 20
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Thrust Area Research Interests - University of Tennessee
Electrified Vehicle Powertrains
• Advanced engine control and energy management strategy
• Extreme engine downsizing for hybrid electric vehicles
• Engine down-speeding and powertrain hybridization for medium/heavy duty vehicles
• Evaluation of a blended low range diesel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
• High temperature WBG-based power electronics for motor drives
• Integrated motor, drive, and cooling structures
• Adaptive, intelligent motor drive control with integrated lifetime prognostics
• Integrated converter topologies (e.g. hybrid boost converter and onboard battery charger)
Non-Powertrain Vehicle Systems Optimization
• Compact and efficiency wireless battery chargers
• Battery management systems with active balancing and model predictive SOH estimation
• Integrated converter topologies (e.g. hybrid BMS and high step-down DC-DC)
• High frequency, high power density converters for 48 V low-voltage distribution in vehicles
Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
• Predicting fuel economy to support consumers’ Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) purchasing decisions
• LEV use in terms of traffic mode choice, trip purposes and driving behavior in multimodal transportation system
• The safety implications of LEV and factors effecting road users
• LEV impacts on mobility and traffic congestion and access to dedicated facilities
• LEV impacts and optimization on transportation signal control, road design, and other infrastructure.
• Needs and opportunities for EV charging infrastructure
• LEV applications for efficient, effective, and sustainable urban freight delivery
Design and Analysis Tools
• Project Description
• Develop modeling/simulation based decision support tools for LEV infrastructure planning
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 21
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Thrust Area Research Interests - University of Texas, Austin
Electrified Vehicle Powertrains
• Advanced batteries for electrified powertrains
• Advanced fuel cells for automotive applications
Conventional Powertrains
• Overcoming obstacles to advanced medium/heavy-duty diesel engines
• Investigating the causes for emissions and performance challenges for light-duty Diesels
• New approaches to diagnostics and fault tolerant control in automotive engines, including
engine performance, thermal management, and emissions
Non-Powertrain Vehicle Systems Optimization
• Vehicle distinctions (passenger cars vs. light-duty trucks, and SUVs)
Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
• Impact of energy and greenhouse gas emissions on fleet and urban systems evolution
• Traffic crash analysis: count, severity, and frequency models
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 22
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The University of Alabama …………............................................................………………. 23
Arizona State University ….…………………………………………………..…..…………….. 24
University of Louisville ……….…………………………………………………….……………. 25
State University of New York, Buffalo ..…....................................................................……. 26
University of Tennessee, Knoxville ………………..……………..…………………….………. 27
University of Texas, Austin …………………………………………........................…………. 28
Available Research Facilities
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Relevant Research Facilities - The University of Alabama
Core EV-STS Research Mission
• Electro-Mechanical Systems Lab: extensive
collection of resources available to support power
electronics research, including motors, electric
drives, dynamometers, test equipment, and
machine tools.
• Engines/Vehicles Laboratory: engine test stand, 650
hp diesel engine dynamometer, vehicle full-chassis
dynamometer, EPA-certified emission test
equipment, test and data aquisition equipment.
• Magnetic Materials and Device Laboratory: one of
the nation’s most comprehensive facilities for
magnetic materials and device fabrication and
testing.
• EcoCAR 3 Vehicle Fabrication Facility
Supporting Facilities
• 3D Printing (FDM) Laboratory
• MOdeling, Simulation, And Integrated Controls
(MOSAIC) Laboratory(a) University of Alabama Science and Engineering
Quad; (b) UA automotive engineering research facilities.
(a)
(b)
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Relevant Research Facilities - Arizona State University
Core EV-STS Research Mission
• Powertrain Power Electronics Research Lab (Newly
Established)
• Power Electronics Simulation Lab
• Power Electronic Device Fabrication and Testing Lab
• Circuit and Wireless Network Research Lab
• Center for Solid State Electronics Research
(NanoFab) - a NSF NNIN Network
• ASU LyRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science
• Alternative Fuels Lab
• Robotics and Automation Lab
Supporting Facilities
• The Solar Power Lab
• ASU Advanced Computing Center (A2C2)
• MacroTechnology Works
Broader Impacts Mission
• NSF-DOE Engineering Research Center: Quantum
Energy and Sustainable Solar Technology (QESST)
• Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability
ASU School of Electrical, Computer and Energy
Engineering building.
ASU automotive engineering research facilities: power
electronics lab (upper images). RF measurement facility (lower
left), cleanroom fabrication facility (lower right).
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 25
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Relevant Research Facilities - University of Louisville
Core EV-STS Research Mission
• Automotive Fuel Cell Laboratory
• Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
• Conn Center Laboratories for Battery Technologies
and Advanced Materials
• ECE Control Systems Laboratory
• Rapid Prototyping/Additive Manufacturing Center
• Vehicle Architecture Research Laboratory
• Vehicle Fabrication and Testing Facility (VFTF)
Supporting Facilities
• Dahlem Supercomputer Center
• Institute for Product Realization
• Micro/Nano Technology Center (MNTC)
NSF Broader Impacts Mission
• Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning
• FirstBuild Learning Microfactory
University of Louisville campus with the
Louisville skyline as a backdrop.
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Relevant Research Facilities - SUNY, Buffalo
Core EV-STS Research Mission
• Institute for Sustainable Transportation and
Logistics (ISTL)
Supporting Facilities
• TransInfor, Tier 1 University Transportation Center
• Research and Education in eNergy, Environment
and Water (RENEW)
• New York State Center for Engineering Design and
Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII)
NSF Broader Impacts Mission
• Center for Educational InnovationsExamples of the U.S. auto industry’s significant presence in
Buffalo, New York: (a) final assembly area at GM’s Tonawanda
Engine Plant; (b) door inner panels on the stamping line at
Ford’s Buffalo Stamping Plant.
(a)
(b)
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Relevant Research Facilities - University of Tennessee
Core EV-STS Research Mission
• Engine Dynamometer & Emissions Laboratory
• Chassis Dynamometer & Emissions Laboratory
• Modeling & Simulation Laboratory
• Hardware-in-the- Loop Laboratory
• Vehicle Fabrication Facility
• Rinehart S. Bright Advanced Prototyping Laboratory
• EECS Power Laboratory
Supporting Facilities
• Manufacturing Demonstration Facility
• National Transportation Research Center
Min H. Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science Building
John D. Tickle Engineering Building
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 28
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Relevant Research Facilities - University of Texas, Austin
Core EV-STS Research Mission
• General Motors Engines and Automotive
Research Laboratories
• Texas Materials Institute
• Data-Supported Transportation Operations &
Planning Center (DSTOP)
• Center for Transportation Research (CTR)
• Network Modeling Center
• Center for Electromechanics (CEM)
• General Motors Foundation Engines and
Automotive Research Laboratories
Supporting Facilities
• Texas Advanced Computing Center
• Mechatronics Laboratory
• Texas Materials Institute
• 2 CNC and 3 Rapid Prototyping Labs
• Center for Predictive Engineering and
Computational Sciences (PECOS)
Scheduled to open in 2017, UTA’s 430,000-square-foot Engineering
Education and Research Center (EERC), is an example of the
university’s commitment to investing in translational research of the
type embodied in EV-STS.
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Membership Recruitment
Goals
• For each charter site, a minimum of 9 potential members attending the planning meeting
• Minimum of 5 members affiliated with each site at final proposal submission and launch
date; 42 members total for the center
• Multiple representatives from the following automotive industry stakeholder categories:
OEM vehicle manufacturers, Tier 1 powertrain suppliers, Tier 1 non-powertrain suppliers,
Tier 2 suppliers, Tier 3 suppliers, federal and state research institutes, governmental
organizations
Organizations Committed to Attending Planning Meeting (Current March 5, 2015)
• 4 OEM vehicle manufacturers
• 5 major tier 1 suppliers
• 6 tier 2 suppliers
• 2 tier 1 suppliers
• 3 state government organizations
• 2 national research laboratories (ARNL, ORNL)
Approximately 70 additional organizations are under recruitment or targeted for recruitment.
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EV-STS Initiative Timeline
1/13
1/7/13
UL/UTK “REEGV” Full
Center Letter of Intent
Submitted to NSF
12/9/13
UL Presentation at EV-TEC
Annual Meeting: UL Invited to
Join EV-TEC
4/13 7/13
Preliminary
Planning
5/1/13
Well-Reviewed “REEGV” Planning
Gant Proposal Declined Due to
“Mission Overlap” with EV-TEC
10/13 1/14 4/14
3/5/13
UL/UTK “REEGV" Full Center
Planning Gant Proposal
Submitted to NSF
3/5/14
UL EV-TEC Site Planning
Gant Proposal Submitted
to NSF
7/14
10/14 1/15 4/15 7/15 10/15 1/16
10/4/14
EV-TEC Not Renewed; UL Site Planning
Grant Converted to EV-STS Full Center PG
with UTA, UL, and SUNY-B as Charter Sites
11/5/14
Major Domestic OEM Vehicle
Manufacturer Verbally Agrees
to Join EV-STS
1/27/15
First Weekly Update Among EV-
STS Charter Sites
6/15/15 - 6/16/15
Planning Meeting Date
9/25/15
EV-STS Full Center
Proposal Due at NSF
1/15/16
Proposal Decision from
NSF (Tentative)
Center
Operations
3/1/16
Center Launch Date; Operations
Begin (Tentative)
11/14
UTK joins EV-STS
Initiative as a
Charter Site
2/15/15
ASU and UA Join the EV-
STS Initiative as Charter
Sites-in-Planning
4/15
8/1/14
UL EV-TEC Site Planning
Grant Proposal Approved
9/8/14
UL Attendance at Mandatory I/UCRC
Training Workshop
10/14
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Next Steps…
• Continue the membership recruitment effort at all sites.
- If existing potential members have contacts with suppliers or other business partners who might
be interested in an EV-TEC membership, we would be grateful for anything from contact
information, to a referral, to active assistance with formulating and delivering a value proposition to
the company.
- If potential members are interested in a multi-site membership, we can make the arrangements.
- Solicit project topics from potential members to serve as the basis of planning meeting proposals.
- The recruitment effort will extend through the planning meeting.
• Prepare for the planning meeting.
- 1.5 day event held June 15-16 at the Seelbach Hotel in downtown Louisville.
- Agenda items include a detailed overview of the I/UCRC research model, project proposal
presentations, and an initial meeting of the center’s provisional Industrial Advisory Board to
formulate bylaws and select projects for the first year’s technical agenda.
• Prepare the full center proposal.
- Deadline is September 25.
- The proposal must include single-page summaries for the projects selected for funding during the
planning meeting.
- Committing members are asked to supply an official letter documenting their intention to join the
center if NSF approves the final proposal.
- NSF’s review of the proposal review should be complete by early January 2016.
- The target center launch date is March 1, 2016
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 32
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Site Director Contact Information1,2
University of Louisville
Glen Prater, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
ASME Fellow
Director, Vehicle Architecture Research Laboratory
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
502-852-6560(o), 502-649-7445(c)
The University of Alabama
Professor Yang-Ki Hong, Ph.D.
E. A. "Larry" Drummond Endowed Chair
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Magnetic Materials & Device Laboratory
Graduate Program Director
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205-348-7268, [email protected]
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
David Irick, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
414 Dougherty Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-2210
865-974-0863(o), 865-924-7441(c)
University of Texas, Austin
Ronald D. Matthews, Ph.D.
Professor, Carl J. Eckhardt Fellow of Mechanical Engineering
SAE Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712-1140
512-471-3108, [email protected]
State University of New York, Buffalo
Rajan Batta, Ph.D.
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
University at Buffalo (State University of New York)
Buffalo, NY 14260
716-645-0972, [email protected]
Arizona State University
Hongbin Yu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Senior Sustainability Scientist,
Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287
480-965-4455, [email protected]
1 Provisional center director: Glen Prater, University of Louisville.2 NSF center evaluator: Craig Scott, University of Washington
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Membership Recruitment Status ………………………………………….......………………. 33
Potential Projects
CAEBAT Battery Objects for Full-Vehicle Powertrain Models…………...………………. 34
Advanced Electric Machines for Idle-Free Operation ….…………….…..…………….. 35
Automotive Fuel Cells and Hybrid Vehicles ……………….………..……….………. 36-37
Vehicle Architecture Modeling and Simulation Software ………...................…………. 38
Software for E/S Vehicle Life/Duty Cycle Assessment …………………….……………. 39
Compliance Characterization in Thin-Gauge Body Structure Joints ..……...........……. 40
Nano-Adhesive Mechanical Strength for Vehicle Body Structures ..…….............……. 41
Flow Management in High Pressure Direct Injection Fuel Systems ..…..............……. 42
Electric Vehicle Climate Control ..…....................................................................……. 43
Hydraulic Hybrid Powertrains ..…........................................................................……. 44
Structural NVH Optimization ..….........................................................................……. 45
Body Structure Architectural Enhancements ..…………………….………............……. 46
Site Specific Information - University of Louisville1
1 The EV-STS year 1 research agenda and project portfolio for not
only UofL, but the entire center, will be established by the
provisional Industrial Advisory Board during the June 15-16
planning meeting. These projects should be considered
representative samples.
Overview for Potential EV-STS Members Slide 34
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Membership Recruitment Status - University of Louisville
Agreed to Attend Planning Meeting
• Cummins Engine Company
• Ford Motor Company
• Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
• AISI Steel Market Development Institute
• Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center
• Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.
• Metalsa Structural Products
• Toyota Motor Company (Toyota Technical Center, USA, Inc.)
Other Organizations Under Recruitment or Targeted (Partial List)
• Arkema Inc. (M. Sunkara)
• Fort Knox (M. Sunkara)
• Kentucky Department of Transportation
• Transit Authority of River City (G. Prater)
• UPS (N. Pinto)
• U.S. Army TAREC (G. Prater)