Titile：The OSU EcoCAR: an Extended Range Electric Vehicle
Speaker: Giorgio Rizzoni
Time：14:30-16:30pm, April 21, 2011 
Location： Mechanical Building F210
Inviter： Prof.KONG Ling-Xun (TEl:34206730)

Abstract：
The  EcoCAR Challenge team at The Ohio State University has designed an extended-range electric vehicle capable of 50 miles all-electric range via a 22 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, with range extension and limited parallel operation supplied by a 1.8 L dedicated E85 engine. This vehicle is designed to drastically reduce fuel consumption, while meeting Tier II Bin 5 emissions standards. This vehicle design is implemented in a GM crossover utility vehicle as part of the EcoCAR Challenge. This paper explains the EcoCARvehicle and design process.  Ohio State is one of  sixteen North American universities participating in EcoCAR: The Next Challenge, a vehicle development competition headline-sponsored by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM). This three-year competition challenges student teams to re-engineer a crossover sport-utility vehicle  (CUV)  for increased fuel economy and decreased emissions while maintaining vehicle performance and consumer acceptability. Each team’s task is to design and build a new powertrain for their  vehicle, resulting in a fully-functioning, prototype vehicle.  This  talk  details the  vehicle  design and  development process.

About ：
Giorgio Rizzoni, the Ford Motor Company Chair in ElectroMechanical Systems, is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University (OSU). He received his B.S. (ECE) in 1980, his M.S. (ECE) in 1982, his Ph.D. (ECE) in 1986, all from the University of Michigan. Since 1999 he has been the director of the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research (CAR), an interdisciplinary university research center in the OSU College of Engineering.  Dr. Rizzoni’s research interests are in future ground vehicle propulsion systems, including advanced engines, electric and hybrid-electric drivetrains, energy storage systems, and fuel cell systems. He has contributed to the development of a graduate curriculum in these areas, and has served as the director of the U.S. Department of Energy Graduate Automotive Technology Education Center for Hybrid Drivetrains and Control Systems, and 
Center for Advanced Propulsion Systems . Since his appointment as Director of CAR, Dr. Rizzoni has been responsible for the growth of an industrial research consortium with sponsorship from fifteen major automotive manufacturers, suppliers and government agencies.  In 2008 he launched a consortium of electric utilities and automotive OEMs, SMART@CAR, to study problems related to PHEVs and the smart grid.  SMART@CAR 
currently sees the participation of some twelve electric utilities, automotive OEMs, and their suppliers.  Over the past three years CAR has also seen the growth of an advanced battery characterization and aging laboratory developed in collaboration with battery manufacturers and end users. 
Prof. Rizzoni is a Fellow of SAE (2005), a Fellow of IEEE (2004), a recipient of the 1991 National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, and of several other technical and teaching awards.