"Control Opportunities in Energy Conversion and Storage Systems"

The Bosch group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In 2007, 272,000 associates generated sales of 46.1 b€ (69 b$) in the areas of automotive, industrial, consumer goods and building technology. During the same year, Bosch invested 3.6 b€ (5.4 b$) for R&D and applied for over 3,000 patents. In the spirit of our corporate slogan "Invented for life," our global R&D is committed towards the efficient use of energy and other resources. In this Bosch session, we will present some of these activities.

Energy Modeling, Control and Computation Program (EMC2)

The EMC2 program focuses on developing energy storage and conversion technologies that enable Bosch to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st century of reducing emissions and increasing efficiency. Our current focus is on novel combustion concepts, batteries and distributed energy generation devices. The common methodology that we employ in our topics is to develop physically-based models. These models range from computational intensive models such as fundamental ab initio models for battery materials or reactive fluid flow models for engine simulations to more simpler models that can be used in real-time applications. We use these models to optimize our designs, and to develop feedback control algorithms that in many applications enable these technologies and optimize their performance.

Smart Sensing and Control for Home Applications

With both energy prices and demand increasing worldwide, there is a greater need for residential building technology solutions that minimize energy consumption without sacrificing comfort. This can be achieved by incorporating advanced sensing with behavioral prediction algorithms to generate meaningful inputs for home automation control strategies. The resulting system would provide a comfortable, energy efficient home environment that requires minimal user interaction. From a control perspective, the problem is one of optimization and resource allocation. We will discuss some of the pitfalls of current home automation products as well as highlight feasibility requirements for residential, non-intrusive smart sensing and control systems.

Internal Model Control Strategies for Automotive Applications

A new design of Internal Model Controllers (IMC) for nonlinear systems is presented based on the right inverse of the plant model. The right inverse, combined with a linear filter, is constructed using nonlinear geometric control methods. The industrial feasibility of the control concept is shown for a nonlinear multivariable IMC control loop of a two-stage turbocharged diesel engine and a permanent magnet synchronous machine.

Flex Fuel Vehicle Systems: Market Trends, Legislations, Current and Future Bosch Technologies

This presentation gives an overview of powertrain market trends and technology solutions in regards to fuel economy, and performance, and outlines the challenges and system solutions for flex fuel applications. Bosch global technology solutions for flex fuel capability and enabling systems and components as well as advanced powertrains for flex fuel operation are discussed.