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Lecturer: Giorgio Rizzoni ( The Ford Motor Company Chair in Electromechanical Systems Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering  Director, Center for Automotive Research  The Ohio State University )
Date: Monday, Nov 15th
Time: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location:F310

This seminar includes two parts:

Part 1) A U.S.A. perspective on vehicle electrification: Progress and challenges related to infrastructure and technology for vehicle-to-grid systems
There is perhaps no better symbol of the twentieth century than the automobile. It is the dominant means of transport aspired to throughout the world.  However, as demand for mobility continues to rise around the world, environmental and energy problems are rapidly making transportation as we know it unsustainable for our society. Thus, the role of the automobile in the future needs to be rigorously re-examined.  Before looking ahead at how future energy needs might be met, the current state and a glimpse of the recent past are briefly analyzed: transportation systems, their development, and the needs established by the society that motivate the continuous expansion of such systems is outlined. 
This presentation focuses on the use of electricity as a transportation energy source, and outlines how new and existing technologies could change work and driving patterns resulting in a different mix of vehicles and in a communication architecture serving as the backbone of the interaction between vehicles and utility grid. It is clear that embedded systems will play a prominent role in this development, and the aim of this presentation is to outline such possibilities.

Part 2) Battery Aging: characterization, modeling, estimation and prognostics
This talk presents an overview of topics related to aging and life prognostics of lithium-ion batteries.  Lithium-ion batteries represent a viable near- and medium-term solution for plug-in vehicles; however, a major limitation to their use is their high cost.   Cycle life is an important element of the cost of a battery system, since extending battery life would inherently reduce the system cost; because of this fact, research in aging and in life prognostics of lithium ion batteries is an important topic. 

Aging and damage phenomena in electrochemical energy storage systems are complex, and dependent on electrochemical reactions, materials properties, manufacturing processes, and in-use cycle characteristics.  This seminar aims to develop an understanding of the systems-oriented aspects of the problem, including cell modelling and experimental characterization and model validation, the development of aging models, and methods for the estimation of state of health and residual life.

Biographical sketch of Giorgio Rizzoni
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.  He has served on advisory boards, and was recently appointed by Governor Strickland to be a member of the Ohio Auto Industry Support Council.