- Day 1
- 8.30 Registration & Coffee
- 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
- Dr John Economou, Power and drive Systems Group Lecturer, Cranfield University.
- 9.10 INTRODUCTION TO MILTARY POWER SYSTEMS
- Power electronics
- The state-of-the-art in power systems
- What is new?
- What do we need to pay attention to?
- Dr Pat Wheeler, Senior Lecturer, University of Nottingham.
- 9.50 A FRENCH PROGRAMME PERSPECTIVE
- Current and future power needs of the dismounted soldier
- Overview
- Techniques
- The use of batteries and micro fuel cells
- Developing new technologies for future needs
- Mr Yann Trehen, Technical Programme Manager, Power Systems , Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA).
- 10.30 Morning Coffee
- 11.00 REDUCING THE NEED FOR NEW BATTERY TECHOLOGY
- Minimising power consumption and usage
- The problem with high power consumption
- Minimising such consumption
- Eliminating the need for large batteries
- Key technologies
- Mr Rob van Heijster, Chief Scientist, Systems Integration, TNO, Netherlands.
- 11.40 SPECTRO
- A battery state-of-health technology
- Testing lead acid batteris
- Quickly determining battery cranking and capacity
- Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
- Current results
- Mr Joern Tinnemeyer, Manager, Cadex Electronics Inc..
- 12.20 Networking Lunch
- 2.00 STREAM SESSIONS - Click here to view
- Mr Michel Grimm, Application Service Manager, SAFT.
- Dr Michel Broussely, Scientific Advisor, SAFT.
- Dr Patrick Luk, Head, Cranfield University.
- Day 2
- 8.30 Registration & Coffee
- 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
- Dr John Economou, Power and drive Systems Group Lecturer, Cranfield University.
- 9.10 SATISFYING SOLDIER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- The Soldier Systems Project (ISSP)
- Overview
- Satisfying soldier system requirements
- Challenges and possible solutions
- Looking ahead
- Dr Ed Andrukaitis, , D N D / D R D C.
- 9.50 ANSWERING THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE SOLDIER
- Efficiently integrating high grade batteries in the complete system
- High grade rechargeable battery technology
- Integrating the battery into the bigger system
- Impact on the soldier’s autonomy, versatility and agility
- Mr Jean-Franηois Cousseau, Lithium-Ion Technical Manager, SAFT.
- 10.30 Morning Coffee
- 11.00 ROADMAP FOR THE US AIR FORCE
- US Air Force requirements and perspective
- Introduction
- US Air Force long term aims in power technology
- Aircraft power requirements and initiatives
- Implications for the Air Force
- Lieutenant Colonel John Phillips, Chief, Air Force Research Laboratory.
- 11.40 SPECIAL PANEL DISCUSSION
- Technological differences and similarities - ISSP, Naval and Air Force
- Lieutenant Colonel John M. Phillips, Chief, Power Division, Air Force Research Laboratory, US Air Force
- Dr Ed Andrukaitis, Project Manager, Advanced Electrical Power Sources, Defence R&D Canada, Department of National Defence, Canada
- David Warriner, Director, Gas Turbines, Marine, Rolls Royce
- Chaired by: Dr John Economou, Lecturer, Power and Drive Systems Group, Defence College of Management and Technology, Cranfield University
- 12.20 Networking Lunch
- 1.50 GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY
- Mr David Warriner, Director, Rolls Royce.
- 2.30 PULSED POWER TECHNOLOGY
- Compact pulsed power applications
- Introduction
- Compact and ultra compact pulsed power technology
- Explosively driven pulsed power systems
- Magnetic insulation
- Dr Bucur M. Novac, Senior Lecturer, Loughborough University.
- 3.10 Afternoon Tea
- 3.40 ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY
- Research and developments in electromagnetic technology
- Overview and visions
- Fundamental principles
- Research
- Applications
- Conclusions
- Dr Ian R. McNab, Director, The university of Texas Austin.
- 4.20 FUTURE ENERGY SOURCES
- Looking to future sources of energy
- The present situation
- Developments
- Modes of improvement
- Looking to future sources
- Dr Ausilio Bauen, Research Fellow, Imperial College London.
- 5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
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