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Advanced Automotive Electrical/Electronic Components and Systems

The "MIT/Industry Consortium on Advanced Automotive Electrical/Electronic Components and Systems" was organized in 1996 to provide Member Companies with accessed to the resources of LEES and the results of its extensive research program on automotive electrical systems and components. The Consortium also functions as an international forum for the interactive exchange of non-proprietary ideas and information relevant to future automotive electrical systems. The Consortium organizes three Program Review Meetings each year at various locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The purpose of the meeting is to review the status of funded research and to interact with invited experts addressing topics of broad interest to Consortium Members.

Activities of the Consortium are guided by a Steering Committee comprised of a representative of each Member Company and MIT LEES staff. The purpose of the Committee is to provide executive guidance on Consortium policies and research strategies, including review of specific research proposals to be funded each year. The Steering Committee also reviews other issues of strategic interest to the Consortium. The Committee meets three times per year in association with the Program Review Meetings.

Membership in the Consortium is open to automobile manufacturers and to automotive suppliers who either manufacture electrical/electronic components or provide equipment/materials to such suppliers. International participation is welcome and encouraged. The membership fee is fifty thousand United States dollars ($50,000) per year, with an initial two-year commitment.

Current Projects:

    DC/DC Converters for Dual-Voltage Electrical Systems
    Fully Flexible Valve Drive (FFVD)
    High-Power Starting and Generation
    High-Power Combined Starter/Alternator Machine
    High-Power Alternator Machine
    Starter/Alternator Control System
    Methodology for Design and Evaluation of Advanced Automotive Electrical Power Systems (MAESTrO)
    Electrical System Transient Investigation
    Comparative Power Supply Architecture Evaluation
    Load-Flow Study of Dual-Voltage System
    Dual-Voltage System Protection and Fusing
    42-Volt PowerNet System Management Using Multiplexed Remote Switching
    EMI/EMC in Dual-Voltage Electrical Systems
    Economic Analysis of Dual-Voltage Automobile Electrical System
    Exploration of Non-Conventional Electricity Sources for Motor Vehicles

Related Links:

    MIT/Industry Consortium on Advanced Automotive Electrical/Electronic Components and Systems Web Page

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