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EPE 2015 - Keynote Speeches
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   KEYNOTE 1: High Energy Physics: present and future
By Rolf HEUER [View]
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Abstract: With the start of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, particle physics entered a new era. The LHC will provide a deeper understanding of the universe and the insights gained could change our view of the world, and the talk will present some of the reasons for the excitement surrounding the LHC. The LHC isexpected to yield insights into the origin of mass, the nature of dark matter and into many other key questions. This keynote will address the exciting physics prospects offered by the LHC and post-LHC accelerators, discuss in particular what the discovery of the Higgs boson tells us about Physics, Mankind and the Universe

   KEYNOTE 2: TOSA concept: a full electric large capacity urban bus system
By Olivier AUGE [View]
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Abstract: 15 seconds is the time needed at bus stops to disembark and embark passengers.That's also the time we need to put some energy into the full electric TOSA largecapacity bus. Like a trolleybus, the TOSA bus collects the required energy during itsjourney, but without overhead lines. Like an overnight charging battery bus, TOSA hasautonomy to ensure the service, but with a small and long-life battery - no oversizingand limited recycling. At first glance, it looks like a paradox, but by selecting theappropriate technology and ensuring management of energy within the most optimaloperating range means that a small battery has a much longer life time than the oneused in an overnight charging battery bus. The technical architecture of thisopportunity-charging principle, that we call Flash charging, will be presented along withits operational, economical and energy efficiency requirements. To achieve the energytransfer in such a short time, this bus has a laser controlled moving arm that connectsto an overhead receptacle at some bus stops, e.g. every forth in Line 23. The dockingprocedure is fast, achieved in less than a second.The first TOSA articulated bus has been running in Geneva since May 2013. Conceptand experience from the field will be shared, as well as the configuration fordeployment on the full line 23 in Geneva by 2017.

   KEYNOTE 3: HYDROS project: from flying boat to energy efficiency
By Jeremie LAGARRIGUE [View]
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Abstract: 90% of products trade are done across the seas, being the 5th largest pollutingsource worldwide. What is the energy scheme of a boat, how is this energy used and what are the domains to be improved. We will follow the energy stream, fromstorage to electrical energy and then to kinetic energy. Besides, we will describe thebenefits resulting from top level competition like the America's Cup, in particular toolsdeveloped allowing to have flying boats, but as well enabling efficiency gain of up to50\% for some other boats.

   KEYNOTE 4: ITER: Fusion challenge and technologies
By Minh Quang TRAN [View]
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Abstract: The world is facing the global challenge of developing energy 'sources' which are both sustainable and environmentally friendly, while keeping the same 'energy services'. Fusion of light nuclei (such as the hydrogen isotopes Deuterium and Tritium) is such an option. The talk will outline first the physics background for the realisation of a fusion reactor. A detailed description of the international experimental reactor ITER (in Latin: the way), under construction in Cadarache (F), and its role on the roadmap towards a reactor producing electricity, DEMO, will be presented. While ITER will integrate many components of various technologies (such as superconductivity, material capable of sustaining steady state heat fluxes), it also encompasses a few large projects of interest for the power electronics community.

EPE 2015 - Keynote Speeches
You are here: EPE Documents > 01 - EPE & EPE ECCE Conference Proceedings > EPE 2015 ECCE Europe - Conference > EPE 2015 - Keynote Speeches
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	KEYNOTE 1: High Energy Physics: present and future By Rolf HEUER	[View] [Download]
Abstract: With the start of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, particle physics entered a new era. The LHC will provide a deeper understanding of the universe and the insights gained could change our view of the world, and the talk will present some of the reasons for the excitement surrounding the LHC. The LHC isexpected to yield insights into the origin of mass, the nature of dark matter and into many other key questions. This keynote will address the exciting physics prospects offered by the LHC and post-LHC accelerators, discuss in particular what the discovery of the Higgs boson tells us about Physics, Mankind and the Universe

	KEYNOTE 2: TOSA concept: a full electric large capacity urban bus system By Olivier AUGE	[View] [Download]
Abstract: 15 seconds is the time needed at bus stops to disembark and embark passengers.That's also the time we need to put some energy into the full electric TOSA largecapacity bus. Like a trolleybus, the TOSA bus collects the required energy during itsjourney, but without overhead lines. Like an overnight charging battery bus, TOSA hasautonomy to ensure the service, but with a small and long-life battery - no oversizingand limited recycling. At first glance, it looks like a paradox, but by selecting theappropriate technology and ensuring management of energy within the most optimaloperating range means that a small battery has a much longer life time than the oneused in an overnight charging battery bus. The technical architecture of thisopportunity-charging principle, that we call Flash charging, will be presented along withits operational, economical and energy efficiency requirements. To achieve the energytransfer in such a short time, this bus has a laser controlled moving arm that connectsto an overhead receptacle at some bus stops, e.g. every forth in Line 23. The dockingprocedure is fast, achieved in less than a second.The first TOSA articulated bus has been running in Geneva since May 2013. Conceptand experience from the field will be shared, as well as the configuration fordeployment on the full line 23 in Geneva by 2017.

	KEYNOTE 3: HYDROS project: from flying boat to energy efficiency By Jeremie LAGARRIGUE	[View] [Download]
Abstract: 90% of products trade are done across the seas, being the 5th largest pollutingsource worldwide. What is the energy scheme of a boat, how is this energy used and what are the domains to be improved. We will follow the energy stream, fromstorage to electrical energy and then to kinetic energy. Besides, we will describe thebenefits resulting from top level competition like the America's Cup, in particular toolsdeveloped allowing to have flying boats, but as well enabling efficiency gain of up to50\% for some other boats.

	KEYNOTE 4: ITER: Fusion challenge and technologies By Minh Quang TRAN	[View] [Download]
Abstract: The world is facing the global challenge of developing energy 'sources' which are both sustainable and environmentally friendly, while keeping the same 'energy services'. Fusion of light nuclei (such as the hydrogen isotopes Deuterium and Tritium) is such an option. The talk will outline first the physics background for the realisation of a fusion reactor. A detailed description of the international experimental reactor ITER (in Latin: the way), under construction in Cadarache (F), and its role on the roadmap towards a reactor producing electricity, DEMO, will be presented. While ITER will integrate many components of various technologies (such as superconductivity, material capable of sustaining steady state heat fluxes), it also encompasses a few large projects of interest for the power electronics community.