Events

June 17, 2025

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Driving a Sustainable Future: Beyond Regulation with the Digital Battery Passport

Xaver Ryppa, Chief Technology Officer

Visit us at Booth #1110

Join us at Booth #1110 at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe (AABC) 2025, where innovation drives the future of energy storage and electrification. Explore our latest advancements in battery technologies, designed to enhance performance, safety, and sustainability in the automotive industry.

In addition to our booth presence, our experts will be delivering insightful presentations on groundbreaking advancements including Battery Management Systems (BMS), AI-powered battery monitoring, and sustainable battery design.

We look forward to welcoming you at our booth and discussing the future of battery innovation!

June 24, 2025
08:40 AM

Sustainable Design of Automotive Batteries 
Andreas Braun, Product Area Manager, Battery Systems & Methodology, AVL Deutschland GmbH ​
Martin Rothbart, Senior Product Manager, Energy & Sustainability, AVL List GmbH ​

June 24, 2025
02:10 PM

Advanced BMS Calibration-How virtual Battery Tests Help to Reduce BMS- Parameter Identification from Weeks to Hours 
Alwin Tuschkan, Project Manager, IODP, AVL List GmbH

June 26, 2025
11:10 AM

AI Powered Monitoring and Assessment Solutions for Improved Cell and Battery Testing 
Gerhard Schagerl, Product Line Mgr, Data Intelligence, AVL List GmbH ​

Join us at booth #13 and 14

Software-defined vehicles experience increasing complexity. Join us at our booth and discuss how our solutions in the field of ADAS/AD, Electrics/Electronics and Software can help you accelerate your processes.

NRG Park, Hall A
Booth #845

Hydrogen Technology Expo North America is the must-attend exhibition and conference exclusively dedicated to discussing advanced technologies for the hydrogen and fuel cell industry.

Our AVL in North America team be exhibiting with our partners at Greenlight Innovation and team from AVL Fuel Cell Canada Inc. You won't want to miss sessions from Thomas Glatz, Gernot Hacker, and Graf Gernot...read more information about these sessions below!

Mobility and Propulsion Systems
June 25, 11:55 AM – 12:40 PM

Panel Discussion: Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines: Market Forecast and Outlook
Gernot Graf, Skill Area Manager - Powertrain Functions and Systems

Hydrogen internal combustion engines (H2ICE) propose an alternative way to decarbonize heavy-duty vehicles, in opposition to the increasingly popular electric vehicles, with sales expected to grow in the coming years in North America. However, there are still barriers to scaling the market, including a higher overall total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to conventional ICE and the falling cost of FCEV infrastructure, fuel costs and policy. This panel discussion will assess these factors and provide an outlook into the H2ICE market.

Mobility and Propulsion Systems
June 25, 3:55 PM – 4:40 PM

Panel Discussion: Fuel Cell Vehicles: Charting the Course from Niche to Mainstream
Thomas Glatz, Technical Sales Specialist - Simulation

Attendees will learn about the current landscape of the fuel cell electric vehicle market and the following topics will be covered:

• The Upside Potential: The presentation would underline the overall benefits fuel cell electric vehicles bring to different market segments (passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, buses, trucks).
   
• Current Market and Technology: The current state of the fuel cell vehicle market, including projects, deployments, players, progression of policies driving fuel cell vehicle adoption.
   
• Barriers to Mass-Market: What needs addressing before increased adoption of fuel cell vehicles, on the vehicle and infrastructure sides.
   
• Market Opportunities: Insights into the market growth and opportunities in the value chain for fuel cell vehicles.

Mobility and Propulsion Systems
June 25, 3:05 PM – 3:30 PM

Tools and Methodologies for Virtual Sensor Integration in Fuel Cell Diagnostics
Gernot Hacker, Department Manager for H2 & Fuel Cell Testing Technologies
Thomas Glatz, Technical Sales Specialist - Simulation

AVL addresses the growing demand for low CO2 mobility solutions with a comprehensive simulation and testing portfolio tailored for the fuel cell market. In recent years, physics-based simulation models have become a staple in the fuel cell development process, accelerating innovation in areas such as control function calibration, material design, vehicle performance, integration, and durability. These models enable faster development cycles and improved predictability. At the same time, development relies heavily on accurate test data, for calibration and validation of the models, as well as functional testing.

AVL’s test systems offer realistic, safe, and repeatable testing of fuel cells across performance, consumption, and durability metrics. However, measuring and simulating fuel cell durability remains a significant challenge. On the one hand, although simulation of fuel cell systems lifetime and degradation has seen significant achievements in recent years utilizing physics based chemical and mechanical degradation models, their use was limited to office studies, conducted only after a measurement campaign was finished. On the other hand, installing sensors within the fuel cell stack and measuring degradation directly turned out to be especially challenging.

This presentation introduces AVL’s innovative integration of simulation models with test systems to enhance durability testing. The approach combines advanced testbed automation, control, and monitoring with real-time virtual measurements enabled by a validated stack simulation model, or “digital twin.” This digital twin, fed by live testbed sensor data, calculates the stack’s State of Operating Condition (SoOC) in real time. It can segment the stack into sections—such as inlet, middle, and outlet—providing detailed insights into variations along the channels directly during testing. The system informs the user in real time on various potential stack degradation. It can also analyze periodic performance checks to identify past degradation events. Based on the calculated SoOC, a State of Health (SoH) model can further evaluate cell degradations, such as membrane thinning and changes in platinum particle size. This comprehensive, integrated approach ensures that AVL’s simulation and testing systems provide valuable insights into fuel cell performance and longevity, supporting the development of durable, efficient fuel cell solutions for real-world applications.