SMi's Military Power Conference
7th & 8th June, London

STREAM SESSIONS
choose to attend one of the two concurrent sessions
SESSION A


HIGH GRADE BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES
In association with SAFT
Dr Michel Broussely, Scientific Director, Special Battery Group, SAFT
Michel Grimm, Application Manager, Special Battery Group, SAFT

2.00 Introduction and Outlook
  • Primary lithium technologies
    • features and benefits
    • typical applications
  • Rechargeable lithium technologies
    • features and benefits
    • typical applications

3.15 Estimating the lifetime of a battery
  • How to estimate lifetime
  • primary lithium batteries
  • lithium-ion batteries

4.15 Afternoon Tea

4.35 Safety issues
  • How to ensure safety during storage, handling, use and disposal
  • Safety devices and charging practices to protect Li-ion batteries against abusive conditions

5.00 Discussion and Questions

5.30 Close

SESSION B


POWER AND DRIVE SYSTEMS
Dr Patrick Luk, Head, Power and Drive Systems Group, Defence College of Management and Technology, Cranfield University

2.00pm Aims in exploring power and drive systems
  • Long-term and short-term objectives
2.30pm Military perspectives: applications and case studies
  • Power electronics technologies
  • Motor technologies
  • Power and energy sources
  • Power and energy management
  • Case studies:
    • Novel switched reluctance motors
    • High power density generators
    • Implementation of power management policies

4.00pm Afternoon Tea

4.20pm Future research and technology: where are we going?
  • What developments can we expect in the future?
  • What factors are determining future research and technology?

5.00pm Conclusion: Discussion and Questions

5.15pm Close