Dr. Christoph Danzer is the Head of Department for Electrified Powertrain & EDS Development at IAV GmbH, overseeing advanced powertrain systems. With over a decade of experience at IAV, Christoph has led teams in electric drives, systems engineering, and powertrain optimization across a range of vehicle types, from cars to trucks. His expertise spans hybrid topologies, hydrogen, and electric drive structures, as well as life cycle and total cost assessments for modern powertrains. Before assuming his current role in 2023, Christoph served as Team Leader at IAV for nearly 10 years. He holds a Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) from Technische Universität Chemnitz in mechatronics, robotics, and automation technology, further enhancing his technical depth. His work is driven by a commitment to optimizing sustainability, efficiency, and cost in electrified powertrain systems.
Case Study
Monday, September 30
06:00 pm - 06:30 pm
Live in Berlin
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This presentation will showcase findings from a study aimed at identifying the most affordable and sustainable e-drive unit while maximizing efficiency. IAV systematically investigated all useful technology options for the main powertrain components e-machine and inverter within a parameter area of more than 100,000 different valid designs. The results show a lot of interesting effects and interactions between the four target KPIs cost, efficiency, carbon footprint and system mass, and the analyzed technologies, which will be showcased in the presentation. The study also demonstrated the excellent potential of phase change cooling (PCC) technology for EVs, with a remarkable potential for reducing e-machine size by over 25%. Particularly in vehicle applications requiring long-term, high-power operation, PCC technology can significantly improve cooling efficiency and reduce the size of active motor components.
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4 | E-Motor Design Café
Tuesday, October 01
11:00 am - 03:00 pm
Live in Berlin
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Tuesday, October 01
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Live in Berlin
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After the afternoon break and several interactive discussion rounds, the moderators will give a summary of each world café in front of the audience to showcase all key takeaways.
All results, pictures, and key takeaways of the World Cafes will be photographed after the event and made available to our event app “hubs101.”