Innovation Center ● Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas von Unwerth
Hydrogen technologies
MANAGEMENT
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas von Unwerth
Chemnitz University of Technology
Institute for Automotive Research
Chair of Alternative Vehicle Propulsion Systems
Reichenhainer Str. 70
Rühmann Building, Room C21.225
09126 Chemnitz
| Telephone | +49 (0) 371 531-23550 |
| thomas.von-unwerth@mb.tu-chemnitz.de |
Short vita
Career and professional positions:
- Since 2017: Chairman of the Board of HZwo e.V.
- Since 2014: Managing Director of the Institute for Automotive Research
- Since 2010: Head of the Chair of Alternative Vehicle Propulsion Systems, Chemnitz University of Technology
- Since 2007: Lecturer at the University of Hanover (Institute for Turbomachinery and Fluid Dynamics)
- 2006–2010: Project Manager for Volkswagen fuel cell vehicles in China (Shanghai Volkswagen)
- 2004–2006: Project Manager for fuel cell APU systems, Volkswagen
- 2002–2010: Development Engineer for fuel cells, Volkswagen Group Research
Research and development
- Service life, performance, energy density and safety of alternative powertrains
- Hybridisation and powertrain development
- Improving efficiency through the integration of auxiliary units
- Production processes for components
Expertise
- Fuel cell systems
- Battery management systems
- Range extender and hybrid concepts
- Characterisation of components for alternative propulsion systems
- Modelling and simulation
- Transport and flow processes
- Vehicle integration and dynamics
Reference projects
- Implementation of a passenger compartment model for simulating vehicle air conditioning
- Market study on fuel cell efficiency, taking into account the design, operating principles and the fundamentals of cell chemistry in high- and low-temperature PEM fuel cell stacks
- Design of a radial compressor for fuel cell vehicles
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