Hockenheimring – synonymous for tight bends, screeching engines, and tense excitement. For the 20 students belonging to the Bremergy teams at the University of Bremen, though, the name Hockenheimring has a very special “ring” about it. Next summer they want to take part in the international “Formula Student Electric Team” competition with their own electrically driven racing car, an event that has not escaped the attention of automobile manufacturers. “We are transferring theoretical knowledge into practice and at the same time developing our own personality“, says project initiator Frank Deblon, who is studying for his Diplom Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Bremen. Professor Karl-Ludwig Krieger from the Institute of Theoretical Electrical Engineering and Micro-electronics in the Faculty of Physics/Electrical Engineering at the University of Bremen is supervising the unusual project.
In a formula one atmosphere the Bremen team will pitch their racing car against the others and demonstrate its performance in front of the spectators who will include representatives of industry and business. Students from many different disciplines have all played their part: production engineering, bionics, engineering management, electronic engineering and system engineering. They are drawn from different semesters and include Bachelor as well as Master students.
The concept behind the racing cars is already in the bag. It entails two powerful 20 kw electric motors which give the cars a top speed of 120 km/h. The goal is to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.6 seconds. The vehicle must not weigh in at more than 300 kg – including driver and all equipment – and the car’s steel frame is therefore built with a lightweight fiberglass body.
Among others, the team is cooperating on the project with the Institute for Electrical Drives, Power Electronics and Devices, the Bremen Institute for Mechanical Engineering, and the Fraunhofer IFAM. The project is being funded by sponsors in the Bremen region. Christian Borgward, grandson of the founder of Borgward, the Bremen automobile manufacturer, and one of the sponsors, declared enthusiastically: “This project confirms our conviction that young people should employ their creativity, innovative capacity and competencies to shape the mobility of the future. It pays off to support engaged young people in their efforts”. Additional sponsors are always welcome.
For further information contact:
Universität Bremen
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl-Ludwig Krieger
Fachbereich Physik/Elektrotechnik
Phone: 0421 218 62550
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For the Bremergy Team:
Max Puvogel
Cell phone: 0176/73331492
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