Ansys Agenda at VECS

KEYNOTE:

From Racetrack to Road – How learnings from Formula E benefit electrification at Porsche

• Porsche’s challenges to increase the share of electric vehicles while keeping the characteristics of today’s sportscars
• Differences and similarities of battery electric race and road cars and how Porsche uses the learnings of both worlds
• How simulation has helped Porsche to stay competitive with a limited budget and testing time

Presented by:
Leonard Mengoni, Development Engineer High Voltage Powertrains
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

Leonard Mengoni is a development engineer for high voltage power units in the Dr. Ing. h.c Motorsport Department. F. Porsche AG. In his current role, he is working on designing electric machines and power electronics for different motorsport projects. Before that, as a Ph.D. student at the high voltage power unit department of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG was focusing on highly efficient electric powertrains for motorsport applications. Leonard studied Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Computer Engineering at the RWTH Aachen, focusing on electrical power engineering.