About The Program

One of the fastest growing segments in the automotive industry is the advancement in hybrid technology. Sinclair Community College, in cooperation with Toyota Motors Corporation, American Honda Motor Company, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation will present a Summer Institute on Advanced Automotive Hybrid Technology. This faculty development workshop will be held in Dayton, Ohio at Sinclair’s state-of-the-art Automotive facility, August 6-10, 2007.

Program:
The Advanced Automotive HybridTechnology Summer Institute is designed to give faculty participants the necessary technology and hands-on experiences to successfully implement their automotive hybrid programs.

The workshop will be presented by experts
from the following automotive manufacturers:

Download the tentative itinerary

Topics include:

Hybrid technology overview
History of the development of hybrid technology
Hybrid drive trains
Electrical motors/generators
Battery pack/inverters
Diagnostics
Electronics/accessories
Safety
Compare/contrast of the leading hybrid systems
Future of hybrid technology

The Advanced Automotive Hybrid Technology Summer Institute is funded by National Science Foundation.
This is project supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation, Advanced Technological Education Program, Grant Number DUE 0302540. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation.