SHANGHAI, April 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At Auto
Shanghai 2017, Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is showcasing its latest
gasoline turbocharger technology that can help reduce carbon
dioxide emissions by as much as 10 percent and also improve fuel
economy as well as a number of innovative electric boosting
products capable of achieving even further fuel economy and
emissions reductions in fun-to-drive vehicles. The newly developed
software can provide cyber security and vehicle diagnosis solutions
to connected vehicles.
Honeywell, a global leader in automotive turbocharger
technologies, will display its latest solutions for passenger
vehicles April 19-28 at the National
Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. China's continued adoption of turbo
technology is helping address the continued urban expansion in the
country and the need for improved air quality.
More than 10 million Honeywell turbochargers have been sold in
China since the beginning of TS
operations in China more than 20
years ago. Key launches in the past year include: the Buick Encore,
Chevrolet Trax, Baojun 560/ 730, and the Chery TIGGO7.
According to Honeywell's most recent Turbo Forecast,
China will remain the highest
growth market for turbocharged light vehicles. After a very strong
fourth quarter in 2016, Honeywell has updated its forecast for
China calling for a 20-point
increase in turbo penetration of total sales. This means the annual
sales of turbocharged light vehicles in China will increase from 10.6 million in 2016
to more than 16 million in 2021.
New Gasoline Technology
On display in Shanghai will be
Honeywell's Gasoline VNT Turbocharger, which features a variable
geometry turbine stage rather than a typical wastegate valve to
help achieve better fuel economy. Designed to work in tandem with a
combustion phasing technology known as the Miller cycle, this turbo
takes on more work and allows greater thermal efficiency in the
engine. This results in improved fuel economy and reduced CO2
emissions at nearly all engine speeds.
Honeywell has applied the performance-enhancing VNT technology
to nearly 70 million turbos used with diesel engines during the
past three decades. It is an industry first to apply VNT technology
for the higher-temperature gasoline engine environment – suitable
for high-production volume passenger vehicles – without resorting
to expensive exotic materials.
Honeywell Transportation Systems developed its latest VNT
turbocharger for the Volkswagen Group's 1.5L gasoline engine to be
used in various VW and Audi models. In its most recent benchmarking
study, industry analyst FEV Group GmbH determined that the carbon
dioxide emissions (108g/km) for a 1,250 kg vehicle with Honeywell's
technology represents best-in-class performance for the industry in
2017.
Electric Products
Honeywell is bringing a look into the future to its display,
with three examples of electric boosting products that can help
provide additional benefits for automakers to use in improving
performance and meeting regulatory targets. These include:
- E-Compressor – A small electric air compressor can assist a
traditional turbocharged engine to improve acceleration by 15-30
percent across various speeds, fuel economy by 10-15 percent and
NOx emissions by 20 percent.
- E-Turbo – Offers similar benefits as an E-Compressor but
combines with a traditional turbocharger into a single unit to
improve packaging and cost while also returning excess energy to
the vehicle to help power an advanced electrical system.
- Two-Stage Compressor for Fuel Cell – Honeywell's unique design
has helped reduce the size of earlier hydrogen fuel cells by 40
percent while supplying constant power ratings far above previous
industry generations. Honeywell has drawn upon its engineering
competencies in the aerospace industries to introduce oil-free air
bearings into this electronic boosting device that are already
being used by Honda Motor Co. for its hydrogen-powered Clarity Fuel
Cell vehicle.
Honeywell expects these solutions will continue to grow in
demand as electric and hybrid vehicles are expected to grow
globally from a total of 3 million vehicles sold in 2016 to a total
of 16 million sold annually by 2021. Within the electrified
category, mild hybrids are expected to account for 46 percent of
the mix, full hybrids will account for 40 percent; and pure
electric vehicles will be most of the remaining 14 percent.
Honeywell estimates 70 percent of all mild hybrid vehicles will
have a turbo or multiple turbo systems (mechanical and
electric).
Software
Honeywell will also offer a demo of three software initiatives
aimed at diagnostics and prognostics of vehicle condition,
automotive cyber security and calibration of vehicle
powertrains.
- Integrated Vehicle Health Management – IVHM is the
next-generation of vehicle diagnostics, helping define root causes
for malfunctions and reducing unnecessary replacement costs and
maintenance time.
- Cyber security – Honeywell's extensive experience in cyber
security in the aerospace industry provides a more comprehensive
protecting solution for automotive manufacturers. Its solution
detects hacker intrusion and uses multi-sourced data to judge the
reliability of signals which can be off-loaded from the vehicle to
an operation center for automated and human analysis.
- OnRAMP – Honeywell's OnRAMP Design Suite for powertrain
controls provides unique technologies for gas control, virtual
sensors, hybrid control and battery management. Virtual software
sensors replace hardware to reduce cost and increase
efficiency.
Other Honeywell Green Technologies for Automotive
In addition to Honeywell's powertrain related technologies,
Honeywell will showcase a new automotive refrigerant that achieves
a 99.9 percent greenhouse gas emission reduction compared with
previous generation refrigerants with the same or better cooling
performance. Honeywell will also present a series of Reddot Award
winning products including an indoor air purifier and indoor air
quality meter. Honeywell is working with automakers on extending
these air quality and environmentally friendly technologies to
future vehicle cabin designs.
Executive Quotes
"We pay great attention to the Chinese market and have
formulated a long-term strategic plan in China," said Honeywell China President Stephen
Shang. "Honeywell's goal is to be the best operating global company
in China with best products, best
quality, best value and fastest speed for our customers. Our
turbocharging business is one of the best examples of how Honeywell
is applying global innovations and experience to create a tailored
local technology solution with fully local end-to-end
capacity."
"Our unique Honeywell automotive, aerospace and automation
expertise allows us to innovate, bringing differentiated turbo
technologies for conventional powertrains as well as electric
boosting and Automotive Software solutions," said Charles Jin, Honeywell Transportation Systems
Vice President and General Manager of High Growth Regions,
China and India. "Moreover, we'll bring to the
automotive world, innovative technologies that help make vehicles
safer, more connected, more energy efficient and environmentally
friendly."
Honeywell Transportation Systems will be displaying its
automotive solutions and conducting demos, tours and contests at
Hall 4.2 booth #4B H001 during Auto Shanghai.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100
software-industrial company that delivers industry specific
solutions that include aerospace and automotive products and
services; control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry;
and performance materials globally. Our technologies help
everything from aircraft, cars, homes and buildings, manufacturing
plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make
our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news
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