Lead batteries in automotive applications: Understand your application

Bio

Eckhard Karden received a PhD in Electrical Engineering and a diploma in Physics from RWTH Aachen University of Technology, Germany. Currently, he is the Technical Expert for Battery & Energy Storage Technology at Ford's Corporate Research and Advanced Engineering Centre in Aachen, Germany. In this role, Eckhard has been responsible for numerous projects in the fields of powertrain electrification, battery modelling and monitoring, and storage technology assessment, all with a main focus on micro-hybridization in 14-V systems.