Andreas Hauser

Deputy Head, Energy Storage Systems
VDE Renewable Asia, Singapore

Experience

09/2017 – present: Deputy Head of Energy Storage Systems, VDE Renewables Asia
Establishing the VDE Energy Storage PrimeLab Asia and expanding the VDE’s footprint in Asia

• Managing of our Asia ESS team
• Customer acquisition and project management
• R&D in energy storage for industrial applications
• Consulting and clients’ EES and battery projects in the portable electronics, automotive and stationary storage industries
• Implementation of ISO 17025 quality system in Singapore laboratory to realize IEC standard based
  testing and certification for our clients
• Layout and requirements planning and relocation of the VDE Singapore ESS PrimeLab to a new, larger location

2016 – 08/2017: Co-Head of Battery Laboratory, TUMCREATE, Singapore
Conversion of TUMCREATE Battery Research Laboratory into a service-oriented facility

• Customer acquisition and project planning
• R&D and consulting in energy storage for industrial purposes

2011 – 2015: Research Associate, TUMCREATE, Singapore
PhD Thesis on ‘High-frequency behaviour of lithium-ion batteries’ (ongoing work):

• Influence of geometry and frequency on impedance characteristics
• Investigation of the skin-effect and high-frequency dampening

Further Activities

• Planning and set-up of battery laboratory
• Development of HV battery system for EVA vehicle (electric components)
• High-voltage safety officer for EVA project

2009 – 2011: Student job, BMW AG, Munich
Development of simulation models for lithium-ion batteries

2003 – 2011: Software Engineer, exida.com GmbH, Germany
Development of applications for IEC 61508 product development and support of trainings and customer consulting

• Full-time in 2003 (7 month) and 2004 (6 month)
• Student job (part time) from 2005 – 2011

Education

2011 – present: Doctorate in Engineering, Technical University of Munich
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Jossen, Inst. Electrical Energy Storage Technology

• Thesis title: High-frequency behaviour of lithium-ion batteries
• Expected graduation: 2020

2008 – 2011: Master of Science, Munich University of Appl. Sciences
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

• Thesis title: High-voltage energy storage simulation model for a battery-electric vehicle (at BMW AG)
• Grade average 1.5

2005 – 2008: Bachelor of Engineering, Munich University of Appl. Sciences
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

• Thesis title: Development of a network analyser for the LIN field bus
• Grade average 1.4, Best Bachelor of the Year Award