The Chair of Internal Combustion Engines offers a variety of courses. 
These provide both basic knowledge about the thermodynamics, functioning and mechanics of internal combustion engines, as well as an in-depth look at the processes and strategies of current and future engine developments. 

The focus of research at the Chair of Internal Combustion Engines in recent years has been on the following projects:

• As part of the "High-Speed Turbo Expander Generator" project, LVM has investigated the potential of a turbine generator to generate electrical energy from the exhaust energy of a hybrid vehicle integrated range extender engine.
  Following joint development with TTI GmbH, KSB AG and the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, the aim was to determine increased efficiencies in different stationary operating points with high loads, validated by simulation and on the test bench.
   
• The "High-Speed Hybrid Turbo" project, which is supported by the LeitmarktAgentur.NRW, extends the areas investigated in the HDTG project (see above) to include an electric compressor. The consortium consisting of TTI GmbH, Fraunhofer IZM and LVM is developing a fully electric turbocharger system for the electrification of the combustion engine in the context of conventional and hybrid powertrains and derives efficiency and dynamics increases from an intelligent operating strategy to be developed, which are to be mapped both simulatively and practically on the dynamometer.