This paper described the development of a fuel cell system and its integration into the lightweight vehicle known as the Mingdao hydrogen vehicle (MHV). The fuel cell system consists of a 5-kW proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), a microcontroller and other supported components like a compressed hydrogen cylinder, blower, solenoid valve, pressure regulator, water pump, heat exchanger and sensors. The fuel cell not only propels the vehicle but also powers the supporting components. The MHV performs satisfactorily over a hundred-kilometer drive thus validating the concept of a fuel cell powered zero-emission vehicle. Measurements further show that the fuel cell system has an efficiency of over 30% at the power consumption for vehicle cruise, which is higher than that of a typical internal combustion engine. Tests to improve performance such as speed enhancement, acceleration and fuel efficiency will be conducted in the future work. Such tests will consist of hybridizing with a battery pack. (All rights reserved Elsevier).


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    Titel :

    Development of a lightweight fuel cell vehicle


    Beteiligte:
    Hwang, J.J. (Autor:in) / Wang, D.Y. (Autor:in) / Shih, N.C. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Journal of Power Sources ; 141 , 1 ; 108-115


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2005


    Format / Umfang :

    8 Seiten, 6 Quellen




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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