The first application in which the fuel cell will find a market in the passenger car is as an “electrochemical battery” serving the purpose the fuel cell can do best: To generate electricity for the electrical power bus with a high degree of efficiency. Such a fuel cell referred to as an APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) exceeds the power output and endurance of a battery and is able not only to supply power to all conventional electrical power-consuming items in the car, but also to provide new functions such as air conditioning when the car is at a standstill. In the long run, indeed, the fuel cell may even be able to replace the electrical alternator.
Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Unit - Innovation for the Electric Supply of Passenger Cars ?
Sae Technical Papers
SAE 2000 World Congress ; 2000
2000-03-06
Conference paper
English
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