An ADVISOR model of a PNGV-class (80 mpg) vehicle with a fuel cell / battery hybrid electric drivetrain is developed using validated component models. The vehicle mass, electric traction drive, and total net power available from fuel cells plus batteries are held fixed. Results are presented for a range of fuel cell size from zero (pure battery EV) up to a pure fuel cell vehicle (no battery storage). The fuel economy results show that some degree of hybridization is beneficial, and that there is a complex interaction between the drive cycle dynamics, component efficiencies, and the control strategy.
Degree of Hybridization Modeling of a Hydrogen Fuel Cell PNGV-Class Vehicle
Sae Technical Papers
Future Car Congress ; 2002
2002-06-03
Conference paper
English
Degree of hybridization modeling of an hydrogen fuel cell PNGV-class vehicle
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