Hydrogen Technologies Applied to SAE Electric Racing Car 2021-36-0093

Hybrid vehicles have gained more and more of the global market. However, the industry is always looking for improvement and innovation. Nowadays, one of the most important points for these advances is sustainability. Hybrid cars marketed today operate on battery and combustion of alcohol or gasoline, which generates CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Currently, there are numerous automakers, education and research institutions conducting tests and looking for new sources of renewable energy as a replacement for the use of intern combustion in automotive vehicles. One of these new technologies is the hydrogen cell, the tenth most abundant chemical element on our planet. The Student H2 Challenge is a pioneer initiative that will allow students to have contact with cutting edge hydrogen technology by means of interacting with researchers, both national and international, industry professionals and the technological development of other teams. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Brazil & Ballard Student H2 Challenge, organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers, is the world's first hydrogen powered electric Baja and Formula SAE competition. Its objective is to transfer knowledge and experience about hydrogen technologies to Brazilian universities in partnership with experienced engineers from the national and international industry. In this way, it is possible to bring more human capital for future emerging technologies in the automotive and renewable energy sector. Engineering resources are used, like Failure Mode and Effect Analysis application, the Critical Path Method and raise awareness of standards such as the ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. Furthermore, it was possible to elaborate Gantt diagrams that were studied during all projects, study the assembly and positioning of the parts inside the chassis and how they will work due to computer aided design resources in partnership with simulations from Amesim Siemens software.