Well-To-Wheels Analysis of Advanced Suv Fuel Cell Vehicles

Document Number: 2003-01-0415

Date Published: March 2003

Author(s):
Aymeric Rousseau - Argonne National Laboratory
Rajesh Ahluwahlia - Argonne National Laboratory
Benoit Deville - Argonne National Laboratory
Qhizi Zhang - Argonne National Laboratory

Abstract:
Fuel cell vehicles are currently undergoing extensive research and development because of their potential for high efficiency and low emissions. A complete well-to-wheels evaluation is helpful when considering the introduction of advanced vehicles that could use a new fuel, such as hydrogen. Several modelling tools developed by Argonne National Laboratory were used to evaluate the impact of several new vehicle configurations. A transient vehicle simulation software code, PSAT (Powertrain System Analysis Toolkit), was used with a transient fuel cell model derived from GCTool (General Computational Toolkit); and GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy use in Transportation) was employed in estimating well-to-tank performances. This paper compares the well-to-wheels impacts of several advanced SUVs, including conventional, parallel and series hybrid-electric and fuel cell vehicles.

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See other papers presented at SAE 2003 World Congress & Exhibition, March 2003, Detroit, MI, USA, Session: Fuel Cell Power for Transportation (Part 1 & 2 of 6)

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