Design and Integration Challenges for a Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Sport Utility Vehicle 2002-01-0095
Large sport utility vehicles have relatively low fuel economy, and thus a large potential for improvement. One way to improve the vehicle efficiency is by converting the drivetrain to hydrogen fuel cell power. Virginia Tech has designed a fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle based on converting a Chevrolet Suburban into an environmentally friendly truck. The truck has two AC induction drive motors, regenerative braking to capture kinetic energy, a compressed hydrogen fuel storage system, and a lead acid battery pack for storing energy. The fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle emits only water from the vehicle. The fuel cell stacks have been sized to make the 24 mpg (gasoline equivalent) vehicle charge sustaining, while maintaining the performance of the stock vehicle. The design and integration challenges of implementing these systems in the vehicle are described.
Citation: Gurski, S. and Nelson, D., "Design and Integration Challenges for a Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Sport Utility Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-0095, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0095. Download Citation
Author(s):
Stephen Gurski, Douglas J. Nelson
Affiliated:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. Mechanical Engineering Department
Pages: 18
Event:
SAE 2002 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Electric and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles-PT-85, Fuel Cell Power for Transportation 2002-SP-1691, Hydrogen and Its Future as a Transportation Fuel-PT-95
Related Topics:
Hybrid electric vehicles
Fuel cells
Lead-acid batteries
Fuel economy
Hydrogen storage
Battery Packs
Regenerative braking
Vehicle charging
Gasoline
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