Hybrid hydrogen PEM fuel cell and batteries without DC–DC converter

Jinlei Shang, K. Kendall, B. G. Pollett

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    Abstract

    Concerns about greenhouse gases as well as the price and security of oil supply have acted as a spur to sustainable automobile development. The hydrogen fuel cells electric vehicle (HFCEV) is generally recognised by leading automobile manufacturers and scientists as one of the optimum technologies for long-term future low carbon vehicle. In a typical HFCEV power train, a DC–DC converter is required to balance the voltage difference between the fuel cells (FCs) stack and batteries. However, research shows that a considerable amount of energy generated by the hydrogen FCs stack is deplete during this conversion process as heat. This experiment aims to improve the power train efficiency by eliminating the DC–DC converter by finding the best combination of FC stack and batteries, matching the size and capacity of the electrical components.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)205-210
    JournalInternational Journal of Low Carbon Technologies
    Volume11
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 6 Dec 2013

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    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Keywords

    • hydrogen fuel cell hybrid vehicle
    • battery electric vehicle
    • DC–DC converter

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