Cold Start Fuel Economy and Power Limitations for a PEM Fuel Cell Vehicle

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen D. Gurski ◽  
Douglas J. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Fuel Cell Vehicle

Characterization of a PEM Fuel Cell Stack Under Transient Conditions and Its Use in Simulating a FC Powertrain

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keshav S. Varde ◽  
Deepak J. Frank
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Cell Voltage ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Fuel Cell Vehicle ◽  
Vehicle Performance ◽  
Transient Characteristics

Vehicles powered by fuel cells have received great interests in recent years because of their potential to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gases and have some flexibility in power train configuration. Modeling of vehicle powertrains, using a combination of components and energy storage media, are widely used to predict vehicle performance under different duty cycles. A fuel cell vehicle has to meet the varying load demands for acceleration, deceleration and accessory loads. This paper deals with simulations of a fuel cell powered hybrid vehicle. The simulations were carried out using modification in the Powertrain Simulation Analysis Toolkit (PSAT) components. A small laboratory stack was used to characterize transient performance of a low temperature PEM fuel cell. The stack, with eight fuel cells, had a rating of about 1.0 kW. The transient characteristics of the PEM stack were obtained by loading and unloading the stack at different current densities, stack temperatures and reactant humidity. The information was used in the simulation to predict performance of a medium-sized crossover SUV when operated in different test cycles. Transient loads on the fuel cell produced undershoot in cell voltage when the loading exceeded 0.15 A/cm2-s. This impacts efficiency of the fuel cell. The results show that an appropriate size of fuel cell and battery combination produced best fuel economy. The optimum rating of the fuel cell varied somewhat depending on the drive cycle. The highway cycle required a larger fuel cell while a smaller fuel cell provided better fuel economy in the UDDS cycle. Incorporating transient characteristics of the fuel cell reduced fuel economy by about 3–4% over the steady state characteristics.

On-Board Reforming Effects on the Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell Vehicles

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisie D. Boettner ◽  
Gino Paganelli ◽  
Yann G. Guezennec ◽  
Giorgio Rizzoni ◽  
Michael J. Moran
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Cell System ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
System Model ◽  
Fuel Cell Vehicle ◽  
Fuel Cell System ◽  
Exchange Membrane

This paper incorporates a methanol reformer model with a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system model for automotive applications. The reformer model and fuel cell system model have been integrated into a vehicle performance simulator that determines fuel economy and other performance features. Fuel cell vehicle fuel economy using on-board methanol reforming is compared with fuel economy using direct-hydrogen fueling. The overall performance using reforming is significantly less than in a direct-hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.

Effect of Cathode Pore Volume on PEM Fuel Cell Cold Start

2010 ◽  
Vol 157 (5) ◽  
pp. B726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashis Nandy ◽  
Fangming Jiang ◽  
Shanhai Ge ◽  
Chao-Yang Wang ◽  
Ken S. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Pore Volume ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell

Ice Formation and Current Distribution in the Catalyst Layer of PEM Fuel Cell at Cold Start

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 733-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryosuke Ichikawa ◽  
Yutaka Tabe ◽  
Takemi Chikahisa
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Current Distribution ◽  
Catalyst Layer ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Ice Formation

PEM Fuel Cell Stack Cold Start Thermal Model

Fuel Cells ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 476-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sundaresan ◽  
R. M. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Thermal Model ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Fuel Cell Stack

Modelling and control of vehicle integrated thermal management system of PEM fuel cell vehicle

Energy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 117495
Author(s):  
Jiamin Xu ◽  
Caizhi Zhang ◽  
Ruijia Fan ◽  
Huanhuan Bao ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Thermal Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Fuel Cell Vehicle ◽  
Thermal Management System ◽  
And Control
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