Warm-Up Strategies For a Methanol Reformer Fuel Cell Vehicle 2000-01-0371
With current technology, a PEM fuel cell powered vehicle requires a plentiful supply of clean hydrogen to achieve good performance. This can be made available via an on-board methanol reformer. Before the reformer reaches operating temperature it is necessary to obtain energy from an alternative source, such as a battery, in order to power the vehicle. This paper introduces a dynamic model of a methanol reformer fuel cell powered vehicle. The vehicle model is driven over the FTP drive cycle, from a cold start, using various warm up strategies. In this way, different strategies are evaluated in terms of performance and fuel efficiency.
Author(s):
M. Sadler, R. P. G. Heath, R. H. Thring
Affiliated:
Ricardo Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Pages: 8
Event:
SAE 2000 World Congress
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Fuel Cell Technology for Vehicles-PT-84, Fuel Cell Power for Transportation 2000-SP-1505, SAE 2000 Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V109-4
Related Topics:
Fuel economy
Energy conservation
Fuel reformers
Methanol
Hydrogen fuel
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