Open AccessModular Energy Storage System for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
Author(s) -
Janice Thomas
Publication year - 2010
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1025164
Subject(s) - energy storage , modular design , propulsion , automotive engineering , modularity (biology) , range (aeronautics) , power electronics , electronics , fuel cells , hydrogen fuel , energy transformation , computer science , energy management , engineering , energy (signal processing) , electrical engineering , systems engineering , power (physics) , voltage , aerospace engineering , operating system , physics , quantum mechanics , chemical engineering , statistics , thermodynamics , mathematics , biology , genetics
The objective of the project is to develop technologies, specifically power electronics, energy storage electronics and controls that provide efficient and effective energy management between electrically powered devices in alternative energy vehicles â plug-in electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, range extended vehicles, and hydrogen-based fuel cell vehicles. The in-depth research into the complex interactions between the lower and higher voltage systems from data obtained via modeling, bench testing and instrumented vehicle data will allow an optimum system to be developed from a performance, cost, weight and size perspective. The subsystems are designed for modularity so that they may be used with different propulsion and energy delivery systems. This approach will allow expansion into new alternative energy vehicle markets