Open AccessHydrogen fuel cell and kinetic energy recover systems technologies for powering urban bus with zero emission energy cycle
Author(s) -
D'Ovidio Gino,
Masciovecchio Carlo,
Rotondale Alessandro
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
iet intelligent transport systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.579
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-9578
pISSN - 1751-956X
DOI - 10.1049/iet-its.2015.0201
Subject(s) - zero emission , automotive engineering , driving cycle , photovoltaic system , energy consumption , kinetic energy , energy storage , energy (signal processing) , engineering , electric vehicle , fuel efficiency , hydrogen , power (physics) , environmental science , electrical engineering , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
This study presents an analysis of a hydrogen‐fuelled city bus with ‘zero’ emission solar–hydrogen cycle. The study considers an electric vehicle based on four separately powered wheels, connected to a hybrid unit composed by a hydrogen fuel cell and a high‐speed kinetic energy storage system. A bus with 21 passengers carrying capacity is simulated to run along urban drive cycles with different slopes. Vehicle power‐train components are designed. The balance between the energy consumption for a yearly bus travel and the energy production by means of photovoltaic panels is performed for three different Italian locations and the results are also discussed in terms of CO 2 emissions.