Research and development of on-board hydrogen-producing fuel cell vehicles

• Published in: International journal of hydrogen energy Vol. 45; no. 35; pp. 17844 - 17857
• Main Authors: Shusheng, Xiong, Qiujie, Song, Baosheng, Guo, Encong, Zhao, Zhankuan, Wu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 10.07.2020
• Subjects: ADVISOR; Electric vehicle; Fuel cell; Hybrid; On-board hydrogen production; Hybrid; Electric vehicle; On-board hydrogen production; ADVISOR; Fuel cell
• ISSN: 0360-3199; 1879-3487
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.04.236

Combining with the characteristics of different types of electric vehicles, the on-board hydrogen-producing fuel cell vehicle design is adopted, which eliminates the problems about the high-pressure hydrogen storage and the hydrogenation process. The fuel cell is used as the main power source to drive the motor, and the lithium battery is used as the auxiliary power source to accelerate and recycle energy in order to meet the special requirements, like energy recovery, power and dynamic characteristics, of fuel cell vehicles. On the ADVISOR simulation platform based on MATLAB/Simulink environment, a hybrid drive model and a pure fuel cell drive model are built, and simulation and comparative analysis are performed. In the hybrid drive model, fuel cells and lithium batteries work in the highly efficient and safe operating areas respectively, and the output power of fuel cell has small fluctuations, improving energy utilization efficiency and extending the service life of the fuel cell. At the same time, the charge and discharge of the lithium battery can be effectively managed to ensure the safety of charging and prolong the service life of the lithium battery. •Selection analysis and structural design of fuel cell electric vehicle accessories.•Simulation, the hybrid drive mode and pure fuel cell drive mode were simulated respectively.•Data analysis, the simulation results were compared and analyzed.