Suhadiyana Hanapi and Alhassan Salami Tijani and W. A. N Wan Mohamed
Influence of Driving Strategy on Power and Fuel Consumption of Lightweight PEM Fuel Cell Vehicle Powertrain
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2016
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International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10003195
https://publications.waset.org/vol/109
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
In this paper, a prototype PEM fuel cell vehicle
integrated with a 1 kW airblowing proton exchange membrane fuel
cell (PEMFC) stack as a main power sources has been developed for
a lightweight cruising vehicle. The test vehicle is equipped with a
PEM fuel cell system that provides electric power to a brushed DC
motor. This vehicle was designed to compete with industrial
lightweight vehicle with the target of consuming least amount of
energy and high performance. Individual variations in driving style
have a significant impact on vehicle energy efficiency and it is well
established from the literature. The primary aim of this study was to
assesses the power and fuel consumption of a hydrogen fuel cell
vehicle operating at three difference driving technique (i.e. 25 kmh
constant speed, 2228 kmh speed range, 2030 kmh speed range).
The goal is to develop the best driving strategy to maximize
performance and minimize fuel consumption for the vehicle system.
The relationship between power demand and hydrogen consumption
has also been discussed. All the techniques can be evaluated and
compared on broadly similar terms. Automatic intelligent controller
for driving prototype fuel cell vehicle on different obstacle while
maintaining all systems at maximum efficiency was used. The result
showed that 25 kmh constant speed was identified for optimal
driving with less fuel consumption.
Open Science Index 109, 2016