Model of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Equipped with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Powered by Biomethane
To promote the development of new technologies that allow an intensive use of renewable green energies and to overcome the problem of the lack of range of full electric vehicles, an interesting energy source is biomethane. The Fuel Cells (FCs) systems benefit from high efficiency and zero emissions,...
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| author | Giulia Sandrini Marco Gadola Daniel Chindamo Laura Zecchi |
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| description | To promote the development of new technologies that allow an intensive use of renewable green energies and to overcome the problem of the lack of range of full electric vehicles, an interesting energy source is biomethane. The Fuel Cells (FCs) systems benefit from high efficiency and zero emissions, and they are generally powered by hydrogen. One of the main problems related to hydrogen FCs is the current weak network of infrastructure’s need to supply the hydrogen itself. An alternative may be the development of FC vehicles powered by methane, or biomethane, to exploit a renewable energy source. The type of Fuel Cells that lends itself to a methane (or biomethane) power supply is the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). Considering the limitations of the SOFCs, a vehicle model powered by Fuel Cells fueled by methane (or biomethane) is created. This work concerns the creation of a vehicle model, and the sizing of the SOFC system (generator delivering a constant 3 kW) and battery pack (30 Ah), for a door-to-door waste collection vehicle, whose mission is known. The latter is a fundamental requirement due to the limitations found for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: slow transient and long ignition times. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4243c7aeb18448a9c83dfc0f6fe95202023-11-18T16:27:45ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-06-011613491810.3390/en16134918Model of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Equipped with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Powered by BiomethaneGiulia Sandrini0Marco Gadola1Daniel Chindamo2Laura Zecchi3Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, I-25123 Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, I-25123 Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, I-25123 Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, I-25123 Brescia, ItalyTo promote the development of new technologies that allow an intensive use of renewable green energies and to overcome the problem of the lack of range of full electric vehicles, an interesting energy source is biomethane. The Fuel Cells (FCs) systems benefit from high efficiency and zero emissions, and they are generally powered by hydrogen. One of the main problems related to hydrogen FCs is the current weak network of infrastructure’s need to supply the hydrogen itself. An alternative may be the development of FC vehicles powered by methane, or biomethane, to exploit a renewable energy source. The type of Fuel Cells that lends itself to a methane (or biomethane) power supply is the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). Considering the limitations of the SOFCs, a vehicle model powered by Fuel Cells fueled by methane (or biomethane) is created. This work concerns the creation of a vehicle model, and the sizing of the SOFC system (generator delivering a constant 3 kW) and battery pack (30 Ah), for a door-to-door waste collection vehicle, whose mission is known. The latter is a fundamental requirement due to the limitations found for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: slow transient and long ignition times.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/13/4918mathematical modelingenergy consumptionalternative propulsionSolid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)Fuel Cells powered by methanevehicle model |
| spellingShingle | Giulia Sandrini Marco Gadola Daniel Chindamo Laura Zecchi Model of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Equipped with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Powered by Biomethane Energies mathematical modeling energy consumption alternative propulsion Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Fuel Cells powered by methane vehicle model |
| title | Model of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Equipped with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Powered by Biomethane |
| title_full | Model of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Equipped with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Powered by Biomethane |
| title_fullStr | Model of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Equipped with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Powered by Biomethane |
| title_full_unstemmed | Model of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Equipped with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Powered by Biomethane |
| title_short | Model of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Equipped with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Powered by Biomethane |
| title_sort | model of a hybrid electric vehicle equipped with solid oxide fuel cells powered by biomethane |
| topic | mathematical modeling energy consumption alternative propulsion Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Fuel Cells powered by methane vehicle model |
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