A Dynamic Simulation Tool for the Battery‐Hybrid Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Abstract

This paper describes a dynamic fuel cell vehicle simulation tool for the battery‐hybrid direct‐hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. The emphasis is on simulation of the hybridized hydrogen fuel cell system within an existing fuel cell vehicle simulation tool. The discussion is focused on the simulation of the sub‐systems that are unique to the hybridized direct‐hydrogen vehicle, and builds on a previous paper that described a simulation tool for the load‐following direct‐hydrogen vehicle. The configuration of the general fuel cell vehicle simulation tool has been previously presented in detail, and is only briefly reviewed in the introduction to this paper. Strictly speaking, the results provided in this paper only serve as an example that is valid for the specific fuel cell vehicle design configuration analyzed. Different design choices may lead to different results, depending strongly on the parameters used and choices taken during the detailed design process required for this highly non‐linear and n‐dimensional system. The primary purpose of this paper is not to provide a dynamic simulation tool that is the “final word” for the “optimal” hybrid fuel cell vehicle design. The primary purpose is to provide an explanation of a simulation method for analyzing the energetic aspects of a hybrid fuel cell vehicle.

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