Fuel Cell Hybrid Powertrain Design Approach for a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox 2006-01-0744
A fuel cell-battery hybrid powertrain SUV vehicle is designed using an optimized model-based design process. Powertrain and fuel storage components selected include a 65 kW Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) power module, two 67 kW electric traction motors, a 35 MPa compressed hydrogen storage tank, a 70 kW nickel metal hydride battery pack, and a University of Waterloo in-house DC/DC converter design. Hardware control uses two controllers, a main supervisory controller and a subsystem controller in addition to any embedded component control modules. Two key innovations of this work include the hybrid control strategy and the DC/DC converter. The final powertrain characteristics are expected to meet a set of Vehicle Technical Specifications (VTS).
Citation: Mali, T., Marshall, J., Stevens, M., Mendes, C. et al., "Fuel Cell Hybrid Powertrain Design Approach for a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-0744, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-0744. Download Citation
Author(s):
T. J. Mali, J. Marshall, M. B. Stevens, C. Mendes, D. M. Shilling, K. Tong, E. Wilhelm, S. Beckermann, R. A. Fraser, M. W. Fowler
Affiliated:
University of Waterloo
Pages: 16
Event:
SAE 2006 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Nickel-metal hydride batteries
Hydrogen storage
Battery Packs
Fuel cells
Design processes
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