Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles—A Brief Review of Current Topologies and Energy Management Strategies

Ioan-Sorin Sorlei, Nicu Bizon, Phatiphat Thounthong, Mihai Varlam, Elena Carcadea, Mihai Culcer, Mariana Iliescu and Mircea Raceanu
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Ioan-Sorin Sorlei: ICSI Energy Department, National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies,1 Uzinei, 240050 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
Nicu Bizon: ICSI Energy Department, National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies,1 Uzinei, 240050 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
Phatiphat Thounthong: Renewable Energy Research Centre (RERC), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, 1518, Pracharat 1 Road, Bangsue, Bangkok 10800, Thailand
Mihai Varlam: ICSI Energy Department, National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies,1 Uzinei, 240050 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
Elena Carcadea: ICSI Energy Department, National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies,1 Uzinei, 240050 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
Mihai Culcer: ICSI Energy Department, National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies,1 Uzinei, 240050 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
Mariana Iliescu: ICSI Energy Department, National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies,1 Uzinei, 240050 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
Mircea Raceanu: ICSI Energy Department, National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies,1 Uzinei, 240050 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-29

Abstract: With the development of technologies in recent decades and the imposition of international standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, car manufacturers have turned their attention to new technologies related to electric/hybrid vehicles and electric fuel cell vehicles. This paper focuses on electric fuel cell vehicles, which optimally combine the fuel cell system with hybrid energy storage systems, represented by batteries and ultracapacitors, to meet the dynamic power demand required by the electric motor and auxiliary systems. This paper compares the latest proposed topologies for fuel cell electric vehicles and reveals the new technologies and DC/DC converters involved to generate up-to-date information for researchers and developers interested in this specialized field. From a software point of view, the latest energy management strategies are analyzed and compared with the reference strategies, taking into account performance indicators such as energy efficiency, hydrogen consumption and degradation of the subsystems involved, which is the main challenge for car developers. The advantages and disadvantages of three types of strategies (rule-based strategies, optimization-based strategies and learning-based strategies) are discussed. Thus, future software developers can focus on new control algorithms in the area of artificial intelligence developed to meet the challenges posed by new technologies for autonomous vehicles.

Keywords: fuel cell electric vehicle; DC/DC converter topologies; energy management strategy; rule-based; global optimization; real-time optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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