Design and Simulation of a Powertrain System for a Fuel Cell Extended Range Electric Golf Car

Edwin R. Grijalva, José María López Martínez, M. Nuria Flores and Víctor Del Pozo
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Edwin R. Grijalva: University Institute for Automobile Research (INSIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28031 Madrid, Spain
José María López Martínez: University Institute for Automobile Research (INSIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28031 Madrid, Spain
M. Nuria Flores: University Institute for Automobile Research (INSIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28031 Madrid, Spain
Víctor Del Pozo: University Institute for Automobile Research (INSIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28031 Madrid, Spain

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 7, 1-30

Abstract: This article analyses the energy behaviour of an electric golf car as the penultimate step to developing a fuel cell electric light-duty vehicle. The configuration used is that of an extended range electric vehicle with a fuel cell (FCEREV). The system includes two energy storage sources to drive the powertrain: the first consists of using energy stored in a lead-acid battery pack and the second consists of hydrogen stored in metal hydrides and its use is based on a 200 W polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) type fuel cell. The type of system also allows charging the vehicle by connecting it to the electrical grid. The aim of the proposed design is to extend the autonomy of the golf car allowing it to make several trips in one day without having to charge it by connecting it to the electrical grid, considering the large amount of time this would take. The analysis of the performance has been set based on the current regulation and is therefore within the range for these types of vehicles. This arrangement extends autonomy by 38% as opposed to the pure EV electrical mode, which allows for making at least two more trips with a hydrogen tank filled with 0.085 kg H 2 .

Keywords: PEM fuel cell; golf car; extended range electric vehicle; automotive simulation; hydrogen (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: 2018
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