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A hybrid power-unit based on a passive fuel cell/battery system for lightweight vehicles

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  • Di Trolio, P.
  • Di Giorgio, P.
  • Genovese, M.
  • Frasci, E.
  • Minutillo, M.

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Hybrid fuel cell/battery power-unit configurations are gaining growing attention; in fact, they offer advantages in terms of fuel cell downsizing, higher efficiency and fast fueling. In these configurations, the power-sharing is actively controlled employing power electronics, mainly boost converters, that affect the costs and performance of the system. In this work, a novel hybrid power-unit based on a passive fuel cell/battery system is proposed for a lightweight electric vehicle (5 kW nominal power). This configuration eliminates the need for costly power converters, and increases the overall performance. The hybrid power-unit consists of 5 fuel cell stacks, 6 battery modules and two resistors that allow safe fuel cell start-up and shut-down. The power profile requested by the electric motor is derived from an ARTEMIS drive cycle and tested by means of two electronic loads.

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  • Di Trolio, P. & Di Giorgio, P. & Genovese, M. & Frasci, E. & Minutillo, M., 2020. "A hybrid power-unit based on a passive fuel cell/battery system for lightweight vehicles," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 279(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:279:y:2020:i:c:s0306261920312241
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115734
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