Fuel cell vehicles
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Jamie McBrien's IET PATW presentation describes what fuel cell vehicles are and why they being developed. The common myth regarding their safety is highlighted. Before concluding it also provides a comparison to electric vehicle performance.
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Fuel cell vehicles
- 1. IET Present Around the World 2014 Fuelling The Future Fuel Cell Vehicle Development By Jamie McBrien Mechanical Engineer, Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells
- 2. Current issues Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide Particulate matter Other toxins • 1bn vehicles worldwide each emit 5 tonnes of CO2 per year • Legislation for 1.5 million ZEVs on California’s roadways by 2025
- 3. What are fuel cell vehicles? Hydrogen Storage Tank Power Control Unit Fuel Cell Stack Electric Motor Fuel Cell: Hydrogen + Oxygen → Water Combustion: Petrol + Oxygen → Water + CO2 + CO + NOx + Particles / toxins
- 4. Why are they being developed? • Zero emissions and better efficiency •Direct replacement for current vehicles •Opportunity to use renewable energy Weight of Energy System to Travel 300 0 Batteries Petrol Hydrogen 100 miles 25% Typical Engine Efficiency 75% Combustion Engine 50% 50% Fuel Cell Used Lost
- 5. Comparison with Batteries Fuel Cell Vehicles Battery Vehicles Refuel in 5 mins Take up to 7 hours to charge 300 – 400 miles range 100 miles range Recharging: Refuelling:
- 6. Who is developing them? 1990 2000 2010 2020
- 7. Where is the technology heading?
- 8. Conclusions
- 10. One common myth Hydrogen Vehicle Petrol Vehicle Initial ignition After 1 minute http://www.cleancaroptions.com/html/hydrogen_safety.html#CarCrash
- 11. And Electric Vehicles….. Tesla Electric Vehicle http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/tesla-fire-chilled-battery-car-market-opinion/
- 12. What are Fuel Cells? → 2 + 2 1 2 + 2 + 2 →
- 13. Hydrogen network
- 14. Cost Reductions Time Cost 2000 2010 2017 $275/Kw $51/Kw $30/Kw
- 15. Different to batteries: Chemical Energy Store Chemical Reactions Electrical Energy Fuel Source Chemical Reactions Electrical Energy Battery: Fuel Cell:
- 16. Other References • Slide 3: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2522963/So-bad-SPACE-China-smog-grounded-planes-left-millions-risk-pollution- remains-crisis-point.html • Slide 4; http://www.intechopen.com/books/electric-vehicles-the-benefits-and-barriers/fuel-cell-hybrid-electric-vehicles • Slide 5: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nissan_LEAF_got_thirsty_trimmed.jpg http://blogs.cars.com/.a/6a00d83451b3c669e20191025840ee970c-800wi • Slide 6: http://www.caranddriver.com/news/gms-fuel-cell-vehicle-development-plan-car-news http://www.daimler.com/dccom/0-5-1228969-1-1401029-1-0-0-1401206-0-0-135-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/exterior-photos.aspx http://www.intelligent-energy.com/automotive/case-studies/london-taxi-company http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/analysis/analyst-views/2012/12-10-10-fuel-cell-vehicles-not-a-dream-but-a-plan http://www.nuvera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/toyota-fcev.jpg • Slide 7: http://bioage.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c4fbe53ef0192aa61fa0b970d-popup