Selected aspects of the use of fuel cells in military vehicles propulsion system

Abstract

This article aims to present the energy needs of a cargo off-road vehicle, whose primary task is to perform the function of transporting goods. For the assumed character of performed transport tasks, an analytical studies of possible construction solutions were carried out. For further considerations, a classic vehicle with an internal combustion engine and its equivalent powered by electricity produced in the fuel cell stack were adopted. For both of the concerned constructions an energy balance and simulation calculations of traction parameters were made. The result of the executed work is a comparative assessment of the suitability of the fuel cell stack as a primary source of drive energy for a general-purpose cargo off-road vehicle.