Parameters Determination of Combined Fuel Cell Power Plant Based on Experimental Data

Abstract

The strategic direction of the world transport industry should consider the development and creation of innovative environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and energy-saving vehicles and systems by using new technology principles. Equipment improvement and its operation modes optimization will allow better usage of existing traction drive resources. Introduction of innovative technologies with modern storage devices and non-conventional fuels application will provide highly efficient electricity usage by electrical complex. The use of traditional solutions and approaches are not sufficient to realize the effectiveness of energy resources in transport, so the study of electrical energy management issues with minimal impact on the environment is a priority. The use of hydrogen as a primary energy source is one of the areas of technological innovation, which can be implemented in the transport sector. To evaluate the power plant on hydrogen fuel design an experiment was carried out, the key pint of which is to install on the urban trolleybus on-board motion parameters recorder. The obtained data was analyzed in terms of the necessary power of electrochemical conversion devices of hydrogen (fuel cells), taking into account their efficiency, driving dynamics of the transport unit and other factors. The necessity of combined power plant design based on fuel cells as a power source is proved. The further research direction is designated.