Conversion of a Golf car into a Hybrid Fuel Cell Li-ion Battery Vehicle and Validation of the Vehicle Model for the 2006 GEM eL Golf car Using PSAT

Abstract

In this paper, a 2006 GEM eL Golf car was first analyzed and designed for similar vehicle requirements. Placement of vehicle components have been calculated and proposed. An automatic hybrid controller for the vehicle power management is also proposed. Further, the preliminary design is simulated as a series hybrid fuel cell li-ion battery vehicle model in PSAT software. The power flow among vehicle components are plotted and analyzed. This design can be implemented in the long run to general vehicles also, thus creating independence from fossil fuels.