Experimental and Simulative Investigations of the PEM Fuel Cell System and the Thermal Management of the Overall Vehicle

Authors

Christian FRÜHWIRTH, Peter REITHUBER, Simon BUCHBERGER, Helmut EICHLSEDER
TU Graz /ITnA ,Graz

Summary

Hydrogen-powered Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) are considered a highly promising option for heavyduty applications due to their short refueling times and long ranges. Within these vehicles, the integration of an efficient and intelligent thermal management system is of crucial importance to optimize efficiency and lifetime at both component and vehicle level. In addition, there is optimization potential to reduce system complexity and packaging volume by simplification of the Balance of Plant (BoP) topology, for example by eliminating the external reactant humidifier.
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