Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles: рerspectives and state of the art

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles: рerspectives and state of the art

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Nowadays, many governments are setting increasingly ambitious targets for the hydrogen sector, which can indeed play a key role in achieving the goal of zero emissions (Net Zero) by 2050.Hydrogen can be used as an energy source in two different ways: in electrochemical fuel cells (cells) and through combustion.In 2007, Toyota launched the first hydrogen fuel cell hybrid vehicle (the Toyota Mirai) with a 113 kW electric motor.Instead of an internal combustion engine, this car has a stack with fuel cells that produce electric current.

Fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) using Tracksuit Bottoms hydrogen are zero-emission vehicles.The paper describes a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, which is designed in software, ADVISOR - a simulation program based on MATLAB/Simulink.Simulations in ADVISOR show that a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle only emits water.The paper highlights the following advantages of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

(1) Range can be achieved with a sufficient number of high-pressure hydrogen tanks.The latter can be placed in different places, which allows you to optimize the available volume, increasing the suitability for carrying passengers and the capacity of the trunk.(2) The rated towing power obtained at a given vehicle mass and speed and road slope is achieved by combining the required number of major fuel cell systems.(3) Filling the tanks is simple and fast, which not only reduces the cost of charging stations compared to charging stations designed for electric vehicles, but also achieves the intensive use of hydrogen, in vehicles such as taxis or buses.

(4) Fuel cell cars are very safe even in the event of car accidents.Safety is mainly based on getting a leak that stays below the flammability level New York Collection of hydrogen.This design is quite simple and focused on the tank as a key device.However, hydrogen fuel cells are quite expensive, as they require the use of platinum materials with high catalytic activity.

Fuel cells made of other materials can also become promising for Ukraine.Such cells, based on zirconium, were developed at the Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science NASU.This is also facilitated by the presence of a large amount of zirconium dioxide in Ukraine.