Fuel-Cell Hybrid Powertrain: Toward Minimization of Hydrogen Consumption

J. Bernard (1) , Sebastien Delprat , F.N. Buchi , Thierry-Marie Guerra (2)

1 CPMOH - Centre de physique moléculaire optique et hertzienne
2 LAMIH - Laboratoire d'Automatique, de Mécanique et d'Informatique industrielles et Humaines - UMR 8201

In this paper, the powertrain sizing of a fuel-cell hybrid vehicle (FCHV) is investigated. The goal is to determine the fuel-cell system (FCS) size, together with the energy storage system (ESS) size, which leads to the lowest hydrogen consumption. The power source (FCS + ESS) capabilities should also respect the vehicle driveability constraints. Batteries and supercapacitors are considered as ESSs. The power management strategy is a global optimization algorithm respecting charge sustaining of the ESS. The impacts of the driving cycle (urban, outer urban, and highway), ESS technology, and vehicle driveability constraints on hydrogen consumption are analyzed in detail.

Mots clés: Battery; Fuel cell; Global optimization; Hybrid electric vehicle; Sizing; Supercapacitor

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Automatique / Robotique; Energie électrique

J. Bernard, Sebastien Delprat, F.N. Buchi, Thierry-Marie Guerra. Fuel-Cell Hybrid Powertrain: Toward Minimization of Hydrogen Consumption. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2009, 58 (7), pp.3168-3176. ⟨10.1109/TVT.2009.2014684⟩. ⟨hal-02446436⟩