Title :
An improved powertrain topology for fuel cell-battery-ultracapacitor vehicles
Author :
Bauman, J. ; Kazerani, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
fDate :
June 30 2008-July 2 2008
Abstract :
A combined battery-ultracapacitor energy storage system is a promising possibility for use with fuel cell vehicles because it combines the advantages of batteries and ultracapacitors. This paper reviews some popular topologies for fuel cell-battery-ultracapacitor powertrains, and presents a new topology which minimizes many of the disadvantages of the other topologies. Simulation results for the new topology are presented and are compared to results for a common fuel cell-battery-ultracapacitor topology. The new topology is shown to improve the fuel economy and reduce the cost of the vehicle.
Keywords :
cost reduction; energy storage; fuel cell vehicles; fuel economy; power transmission (mechanical); supercapacitors; cost reduction; energy storage system; fuel cell-battery-ultracapacitor vehicles; fuel economy; improved powertrain topology; Batteries; Costs; DC-DC power converters; Electronic switching systems; Fuel cell vehicles; Fuel cells; Inverters; Mechanical power transmission; Supercapacitors; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 2008. ISIE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1665-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1666-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.2008.4677252
