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Hybrid Fuel Cell Vehicles
Robert Thomas
Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School
IIT Research Mentor: Donald Chmielewski
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant No.
EEC-0502174. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this
material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science
Foundation.
Hybrid Fuel Cell/Battery
Powered Vehicles
Overview
• Objectives
– Learn dynamics of automotive vehicle
– Produce a consumer accepted hybrid fuel cell vehicle
to meet all government regulations
• Along the way
– Do some research
– Take on the role of an engineer
– Have some fun
• Start with a few questions
– to tell me how much you know
– think creatively
Why solve this problem?
• Minimal pollution
– Minimize hazardous by-products
– Provide efficient refueling options
• Low health risk
– Minimize exposure to hazardous by-products
– Minimize toxicity of by-products
• Reduce use of fossil fuels
– Renewable fuels
– Higher efficiency
Engineering and ethics
• Statement on Integrity in Science
1) No plagiarism or unauthorized use of original
material
2) fabrication of data or selective reporting of
results
3) submission of the same paper or trivial
variations thereof
• This applies to research we are doing as well as
school work you are doing this fall!
Historical Perspective
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1970’s lunar rover
1980’s GM created the EV1
Early 1990’s Dodge and Ford prototypes
Late 1990’s Toyota and Honda Hybrids
2000’s hybrid fuel cell/battery prototypes
Fuel cell overview
Background material
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Aerodynamic drag opposing vehicle movement
Rolling resistance moment of inertia
Gravity = 9.8 m/s
Normal force
Motor Torque
Acceleration = Σ Forces / Mass
Driving scenarios using city/urban driving