Optimised Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems for Mobility
About The Project
The reversible PEM fuel-cell based multi-stack energy system was investigated for automotive mobility.
Bidirectional electrolysis/fuel-cell operation was designed and demonstrated. Integrated multi-stack system behavior was characterized and analyzed. Energy flows, efficiency trends and operational stability were experimentally studied. The results represent scalable aspects rather than a specific final form. The work enables extensions towards vehicle level integration, control optimization and practical application.
Key Contribution
Shifted the analysis from a single unit configuration to a controlled multi-stack operation.
Uncovered non-linear performance characteristics from stack interaction.
Defined repeatable test and data-logging procedures to conduct reversible operation.
Characterized efficiency loss mechanisms associated with load transitions and operating regimes.
Gained system-level insight for informing control strategy and architecture choices.
Situated the work as baseline for vehicle-level integration and scale-up.
Why this Research Matters
The concept is less focused on single units as the energy network progresses.
The idea presented by this research is of a storage system that can store energy in its native form or convert it and redeploy it through existing electrical and fluid systems.
This would allow infrastructure to be spread as opposed to centralised, with no longer being reliant on single refuelling locations. With further development, the technology allows a true progression to a continuous vehicle and energy storage network. The key here is not a single technology, but the concept of a network that scales and morphs with demand and progress.
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Optimised Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems for Mobility
