Development of a Microcompact Fuel-cell Vehicle Equipped with a Hydrogen Generator

The purpose of this study is to develop a microcompact fuel-cell vehicle equipped with a hydrogen generation system. Hydrogen is generated by the reaction between water and activated aluminum particles without carbon dioxide emission. The activated aluminum is made of aluminum cutting waste through...

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Published in:Journal of Asian Electric Vehicles 2014, Vol.12(2), pp.1687-1691
Main Authors: Takahara, Kenji, Maekawa, Kouji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
activated aluminum particles
fuel-cell electric vehicle
hydrogen generation
hydrogen generator
three-wheel
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to develop a microcompact fuel-cell vehicle equipped with a hydrogen generation system. Hydrogen is generated by the reaction between water and activated aluminum particles without carbon dioxide emission. The activated aluminum is made of aluminum cutting waste through activation treatments such as compression crushing and freezing dry. One gram of the activated aluminum particles can generate about 1.1 liters of pure hydrogen. The developed hydrogen generator is consists of a water tank, an electrical pump, a reaction container, a condensate return tank, sensors and a one-chip microcomputer. It generated about 1-4 [l/min] of hydrogen over one hour. A microcompact vehicle was manufactured experimentally based on a delta trike. The front wheel was driven by a brushless motor of 100 [W]. The developed hydrogen generator and a fuel-cell of 100 [W] were equipped on the microcompact vehicle. It was confirmed that the vehicle drive at about 11 [km/h] over 90 minutes.
ISSN:1348-3927
1883-6038
DOI:10.4130/jaev.12.1687