Developments in Auxiliary Power for Vehicles
Fuel cells are widely recognised as a technology
of the future and as a potential replacement for
the internal combustion engine in cars and other
vehicles.This article looks at the potential for fuel
cells to provide auxiliary power to vehicles, rather
than primary motive power.
Today, hydrogen-fuelled proton exchange
membrane (PEM) type fuel cells, as illustrated
in Figure 1, are being showcased in the
demonstration fleets of some major carmakers
and in government supported programmes such
as CUTE (Clean Urban Transport for Europe) which
has fuel cell buses operating in a number of
European cities. Although these demonstrations
are said to be progressing well, current fuel cell
technology still has a huge challenge to match
the cost, performance and reliability of the
internal combustion engine (ICE).
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