Pseudo Dynamic Model of a Bio-Ethanol Processor for a Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle

LUCAS NIETO DEGLIUOMINI; DAVID ZUMOFFEN; DIEGO FEROLDI; MARTA BASUALDO; RACHID OUTBIB

Fez

Congreso; 4th International Conference on Integrated Modeling and Analysis in Applied Control and Automation; 2010

IEEE

The transient behavior of a Fuel Processor System to produce Hydrogen from bio-ethanol withhigh performance, coupled with a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell is modeled. The Ethanol Processor is based on a previous steady state design, optimized to work with maximum eciency around 10 kW of rated power. The Fuel Cell System is then hybridized with supercapacitors as auxiliary power source, to lower the overall consumption of hydrogen, hence of bio-ethanol too. The entire vehicle is tested using standard driving cycles, widely utilized in related literature and to measure pollutant emissions. The overall behavior reaches the expectations and is capable of fullling the requirements of urban and highway scenarios, and also suggests the possibility of resizing the components to improve fuel economy.