摘要: |
This project supports Phase 3 of the University of Delaware program that began in September 2005 to research, build, and demonstrate fuel cell powered hybrid vehicles for transit applications. The program is conducted by a team, known as the Delaware Automotive Fuel Cell Consortium. During Phases 1 and 2, the team gained valuable experience in fuel cell research, vehicle design, system modeling, vehicle fabrication and integration, and more. Phase 3 activities will continue to expand the team's state of knowledge of fuel cell vehicles in terms of implementation, operation, optimal design, energy management, etc., to ensure commercial success. Phase 3 aims to create a larger,"more typical" 30-foot transit vehicle equipped with a more powerful fuel cell, improved energy storage, new algorithms for control, and state of the art sensors for real-time performance evaluation. The Consortium has an extended team that consists of Ebus Incorporated and its fuel cell subcontractor, Ballard Incorporated. |