Model of a Hydrogen Vehicle Driven by a Fuel Cell and Metal Hydride Materials

• Lukas Toth

  Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

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• Natalia Jasminska

  Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

  Author

• Tomas Brestovic

  Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

  Author

• Romana Dobakova

  Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

  Author

The present article describes the structure of the model of a vehicle driven by a fuel cell and using metal hydride alloys. The model was created in the scale of 1:6 and was subjected to measurements of the real hydrogen consumption by a fuel cell; subsequently, the real power was compared to the theoretical power. The model of a hydrogen vehicle was developed with the aim of testing various types of metal hydride materials used for hydrogen accumulation in real conditions, at sudden changes in the amount of the collected hydrogen. The purpose of the designed model was to demonstrate the adjustment of a hydrogen drive to the burdening operating conditions of the vehicle and demonstrate the capacity of metal hydride materials to satisfy the requirements regarding accumulation and release of the required amount of hydrogen.

1. Lukas Toth, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

   Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
   
   

2. Natalia Jasminska, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

   Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
   
   

3. Tomas Brestovic, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

   Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
   
   

4. Romana Dobakova, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

   Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
   
   

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