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Development of a Retrofit Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Unit for Truck Idle Reduction
Technical Paper
2004-01-2629
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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In the last five years, there have been multiple demonstrations of fuel cell auxiliary power units (APUs) which provide power in lieu of idling of the main vehicle engine. The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California Davis has designed and evaluated a retrofitted, proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell APU for powering accessories in heavy-duty truck cabs. The performance objectives for the system were determined based on truck driver feedback and industry design guidelines. The final FC APU system was developed to run for 3 days between refueling at a power output of 1.8 kW. The primary goals were to utilize exclusively commercially available components and to minimize costs. This paper discusses the performance targets, design tradeoffs, and evaluation of the developed system.
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Authors
- David Grupp - Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California - Davis
- Matthew Forrest - Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California - Davis
- Pippin Mader - Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California - Davis
- C. J. Brodrick - Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California - Davis
- Marshall Miller - Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California - Davis
- Harry Dwyer - Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California - Davis
Citation
Grupp, D., Forrest, M., Mader, P., Brodrick, C. et al., "Development of a Retrofit Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Unit for Truck Idle Reduction," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-2629, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-2629.Also In
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