TY - JOUR
T1 - Techno-economic evaluation of a hybrid fuel cell vehicle with on-board MeOH-to-H2 processor
AU - Wu, Wei
AU - Chuang, Bo Neng
AU - Hwang, Jenn Jiang
AU - Lin, Chien Kung
AU - Yang, Shu Bo
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of R.O.C. (Taiwan) under grant 1072211E006101 , and the Ministry of Education of R.O.C. (Taiwan) under grant 107RSG0011 .
Funding Information:
This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of R.O.C. (Taiwan) under grant 1072211E006101, and the Ministry of Education of R.O.C. (Taiwan) under grant 107RSG0011.
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/3/15
Y1 - 2019/3/15
N2 - A new on-board MeOH-to-H2 processor, which is a combination of multi-tube annular membrane methanol reformer (MTAMMR), plate-fin heat exchangers, fuel tank, and auxiliary equipment, is installed into the hybrid fuel cell vehicle named as the methanol reformer-based hybrid fuel cell (MRHFC) vehicle. Compared to the high-pressure hydrogen tank in the direct hydrogen fuel cell (DHHFC) vehicle, e.g. 2016 Toyota Mirai hybrid fuel cell vehicle, we found that (i) the estimated size of the MeOH-to-H2 processor is smaller than that of the hydrogen tank by 46.6% if the sizes of auxiliary equipment are not taken into account, and (ii) the estimated capital cost of the stainless steel MeOH-to-H2 processor is lower than that of the hydrogen tank by 77% if the present high cost of the tubular membrane is ignored. To explore the fuel economy of the MRHFC vehicle with different batteries, the urban/highway driving cycles in terms of the acceleration performance and the hybrid ratio (HR) of battery power and motor peak power is investigated by an advanced vehicle simulator (ADVISOR). The simulations show that (i) the high HR can reduce the total cost as well as increase the fuel economy of the MRHFC vehicle, and (ii) the Li-ion battery is better equipped to ensure the high fuel economy and avoid the undesired state of charge (SOC) of battery while HR = 0.6.
AB - A new on-board MeOH-to-H2 processor, which is a combination of multi-tube annular membrane methanol reformer (MTAMMR), plate-fin heat exchangers, fuel tank, and auxiliary equipment, is installed into the hybrid fuel cell vehicle named as the methanol reformer-based hybrid fuel cell (MRHFC) vehicle. Compared to the high-pressure hydrogen tank in the direct hydrogen fuel cell (DHHFC) vehicle, e.g. 2016 Toyota Mirai hybrid fuel cell vehicle, we found that (i) the estimated size of the MeOH-to-H2 processor is smaller than that of the hydrogen tank by 46.6% if the sizes of auxiliary equipment are not taken into account, and (ii) the estimated capital cost of the stainless steel MeOH-to-H2 processor is lower than that of the hydrogen tank by 77% if the present high cost of the tubular membrane is ignored. To explore the fuel economy of the MRHFC vehicle with different batteries, the urban/highway driving cycles in terms of the acceleration performance and the hybrid ratio (HR) of battery power and motor peak power is investigated by an advanced vehicle simulator (ADVISOR). The simulations show that (i) the high HR can reduce the total cost as well as increase the fuel economy of the MRHFC vehicle, and (ii) the Li-ion battery is better equipped to ensure the high fuel economy and avoid the undesired state of charge (SOC) of battery while HR = 0.6.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.089
DO - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.089
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85060219770
SN - 0306-2619
VL - 238
SP - 401
EP - 412
JO - Applied Energy
JF - Applied Energy
ER -