pico-FCV: Small Single-Operator Electric-Vehicle Using 20 W Hydrogen Fuel Cell Developed for Mechatronics Education

Yoshihiko Takahashi; Masayuki Tomike; Takahiro Hirayama

doi:10.20965/jrm.2014.p0515

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JRM Vol.26 No.4 pp. 515-517

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2014.p0515

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pico-FCV: Small Single-Operator Electric-Vehicle Using 20 W Hydrogen Fuel Cell Developed for Mechatronics Education

Yoshihiko Takahashi, Masayuki Tomike, and Takahiro Hirayama

Department of Vehicle System Engineering, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 1030 Shimo-Ogino, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0292, Japan

Received:

October 14, 2013

Accepted:

June 14, 2014

Published:

August 20, 2014

Keywords:

small electric vehicle, hydrogen fuel cell, mechatronics education, ecology system

Abstract

pico-FCV: small fuel cell EV

A small, single-operator electric-vehicle using a 20 W hydrogen fuel cell, named pico-FCV, was developed for educational purposes. The design of the pico-FCV will promote student interest in environmental concerns. The project provides students with practical experience in mechatronics subjects such as mechanical design, electric circuit design, and programming. This paper will present the design and experimental results of the pico-FCV. The designed pico-FCV was able to run 2.7 km only using 5 l (0.5 g) hydrogen.

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Y. Takahashi, M. Tomike, and T. Hirayama, “pico-FCV: Small Single-Operator Electric-Vehicle Using 20 W Hydrogen Fuel Cell Developed for Mechatronics Education,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.26 No.4, pp. 515-517, 2014.

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[1] [1] J. H. Cheng, C. Y. Yu, and V. Hsu, “Energy Management Algorithm for a Hybrid Fuel Cells Scooter,” Int. IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conf. (VPPC), pp. 370-375, 2009.

[2] [2] S. Yamaguchi, T. Yamazaki, Y. Namekawa, and Y. Takahashi, “Hybrid Energy Control Using DC-DC Converter for Single Operator Fuel Cell Vehicle,” Int. IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC), pp. 1188-1193, 2012.

[3] [3] Y. Takahashi, “Ultra Light Weight Fuel Cell Electrical Vehicle (UL-FCV),” IEEE Int. Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), pp. 189-194, 2009.