Power Systems Infrastructure of Hybrid Electric Fuel Cell Competition Go Kart

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-8-2017

Publication Title

SAE Technical Paper

Abstract

This paper documents the electrical infrastructure design of a Hybrid Go Kart competition vehicle which includes a dual Fuel Cell power system, Ultra Capacitors for energy storage, and a dual AC induction motor capable of independent drive. The Kart was built primarily to compete in the 2009 Formula Zero international event. This paper emphasized the vehicle model and control strategy as a result of three (3) graduate student research projects. The vehicle was fabricated and tested but did not participate in the race competition since the race organization folded. The vehicle model was developed in Simulink to determine whether the fuel cell and ultra-capacitor combination will be sufficient for peak transient power requirement of 14 kW. The vehicle’s functional description and performance specifications are documented including the integration of the fuel cell power modules, energy storage system, power converters, and AC motor and motor controllers.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-2452

ISSN

0148-7191

Comments

ESSN: 2688-3627

SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-2452

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© 2017 SAE International

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