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Design and Implementation of a Solar Platform and a Fuel Cell System on an Electric Utility Vehicle
| Title: | Design and Implementation of a Solar Platform and a Fuel Cell System on an Electric Utility Vehicle. |
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| Name(s): |
Saelzer, Max W. Zilouchian, Ali, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor College of Engineering and Computer Science Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2006 | |
| Date Issued: | 2006 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 140 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | In thesis work, an innovative design and implementation of a "trybrid" system is carried out. This new "trybrid" system is the continuation of the solar electric vehicle which was designed and developed as an undergraduate independent study under the supervision of Dr. Roger Messenger. The work done on this thesis consists in the implementation of the existing solar electric vehicle outfitted with a fuel cell system. For this, two fuel cell systems were analyzed as possible candidates for the retrofit. Also, different hydrogen storage methods are analyzed in terms of efficiency and safety. This thesis also covers the control system utilized to manage the energy from the two different energy sources. Special attention is devoted to the method of determining the state of charge of the batteries which controls fuel cell turn on time. This first prototype shows the different functionalities and optimized features that maximize the solar energy production, and determines exactly when to turn on the fuel cell for minimum hydrogen usage. | |
| Identifier: | FA00012546 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2006. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | College of Engineering and Computer Science | |
| Subject(s): |
Electric power systems Hybrid electric vehicles Fuel cells--Technological innovations Automobile industry and trade--Forecasting |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012546 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
