Session

Energy Efficiency Engineering

Description

Among the various possible applications for a reformed methanol fuel cell, in addition to the portable generation in remote areas and military use, the use in the automotive field is interesting and promising. RMFC is used as "range extender" in battery-powered electric vehicles. This would increase the driving autonomy of the electric vehicle making it no longer strictly dependent on the capacities of today's batteries, eliminating the problems associated with them, such as the battery pack weight and overall dimensions. Besides, they need for recharge to short-term and are characterized by very high hazard in the event of a car accident (today's lithium ion batteries - if heavily damaged - tend to generate fires difficult to extinguish). In this paper the possibility to design and realize an onboard plant has been studied and evaluated. The various characteristics of the cells are analyzed and a first preliminary system is studied in all its components. The next steps, in addition to optimizing the plant, will be to evaluate the economic feasibility and the various systems of methanol supply.

Keywords:

RMFC, onboard power plant, range extender, thermal feasibility, energy efficiency, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.

Session Chair

Ines Bula

Session Co-Chair

Nafije Shabani

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-19-2

First Page

35

Last Page

42

Location

Pristina, Kosovo

Start Date

26-10-2019 1:30 PM

End Date

26-10-2019 3:00 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.157

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Oct 26th, 1:30 PM Oct 26th, 3:00 PM

Reformed Methanol Fuel Cells: Proposed Plant for Vehicular Applications

Pristina, Kosovo

Among the various possible applications for a reformed methanol fuel cell, in addition to the portable generation in remote areas and military use, the use in the automotive field is interesting and promising. RMFC is used as "range extender" in battery-powered electric vehicles. This would increase the driving autonomy of the electric vehicle making it no longer strictly dependent on the capacities of today's batteries, eliminating the problems associated with them, such as the battery pack weight and overall dimensions. Besides, they need for recharge to short-term and are characterized by very high hazard in the event of a car accident (today's lithium ion batteries - if heavily damaged - tend to generate fires difficult to extinguish). In this paper the possibility to design and realize an onboard plant has been studied and evaluated. The various characteristics of the cells are analyzed and a first preliminary system is studied in all its components. The next steps, in addition to optimizing the plant, will be to evaluate the economic feasibility and the various systems of methanol supply.