ADVANCED SYSTEM CONCEPT AND SUPERCAPACITOR FOR THE FUEL-CELL-POWERED GREEN SCOOTER OF 'FRESCO'

摘要

In January 2002 the project "FRESCO", Fuel-Cell Reduced-Emission Scooter, partially funded by the European Commission through the 5th framework program, has been started. In this project a prototype fuel cell driven scooter will be developed, built and circuit-tested by the end of 2004. The European consortium carrying out this project consists of Piaggio & C Spa responsible for the overall vehicles system, building and circuit testing, Selin Sistemi Spa for developing the electric rotating machine and traction converter, ECN for the fuel-cell stack and supercapacitor module, and CEA responsible for the development and fabrication of the high-pressure hydrogen storage tank. The scooter will be a modified, modern mass-production type, will have a maximum speed of 75 km/hrs, a range ≥ 100 km and further state-of-the-art characteristics. A supercapacitor module will support the fuel-cell stack to optimize system behavior and to facilitate for regenerative breaking. An advanced system concept is chosen, aiming at reduction of electronic hardware, simplicity in system control and high system stability.