Fuel Displacement and Cost Feasibility Study of Fuel Cell Vehicles Based On U.S. Department of Energy Targets

摘要

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is developing more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly highway transportation technologies that would enable the United States to burn less petroleum on the road. System simulation is an accepted approach to evaluate the fuel economy potential of advanced (future) technology targets. The DOE defines the targets for advancements in powertrain technologies (e.g., engine efficiency, battery energy density, light weighting) Vehicle system simulation models based on these targets have been generated in Autonomie to reflect the different U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifications of vehicles for six different time frames - 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030, and 2045 - as part of DOE Benefits and Scenario Analysis (BaSce). This paper will present an assessment of fuel cell systems' impacts on cost and energy consumption based on a large-scale simulation process. The simulations are performed over standard regulatory driving cycles for the midsize vehicle class over a range of time frames by implementing the technology advancement targets set by DOE.