Fuel Cell Vehicle Development and Toward Hydrogen Society: Presented at EVS 31 EVTeC 2018, Kobe, Japan, October 1 - 3, 2018

摘要

Honda leased the newly developed fuel cell vehicle, the CLARITY FUEL CELL, in March 2016. A downsized fuel cell system with high performance and durability has been realized by an evolved structure of a fuel cell stack and by controlling the water content distribution in the catalyst coated membrane, applying fundamental technologies to predict the fuel cell lifetime. As a result, fuel cell system, voltage control unit, and motor unit are integrated into one fuel cell powertrain system. This highly integrated design allowed installation of the entire fuel cell powertrain system under the front hood of the car. In order to popularize fuel cells, continuous efforts for cost reduction (the development of specifications and processes) will be essential. Moreover, Honda is pursuing a hydrogen society actively under the key concepts "generate," "use," and "get connected" for realization of a recycling-based society.