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Power Systems Infrastructure of Hybrid Electric Fuel Cell Competition Go Kart
SAE Technical Paper
  • Joel Berry, Kettering University
  • Abdrahamane Traore
  • Aravind Krishna
  • Pavankumar Gangadhar
  • Allan Taylor, Kettering University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-8-2017
Abstract

This paper documents the electrical infrastructure design of a Hybrid Go Kart competition vehicle which includes a dual Fuel Cell power system, Ultra Capacitors for energy storage, and a dual AC induction motor capable of independent drive. The Kart was built primarily to compete in the 2009 Formula Zero international event. This paper emphasized the vehicle model and control strategy as a result of three (3) graduate student research projects. The vehicle was fabricated and tested but did not participate in the race competition since the race organization folded. The vehicle model was developed in Simulink to determine whether the fuel cell and ultra-capacitor combination will be sufficient for peak transient power requirement of 14 kW. The vehicle’s functional description and performance specifications are documented including the integration of the fuel cell power modules, energy storage system, power converters, and AC motor and motor controllers.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-2452
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ESSN: 2688-3627

SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-2452

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Citation Information
Joel Berry, Abdrahamane Traore, Aravind Krishna, Pavankumar Gangadhar, et al.. "Power Systems Infrastructure of Hybrid Electric Fuel Cell Competition Go Kart" SAE Technical Paper (2017) ISSN: 0148-7191
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/allan-taylor/23/