Integrated Cabin and Fuel Cell System Thermal Management with a Metal Hydride Heat Pump.

Hovland, V.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Fuel cells;    Hydrides;    Automobiles;    Performance;    Waste heat;   

RP-ID  :  DE200515011715

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

Integrated approaches for the heating and cooling requirements of both the fuel cell (FC) stack and cabin environment are critical to fuel cell vehicle performance in terms of stack efficiency, fuel economy, and cost. An integrated FC system and cabin thermal management system would address the cabin cooling and heating requirements, control the temperature of the stack by mitigating the waste heat, and ideally capture the waste heat and use it for useful purposes. Current work at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) details a conceptual design of a metal hydride heat pump (MHHP) for the fuel cell system and cabin thermal management.