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Title: Design tool for estimating metal hydride storage system characteristics for light-duty hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

Journal Article · · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
  3. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has developed the Framework model to simulate fuel cell-based light-duty vehicle operation for various hydrogen storage systems. This transient model simulates the performance of the storage system, fuel cell, and vehicle for comparison to DOE's Technical Targets using four drive cycles. Metal hydride hydrogen storage models have been developed for the Framework model. Despite the utility of this model, it requires that material researchers input system design specifications that cannot be easily estimated. To confront this challenge, a design tool has been developed that allows researchers to directly enter physical and thermodynamic metal hydride properties into a simple sizing module that then estimates the systems parameters required to run the storage system model. This design tool can also be used as a standalone MS Excel model to estimate the storage system mass and volume outside of Framework and compare it to the DOE Technical Targets. This model will be explained and exercised with existing hydrogen storage materials.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308; AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1660141
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1658399; OSTI ID: 1717894
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5400-76836; PNNL-SA-150701; MainId:10480; UUID:6f91da58-b952-49af-922d-845eabfc072d; MainAdminID:15195
Journal Information:
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 45, Issue 46; ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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