RT Journal Article
T1 Experimental evaluation of a passive fuel cell/ battery hybrid power system for an unmanned ground vehicle
A1 López González, Eduardo
A1 Sáenz Cuesta, Jaime
A1 Vivas Fernández, Francisco José
A1 Isorna Llerena, Fernando
A1 Ridao Carlini, Miguel A.
A1 Bordons, Carlos
A1 Hernandez, Emili
A1 Elfes, Alberto
AB Unmanned vehicles are increasing the performance of monitoring and surveillance inseveral applications. Endurance is a key issue in these systems, in particular in electricvehicles, powered at present mainly by batteries. Hybrid power systems based on batteriesand fuel cells have the potential to achieve high energy density and specific energy,increasing also the life time and safe operating conditions of the power system. Theobjective of this research is to analyze the performance of a passive hybrid power system,designed and developed to be integrated into an existing Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV).The proposed solution is based on six LiPo cells, connected in series, and a 200 W PEM fuelcell stack, directly connected in parallel to the battery without any limitation to its charge.The paper presents the characterization of the system behavior, and shows the main resultsin terms of performance and energy management.
PB Elsevier
SN 0360-3199
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18961
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18961
LA eng
NO López González, E., Sáenz Cuesta, J., Vivas Fernandez, F. J., Isorna Llerena, F., Ridao Carlini, M. A., Bordons, C., Hernandez, E., & Elfes, A. (2019). Experimental evaluation of a passive fuel cell/battery hybrid power system for an unmanned ground vehicle. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(25), 12772–12782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.10.107
NO The authors would like to acknowledge the NATO Science forPeace and Security Program for partially funding this workthrough the project “Improving efficiency and operationalrange in low-power unmanned vehicles through the use ofhybrid fuel-cell power systems” (IUFCV), Ref. 985079.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 14 jul 2026