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Thermal Performance Optimization of Multiple Circuits Cooling System for Fuel Cell Vehicle

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  • Hao Huang

    (School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
    CATARC Automotive Test Center (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., Changzhou 213161, China)

  • Hua Ding

    (School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Donghai Hu

    (School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Zhaoxu Cheng

    (School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Chengyun Qiu

    (School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China)

  • Yuran Shen

    (Automobile Engineering Research Institute, Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation, Nanjing 210028, China)

  • Xiangwen Su

    (CATARC Automotive Test Center (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., Changzhou 213161, China)

Abstract

Due to its advantages of high efficiency, high power density at low temperature, fast start-up and zero emission, fuel cells are of great significance in automobile drive application. A car powered by electricity generated by an on-board fuel cell device is called a fuel cell vehicle (FCV). Fuel cells have a large demand for heat dissipation, and the layout space of automotive cooling modules is limited. Based on this situation, a parallel arrangement of multiple radiators is proposed. Using numerical simulation means to verify and optimize the designed multiple circuits cooling system (MCCS), from the original layout scheme based on the Taguchi method to establish the objective function of the reliability design of the MCCS, select A2/B1/C1/D2/E1/F1. In the scheme, the outlet temperature of the fuel cell is finally reduced to 75.8 °C. The cooling performance is improved, and the spatial layout of the individual cooling components can also be optimized. The whole vehicle experiment was carried out under four working conditions of full power idling charging, half power idling charging, constant speed of 40 km/h and constant speed of 80 km/h, to verify the cooling performance of the MCCS and to prove the effectiveness of the MCCS designed in this paper.

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  • Hao Huang & Hua Ding & Donghai Hu & Zhaoxu Cheng & Chengyun Qiu & Yuran Shen & Xiangwen Su, 2023. "Thermal Performance Optimization of Multiple Circuits Cooling System for Fuel Cell Vehicle," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-23, February.
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