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Fuel-Cell Systems for Transportations

Mehmet Uzunoglu    Yildiz Tehnical University, Istanbul, TurkeyMohammad S. Alam    Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, United States

Abstract

The ever-increasing problems of conventional energy shortage and air pollution have generated tremendous interest in the development alternative automotive power train. As a substitute for traditional internal combustion engine (ICE)-based vehicular systems, battery- or fuel-cell-powered electric vehicles (EVs) have become promising vehicle technologies. Among the alternatives, fuel-cell (FC)-powered electric vehicles using hydrogen as fuel are considered as the ultimate route to achieve sustainable long-term alternative propulsion systems. In particular, ...

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