Fuel Cell Automotive Trainer (FCAT-30)

The H2Hybrid Fuel Cell Automotive Trainer is the ultimate tool for exploring science and engineering concepts through hands-on activities with a working fuel cell car. An impressive array of hardware, software, and digital curricular materials allow for hours of activities for students of everything from high school vocational-technical up through college-level engineering.

• Engineer new solutions for optimization of car’s performance
• Examine the three fields of energy management
• Comprehend hybrid propulsion technology and work to minimize environmental impacts
• Learn about data acquisition and discover how to manipulate, analyze and interpret graphs and data gathered from the car on the road and on the bench
• Understand the expected performance of a fuel cell system and how to get to optimum operation
• Explore the difference between expected performance and experimental results

CURRICULUM & LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Car systems

• Steering and Propulsion
• Using Electrical Energy to Power the Vehicle
• Transmitting Mechanical Energy
• Speed and Consumption of Energy
• Measuring Changes in Electrical Energy

The role of Hydrogen

• Understanding the hydrogen fuel cell
• Understanding modern batteries
• Comparing sources of electricity

Energy needs

• Using models to describe the car’s motion
• MATLAB & OpenModelica: Simulating the car’s motion
• Making measurements on the track
• Making measurements on the charging bench

System adaptability

• Providing power
• H-Cell power
• Influence of the arrangement of the components of the fuel cell
• Effects of the arrangement of the Hydrostiks

Manufacturer's desicions

• Making measurements on the track
• Making measurements on the charging bench
• Energy consumption
• Sustainable development

Customizing your car

• Changing how you drive
• Changing the components of the energy system of the car
• Reducing various forms of resistance to motion
• Changing the mode of hydrogen production