Delaware Automotive Fuel Cell Consortium

This project supports Phase 3 of the University of Delaware program that began in September 2005 to research, build, and demonstrate fuel cell powered hybrid vehicles for transit applications. The program is conducted by a team, known as the Delaware Automotive Fuel Cell Consortium. During Phases 1 and 2, the team gained valuable experience in fuel cell research, vehicle design, system modeling, vehicle fabrication and integration, and more. Phase 3 activities will continue to expand the team's state of knowledge of fuel cell vehicles in terms of implementation, operation, optimal design, energy management, etc., to ensure commercial success. Phase 3 aims to create a larger,"more typical" 30-foot transit vehicle equipped with a more powerful fuel cell, improved energy storage, new algorithms for control, and state of the art sensors for real-time performance evaluation. The Consortium has an extended team that consists of Ebus Incorporated and its fuel cell subcontractor, Ballard Incorporated.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: National Fuel Cell Bus Program, Engineering of Rolling Stock and Equipment - Bus

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $1699029.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DE-04-7001.01

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Ricketson, Sean

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Delaware, Newark

  Department of Civil Engineering
  301 DuPont Hall
  Newark, DE  United States  19716
• Principal Investigators:

  Prasad, Ajay

• Start Date: 20070901
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20101001
• Source Data: RiP Project 13585

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Development; Financing; Fuel cell vehicles; Fuel cells; Leadership; Motor fuels; Vehicle operations
• Geographic Terms: Delaware
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01486832
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Contract Numbers: DE-04-7001.01
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Jul 18 2013 1:01AM