• DocumentCode
    2814121
  • Title

    Optimization of a Fuel-Cell EV Air-Conditioning System

  • Author

    Lawrence, C.P. ; Salama, M.M.A. ; El Shatshat, R.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Waterloo Waterloo Univ., Waterloo
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    22-26 April 2007
  • Firstpage
    1499
  • Lastpage
    1502
  • Abstract
    The following work examines various factors affecting energy efficiency in an air conditioning system for a fuel cell powered electric vehicle. A control strategy is proposed to improve the overall energy efficiency of the vehicle while using the air conditioning system.
  • Keywords
    air conditioning; energy conservation; fuel cell vehicles; optimisation; control strategy; energy efficiency; fuel cell powered electric vehicle air-conditioning system; optimization; Air conditioning; Belts; Control systems; Electric machines; Energy efficiency; Fuel cells; Hybrid electric vehicles; Ice; Refrigerants; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2007. CCECE 2007. Canadian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • ISSN
    0840-7789
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-1020-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0840-7789
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CCECE.2007.373
  • Filename
    4233032