Simulating the power system dynamics and energy consumption in a hydrogen bus

Development of hybrid vehicles is one of the key areas in the field of electric vehicle transport, hydrogen fuel cell based vehicle is one among them. The paper will examine a simplified model developed for the operation of the bus with respect to the system dynamics and energy consumption. For understanding the system and developing a model the TriHyBus was chosen. This bus is a part of the H2Bus Project that was co-financed by the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) and the CR budget by Ministry of Transport (MDCR) from the chapter of the energy savings and use of alternative fuels in the transport sector. Finally, this paper will compare the simulated results obtained with an existing bus which runs on diesel fuel and provide a general roadmap for the hydrogen bus to be successful.