Fuel cell vehicles : technology, market, and policy issues /
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| Author / Creator: | DeCicco, John M. |
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| Imprint: | Warrendale, PA : Society of Automotive Engineers, c2001. |
| Description: | xvii, 167 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4650966 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Summary
- Technological Promise
- Technology Status
- The Deployability Gap
- Competing Technologies
- Policy Implications
- Toward Realizing the Promise
- 1.0. Introduction
- 1.1. Background
- 1.2. Motivating Questions
- 1.3. Market and Policy Context
- 1.3.1. Automotive Trends
- 1.3.2. Policy Drivers
- 1.3.3. Likely Impacts of Existing Regulations
- 1.3.4. R&D Policy
- 2.0. Overview of Fuel Cells
- 2.1. Types of Fuel Cells
- 2.2. PEM Fuel Cells
- 2.3. Applications
- 2.3.1. Battery Replacement
- 2.3.2. Commercial Power
- 2.3.3. Stationary Versus Mobile System Considerations
- 2.4. Summary of Non-Transportation Status
- 3.0. Status Assessment of Automotive Systems
- 3.1. Hydrogen PEM Stacks
- 3.1.1. Stack Performance
- 3.1.2. Stack Costs
- 3.2. Stack Auxiliaries
- 3.2.1. Air Compression
- 3.2.2. Water and Thermal Management
- 3.3. Fuel Systems
- 3.3.1. Fuel Processing
- 3.3.2. Fuel Storage
- 3.4. Electric Powertrain Components
- 3.4.1. Motors and Controllers
- 3.4.2. Electrical Energy Storage
- 3.5. Concept Vehicles
- 3.6. Performance and Cost Expectations
- 3.6.1. Fuel Choice Comparisons
- 3.6.2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 3.6.3. Expectations for Cost Reduction
- 3.7. Technology Status Summary
- 4.0. Commercialization Outlook
- 4.1. Competing Technologies
- 4.1.1. Approaches to Fuel-Efficient Design
- 4.1.2. Load Reduction
- 4.1.3. Conventional Powertrain Refinements
- 4.1.4. Hybrid Electric Powertrains
- 4.1.5. Comparative Greenhouse Gas Emissions Benefits
- 4.2. Fuel Cell Vehicle Commercialization Plans
- 4.2.1. Automobiles
- 4.2.2. Buses
- 4.3. Prognosis
- 4.3.1. Implications of Fuel Barriers
- 4.3.2. Development and Product Cycle Considerations
- 5.0. Policy Implications
- 5.1. Answering the Motivating Questions
- 5.1.1. Air Quality
- 5.1.2. Petroleum Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 5.1.3. Role of Market Forces
- 5.1.4. Public R&D Priorities
- 5.2. Fuel Pathway Issues
- 5.2.1. Diversity Versus Strategic Choice
- 5.2.2. Reassessing the Strategies
- References
- List of Acronyms
- Index
- About the Author
