Vehicle energy consumption as factor of combined power plant parameters’ definition

Abstract

The development and creation of innovative transport systems, environmentally friendly and energy-efficient vehicles must be considered as the strategic direction of the global transport industry. The equipment improving and its operation modes optimization allows efficient use of available traction drive resources. The implementation of innovative technologies using modern storage devices and non-traditional fuels provide high-efficiency electricity usage by the electrical complex. The hydrogen fuel usage is considered in this article as one of the common areas of electric vehicles development. Hydrogen is the first element of the Periodic Element System and the most common in the universe. On Earth, by the number of atoms in compounds (17%) Hydrogen is second only to oxygen (52%). Hydrogen is non-toxic - combustion products are water vapors, it has the highest combustion heat per unit of mass compared to other types of fuels. All these factors, coupled with the current trends of the widespread implementation of energy-saving technologies, are encouraging the world’s car companies to move from the advancement of the traditional car to the design of new types of vehicles using Hydrogen as the primary source of energy.