Hy-Light
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| Hy-Light | |
| Presentation year: | 2004 |
| Vehicle fair: | Challenge Bibendum |
| Class : | Small car |
| Body shape : | Station wagon |
| Engine: |
Electric motor : 30 kW |
| Empty weight: | 850 kg |
| Production model: | none |
The Hy-Light is a car study for a four-seater motor vehicle with fuel cells as an energy supplier and electromotive front-wheel drive through wheel hub motors. Development of the vehicle began in 2002 and took place in cooperation between the Paul Scherrer Institute and the Michelin Research Center in Givisiez .
The key points of the development are the absence of emissions and everyday driving characteristics and performance. The vehicle was presented in 2004 at the Challenge Bibendum in the PR China . Acceleration from 0-100 km / h is completed in 12 seconds, the top speed is 135 km / h and the range, depending on the driving profile, is around 400 km. The empty vehicle weight is around 850 kg. Special features are:
- Storage of hydrogen in the frame
- Operation of the fuel cell with pure oxygen
The motor control allows regenerative braking, the braking energy is temporarily stored in capacitors and used again when accelerating. The fuel cells have a nominal output of 30 kW, but the energy storage in the capacitors means that up to 75 kW are available for acceleration for a short time. The Paul Scherrer Institute developed the fuel cell with an efficiency of around 60% and the capacitors, Michelin developed the electrics / electronics including the traction motors and the active chassis control.
See also: HyCar
Follow-up work and end of project
The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI continued the development work. In May 2008, a joint venture with the company Belenos Clean Power AG began with the aim of developing a “Swiss fuel cell” and a drive train for a light passenger car for at least 4 people. The Belenos Clean Power AG was in 2008 by entrepreneur Nicolas Hayek Sr., the founder of the Swatch Group has been established to enable clean mobility. In 2011 the project was awarded the Watt d'Or , and in 2013 a project manager anticipated a breakthrough in the car market in 2017. In summer 2015, however, work on fuel cell cars was stopped and the company's development focus was placed on batteries.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual Report 2004 Electrochemistry Laboratory. Paul Scherrer Institute, 2004, accessed April 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Dagmar Baroke: Joint Venture between Belenos Clean Power AG and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. In: Archive> 2008. Swatch Group, May 30, 2008, accessed April 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Belenos Clean Power AG and the Paul Scherrer Institute decide on the Swiss fuel cell. In: Our research> News from our research> Swiss fuel cells. Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, May 30, 2008, accessed April 24, 2018 .
- ^ History. (No longer available online.) Belenos Clean Power Holding Ltd, 2012, archived from the original on April 25, 2018 ; accessed on April 24, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kurt Frischknecht: "The breakthrough for the fuel cell car will come in 2017". In: Knowledge> Technology. SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, November 21, 2013, accessed on April 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Swatch Group develops batteries for electric vehicles. In: Handelszeitung. Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG, February 25, 2015, accessed on April 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Hydrogeit: watchmaker Hayek is working on the electric car. In: HZwei blog. Hydrogeit Verlag, June 14, 2017, accessed April 24, 2018 .
