Canadian researchers from the University of Waterloo have proposed using fuel cell electric vehicles as a supplemental power source for overloaded and aging power grids. The report was published on: To collect Proceedings of the International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Intelligent Energy Systems Engineering (SEGE) Conference.
Fuel cell electric vehicles are capable of generating their own electricity using hydrogen or hydrocarbon fuels and a power cell that uses oxygen from the air.
The research team’s research is based on vehicle-to-grid technology, which uses special chargers to transfer unused energy from electric vehicle batteries back to the electrical grid. This stored electricity can support the grid during weather-related outages or reduce demand during peak periods.
According to experts, truck owners powered by hydrogen fuel cells will be able to connect their vehicles to the electricity grid during peak hours and provide additional energy supply. Their services will be paid for by the network companies.
“Hydrogen fuel cells have advantages over other fuels, such as batteries, which require more investment and are more polluting when disposed of. “Preliminary results suggest that using existing fuel cells in future electric vehicles could reduce energy system costs,” said graduate student Daniel Dean, one of the study’s authors.
In the future, scientists plan to test their theoretical results in practice.
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