S7 – EEE – Main Project - July to December 2019

Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology

Rajagiri Valley P. O, Kochi – 6820239

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Main Project Group No :5

Title of the Project : HYRIS_e

Research Group : TITLE

Project Guide : Mr. Jebin Francis

Faculty Members Guiding the Project :

1. Mr. Jebin Francis

2. Mrs. Prathiba K
3. Mrs. Caroline Ann Sam

Student Team Members :

1. S.Ananthakrishnan (RET16EE006)
2. Blessil Alias (RET16EE019)
3. Emil Tom (RET16EE027)
4. Naveen Wilson (RET16EE049)

Main Project Abstract

Energy prices and environmental concerns have put electric vehicles in focus of public
interest. Light electric vehicles have started to use peoples everyday lives to reduce air pollution,
noise, and congestion in the city center. Polymer electrolyte membrane(PEM) fuel cells generate
electricity electrochemically with minimal thermal losses and have very high efficiencies. Due to
such high efficiencies PEM fuel cells have a significant potential for many applications such as
transportation, residential, telecommunication back-up, portable devices, space and military
applications.

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With this project we plan to implement a hybrid model with fuel cell and battery. The
fuel cell requires hydrogen as its input. A DC-DC converter is needed since the output from the
fuel cell is variable DC. The main energy storage System is the battery. The two modes in the
bicycle includes pedaling and cruise mode. Whenever the charge in the battery drains up to a
particular level the fuel cells will charge the battery again. The main advantage of using this
hybrid system is the ‘range extension’. Another main feature includes the reduction in charging
time of the system. A normal electric bicycle takes about 3.5 hours to get fully charged, with the
above proposed system the charging time can be reduced since hydrogen requires less time for
refilling.

With this idea we believe that this technology can be implemented in the automotive
industry in the near future for the production of electric vehicles with improved efficiency.
Expected Outcome:

1. Design of hybrid model of Electric Vehicle using Fuel Cell and Battery.

2. Extend the range of Electric Vehicle .

Action plan :
(for completion of Main Project Starting from August 2019 to March 2020)

Sl No Stages Topic Tentative Date of completion

of each stages
1 Stage 1 Idea presentation 23 August 2019
2 Stage 2 Literature Survey of Battery 25 August 2019
3 Stage 3 Literature Survey of Fuel Cell 03 September 2019
4 Stage 4 Literature Survey of BLDC Motor 07 September 2019
5 Stage 5 Simulation 31 October 2019
6 Stage 6 Design of DC – DC converter 20 November 2019
7 Stage 7 Purchase of components 22 November 2019
8 Stage 8 Designing of Product 17 December 2019
9 Stage 9 Testing and Debugging 28 December 2019
10 Stage 10 Final Product 28 January 2020

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Availability of Main components / requirement to fabricate any component from outside

Sl No Main Component Remarks

1 Fuel Cell 100W, 3Amps
2 Battery 36 Volts
3 DC- DC Converter
4 Motor Controller
5 BLDC Hub Motor 36 V ,350 W

Test plan :

1. Testing the vehicle for improvement in its charging time.

2. Testing the vehicle for range extension .

Any anticipated problem:

1. Explosive nature of Hydrogen.

2. Complexity in design.

Reference :

Include Solid References {see the IEEE referencing format}

[1] <Times New roman -12 >

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Project Coordinator : Dr. Unnikrishnan PC

Project Guide : Mr. Jebin Francis

Signature :

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