Modeling and simulation of an electric propulsion system equipped with Fuel Cell

Abstract

The paper proposes the modelling of an electric propulsion system that uses as the main energy source, a Fuel Cell. The model is based on the structure of Toyota MIRAI, the first electric vehicle equipped with Fuel Cell developed in series in 2015. The model is developed under MATLAB Simulink software and adapts existing fuel cell and vehicle blocks to the real vehicle case. The simulation results contain the time evolution of some important parameters for both fuel cell and vehicle. Conclusions analyse these results and suggest future possible pathways of study.