FCH2RAIL insights: Demonstration of the Fuel Cell Hybrid PowerPack

Abstract

In the EU project FCH2RAIL the project partners are developing and testing a new kind of power source for train applications: The Fuel Cell Hybrid PowerPack. This bi-mode hybrid powertrain system combines the electrical power supply from the overhead line with the emission-free hybrid power pack. It consists of fuel cells and batteries and it is designed that power and range can be scaled based on a modular principle: The number of fuel cell and batteries influences the drive power; the number of hydrogen tanks defines the range on non-electrified lines. For more than 18 exciting months the FCH2RAIL partners have been working intensively on the development of the Fuel Cell Hybrid PowerPack. Now the time has come to share the recent highlights related to testing of the innovative power pack and the demonstrator train.