Hydrogen powered car: Two-stage modelling system

This paper presents a research work on intelligent two-stage modelling system to estimate a hydrogen internal combustion engine performances including: engine torque and oxides of nitrogen emissions. In the created models, the ignition timing is chosen as a local input, while the engine speed, throttle position, injection duration, injection end angle and lambda are chosen as global inputs. While previous papers [1], [2], [3] and [4] included tuning procedures and hydrogen engine performances, intelligent emissions prediction of hydrogen car, and two-stage modelling of torque, this paper carries on from those observations to develop a completed two-stage modelling system of the converted hydrogen engine. More details on individual two-stage models are provided based on data recorded during the fine tuning process on dynamometer. This work is a step towards establishing intelligent two-stage modelling of hydrogen powered car via application of response surface methodology with hydrogen engine in the loop simulation and testing.

► Review the proposed two-stage modelling system methodology.
► Build up and validate the proposed methodology using MATLAB for hydrogen powered car.
► Discuss hydrogen engine-operating issues and amendment of the auxiliary control parameters.
► Establish intelligent hydrogen engine in the loop simulation and testing.