Onboard Hydrogen/Helium Sensors in Support of the Global Technical Regulation: An Assessment of Performance in Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Crash Tests
North American, European, and Asian automobile manufacturers project that commercial hydrogen fuel cell-powered light-duty road vehicles will be released by 2015 for general consumer applications. Initially they will be sold in select markets; a much broader market penetration is expected by 2025, when more than 1 million hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are expected to be on the road in the United States. Significant infrastructure implementation, including production capacity, transport, storage, and dispensing, is ongoing to prepare for the commercial introduction of FCEVs. Even more critical for the release of commercial hydrogen vehicles in the United States is the establishment of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) for hydrogen-powered vehicles. To ensure international harmony, North American, European, and Asian regulatory representatives are striving to base their respective national regulations on an international safety standard, the Global Technical Regulation (GTR), Hydrogen Fueled Vehicle, which is part of an international agreement pertaining to wheeled vehicles and associated equipment.
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Corporate Authors:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Authors:
- Post, Matthew B
- Burgess, Robert
- Rivkin, Carl
- O'Malley, Kathleen
- Ruiz, Antonio
- Publication Date: 2012-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Edition: Technical Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 33p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash tests; Electric vehicles; Fuel cell vehicles; Hydrogen fuels; Regulations; Sensors
- Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
- Geographic Terms: Asia; Europe; North America
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01469709
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: NREL/TP-5600-56177
- Contract Numbers: DE-AC36-08GO28308
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 17 2013 1:48PM