WG3: Fuel Cell Vehicle/Hydrogen Infrastructure Interface WG

Abstract

In WG3, the members from automobile manufacturing companies and infrastructure companies discuss about technical issues of the interface between fuel cell vehicle and hydrogen infrastructure. In this paper, the results of the WG3 activities in 2009 are reported. The problems to realize 70MPa full refueling station were examined towards 87.5MPa of maximum refueling pressure. To achieve the full refueling, the introduction of communication refueling was decided. It was observed that ―40℃ pre-cooling is necessary for 70MPa full refueling by simulation. Then, the specifications for 70MPa full refueling station were proposed and reflected to the items in the next project. In addition,th e Japanese version of refueling protocol tests was conducted and the results were reported.