HySPERT - Hydrogen Special Purpose Electric vehicle platform for Refuse collection and fire Trucks

这个为期8个月的可行性项目是由专业氢气商用车公司ULEMCo Ltd与牛津郡CC的牛津郡消防和救援服务部门合作完成的，旨在开发一种定制的基于氢燃料电池的零排放利基车辆底盘平台，该平台将适用于消防泵等特殊用途。最初，合作伙伴将深入了解这些类型的车辆在各种使用场景中运行时的具体占空比，特别是在城市和农村，以便能够创建一个关于现有能源使用的透彻了解和详细模型，其中包括抽水至少4小时所需的功率和能源使用以及最佳范围要求。然后将研究燃料电池电动总成配置，以满足这种优化的能源需求，并结合车辆的运行要求，作为紧急服务，随时可用并准备好作为紧急服务，全天候服务就绪，其中占空比将包括连续运行4至40小时，并为不同车队地点提供足够的绿色氢气加油设施。该项目计划重点确定将满足覆盖小城市和跨县边界的服务的一系列业务车辆要求的解决方案。技术方法包括完成对应用最先进技术(特别是来自英国供应链)和商业可用的电气化技术选项的可行性的全面工程研究调查，这些选项包括轻量化底盘、创新的电子驾驶解决方案、车载储能选项(包括氢气和燃料电池技术)，这将为平台提供所需的灵活性，以满足专业车辆的应用要求。该项目特别具有创新性，它将通过确定在车辆平台设计解决方案中应用全球领先的OEM来源燃料电池技术(已在乘用车中得到验证)的范围，实现世界第一，由于其经过验证的高效、轻便和紧凑的设计，预计将提供提供优化规格的最佳途径。该项目的主要成果将提供完整的规格、详细的原型CAD工程设计、确定关键部件成本和供应商选择的高级材料清单，以及下一阶段研发的项目计划，这将涉及原型车的物理制造。

This 8-month feasibility project which is a collaboration led by ULEMCo Ltd, the specialist hydrogen commercial vehicle company, with Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service part of Oxfordshire CC to complete a feasibility study into developing a bespoke hydrogen fuel cell based zero emission niche vehicle chassis platform that will be adaptable for special purpose applications like fire pumping appliances. Initially the partners will develop a deep understanding of the specific duty cycles for these types of vehicles when operated in a variety of use scenarios particularly urban and rural, so that a thorough understanding and detailed model of the existing energy use can be created that includes the power and energy use required to pump water for a minimum of 4 hours and the optimal range requirement. The fuel cell electric powertrain configuration will then be researched so that it will meet this optimised energy need combined with the operational requirements for the vehicles to be available and ready for use at all times as an emergency service, 24/7 service readiness, where the duty cycle will involve 4 to 40 hours continuous running with sufficient green hydrogen refuelling facilities for the various fleet locations. The project plans to focus on identifying solutions that will satisfy the range of operational vehicle requirements of the service which covers a small city as well as across the county boundaries. The technical approach involves completing a thorough engineering research investigation into the feasibility of applying state-of the art (particularly from the UK supply chain) and commercially available electrification technology options including light-weight chassis, innovative e-drive solutions, options for onboard energy storage including the hydrogen and fuel cell technology that would give the required flexibility to the platform to deliver the specialist vehicle application requirements. The project is particularly innovative in that it will deliver a world-first by determining the scope of applying the globally leading OEM sourced Fuel cell technology (proven in passenger cars), within the design solution for vehicle platform which due to its proven high efficiency, lightweight and compact design is expected to offer the best route to delivering the optimised specification. The key outputs from the project will provide a full specification, detailed CAD engineered design for a prototype, a high-level bill of materials identifying key component costs and supplier options and a project plan for the next stage of R&D, which will involve the physical build of the prototype vehicle.