Fuel Cell powered Bike (by Joerg Weigl)
Data of the Weiglette (pdf)
A fuel cell-powered bike in the practical application was presented by Dipl-.Ing. Jörg Weigl from University Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, in Lucerne.
Six screws and a few aluminum profiles fix the EFOY direct Methanol fuel cell system from Smart Fuel Cell together with a 5liter Methanol fuel canister to the rack of the bike.
Six screws and a few aluminum profiles fix the EFOY direct Methanol fuel cell system from Smart Fuel Cell together with a 5liter Methanol fuel canister to the rack of the bike.
The output voltage of the 60watt 24 Volt fuel cell system was adjusted by soft ware setting to fit the charging curve of a seven cell lithium polymer battery with 5Ampere hours.
The dirve train transmission was achieved with a tooth belt 1:20 to back wheel with one way ball bearing in pulley.
To get the torque to the rear axle, he used existing components, such as a high-performance battery, a 200 W AC electric motor and power electronics.
Dr. Kas Hemmes, Associate Professor, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Some congress participants convinced themselves of the proper handling of the bike in several tests on the sidelines of the conference on the station forecourt of the city on Vierwaldstätter lake.
Served as a throttle lever was a small potentiometer on the handlebars, right next to the conventional brake levers.
For his fuel cell powered bike Arno A. Evers will sponsor a 4 sq.m. booth
at the 16th Group Exhibit H2+FC at HANNOVER MESSE 2010, April 19-23.
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