Motors on the HY-WIRE

General motors on the HY-WIRE

  • The Hy-wire(Hydrogen drive-by-wire) is a concept car from General Motors originally introduced in January 2002.
  •  Pioneered and developed by Adrian Chernoff.
  •  In HY-WIRE , HY stands for hydrogen.
  • The autonomy is a car which combines a hydrogen fuel cell with drive by wire technology.
  • The car runs on hydrogen fuel and uses a drive-by-wire system, meaning that the car is controlled electronically.
  • A fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device that converts hydrogen and oxygen into water, producing electricity and heat in the process.
  •  It provides a DC (direct current) voltage.
  • Instead of engine, it has a fuel cell stack, which powers an electric motor connected to the wheels.

Hydrogen fuel cell

  • A fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device.
  •  The hydrogen fuel is stored in three cylindrical tanks.  The tanks are made of a special carbon composite material.
  • The type of fuel cell that is used in the Hy-wire car is the Proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
  • The four basic elements of a PEM fuel cell are:-  The anode, the negative post of the fuel cell,  The cathode, the positive post of the fuel cell
  • It Converts Hydrogen and Oxygen into the water, producing electricity and heat.
  • The industry feels that the fuel cell is inevitable.

Advantages

  • Fuel efficient
  • Environment-friendly
  • Highly spacious
  • Driver friendly
  • Freedom of individual expression LIMITATIONS
  • Low safety
  • Storage and transportation of hydrogen fuels
  • Cost
  •  More weight

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