Honda's Next Generation Solar Hydrogen Station Prototype
Los Angeles-based Station to Re-fuel Honda Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Honda began operation of a next generation Solar Hydrogen Station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles. Designed as a single, integrated unit to fit in the user’s garage, the station reduces the size of the system, while producing enough hydrogen (0.5kg) via an 8-hour overnight fill for daily commuting (10,000 miles per year) for a fuel cell electric vehicle.
Honda engineers have created a new high differential pressure electrolyzer for this station, thereby eliminating the expensive compressor component – said by Honda to be a world first for a home use system – and reducing its size. System efficiency has been improved by more than 25% (value calculated based on simulations) compared to the Honda solar hydrogen station system it supercedes.
Engineered for an 8-hour, slow fill for overnight refilling of a fuel cell electric vehicle, the home-use Solar Hydrogen Station would replenish the hydrogen for a typical daily driving, meeting the commuting requirements of many drivers. As with the previous generation system, the hydrogen purity from the new station meets SAE (J2719) and ISO (14687) specifications.
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