Abas Goodarzi, Ph.D., PE. President
Integrated Electric, Fuel Cell and Hybrid Powertrain Powering Clean Mobility
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US Hybrid Group
www.ushybrid.com
www.usfuelcell.com
US Hybrid
US FuelCell
Magmotor Corporation
HQ: Torrance, CA
South Windsor, CT
Worcester, MA
Year
Established
1999
Core
Competency
Electric Powertrain for
Electric, Hybrid and Fuel
Cell Heavy Duty Vehicles
Year
Established
2013
Core
Competency
Fuel Cell
Power Plant
www.magmotor.com
Year
Established
Core
Competency
1876
(Acquired by US Hybrid in 2008)
Servo Motors and Drives
Automation, Robotic and
Semiconductor Mfg.
Torrance, CA
South Windsor, CT
Worcester, MA
Torrance, CA
US Hybrid Business Focus is
Medium and Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicles
Honolulu, HI
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Project Motivation
179,000 throughout America today, 91% of them diesel
Refuse truck annually 1 (Industry is changing with Sorting facilities)
• Drives about 25,000 miles
• Consumes 8,600 gallons diesel (33 gal/day)
• Creates >90 ton of GHG
• Generates >7 ton of total emission
• Very Noisy to Operate
Annual Usage
Millage
Driven
Miles
25,000
Annual Emission and GHG of Diesel Engine 2010 (Ton)
Fuel
Fuel Used
Economy
MPG
< 3 mpg
HC+ Nitrogen
oxides
Carbon
monoxide
Particulate
matter
Gallons
HC+NOX
CO
PM
8,600
0.153
6.972
0.004
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Total
Emission
7.13
1 INFORM Facts on Greening Garbage Trucks: New Technologies for Cleaner Air
2 US Hybrid Collected Actual Drive Cycle Data
3 EPA On-Road Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Emission Standards 2010
GHG
90.83
Diesel
Annual
Operation
Diesel cost
$43,000
Refuse Trucks Type & Applications
Type: Front Loader
Type: Side Loader
Type: Rear Loader
Application: Commercial Collection
Application: Residential Auto pick-up
Application: Residential Manual
City & County of Honlulu Refuse Truck Fleet
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Proposed Fuel Cell Electric Refuse Truck
Fuel Cell Powertrain
Li-Ion Battery
Charger
J1772
Power
converter
H2 Fuel System (20kg)
Fuel Cell
Electric Driven Steering
and Braking
iDrive
240 kW Drive
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Refuse Truck Packaging
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Chassis
GVW
Curb Weight
Frontal area
Navistar WorkStar
24,500 kg (54,000 lb.)
14,000 kg (31,000 lb.)
9 m2
Rolling Resistance
Aerodynamics Coefficient
Rear Axle Final Ratio
Tires
0.01
0.7
3.7:1
305/80R22.5
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FC Refuse Truck Modeling (local, national and global market)
Drive cycle used for powertrain sizing, energy and control Optimization
C&C Drive cycle was estimated to be similar to WVU cycles, to be quantified in Phase II
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C&C Residential pick-up Drive Cycle
JBPHH
( Manual For side loader)
Honolulu
Collection Yard
Collection
Neighborhood
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Life Cycle Cost: Breakeven of Fuel Cell Refuse Truck commercial deployment
2014
2016
2018
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FC Refuse Truck Comparison
Parameter
Diesel
Refuse Truck
Fuel Cell Electric
Refuse Truck
Powertrain
Diesel Engine
Battery/Fuel Cell
Hydraulics
Coupled
Electric driven
Fuel Economy
2.4 mpg**
6.3 **
Operation Time
All day
All day
Acceleration
baseline
Fast and Smooth
Breaking Energy
No Recovery
Recharges battery, extends
brake life
Payload
Base line
100% No Compromise
Operating Noise
Level
Hearing Damaging
Quiet
* Diesel Gallon Equivalent
** Estimates based on US Hybrid FC Drayage Truck Project
** 33 gallons Diesel fuel usage per day.
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FC Refuse Truck Spec
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Thanks for Our Partners
Thanks for Our Partners
City and County of Honolulu (Deployment partner)
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii (Infrastructure)
Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies
Hail (body OEM)
Navistar (Truck OEM)
Department of Energy (Partial Funding)
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Fuel Cell Electric Utility or Municipal
MD/HD Bucket Trucks (H2BT)
Operations and Productivity Gains
• Better working environment (Noise & Comfort)
• Fuel Saving
• Emissions Reductions
Abas Goodarzi
President, US Hybrid Corporation
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Anticipated Benefits
Based on a typical work year of 260 days and an average 3
hours/day spent idling over a typical Hawaiian Electric utility route2,3
•
Noise reduction
•
Electrified powertrain
•
Reduced operating costs from fuel and maintenance
•
Better packaging
•
Improved handling
•
Electric Power Take-off (ePTO) function with export power
2 "Paper No. 06-2567 Estimation of Fuel Use by Idling Commercial Trucks." Center for Transportation Research Argonne National Laboratory. 22 Jan. 2006. Web.
<http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/TA/373.pdf>.
3 "Heavy-Duty Highway Compression-Ignition Engines And Urban Buses -- Exhaust Emission Standards." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, 6 Mar. 2013. Web.
<http://epa.gov/otaq/standards/heavy-duty/hdci-exhaust.htm>.
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System Configurations with Export Power
CONFIGURATION 1: (Zero Emission Job Site Operation)
Fuel Cell Powered Accessories
• Fuel Cell sizing
• Energy Storage (Battery & H2)
• Electric Accessories:
• Electrohydraulic drive system
• HVAC
• AC and DC Export power (ePTO)
• Hydrogen Fueling
• Plug-in or H2 only
• Portable or Fixed
DC-DC
Converter
SDU
Battery
Pack
BMS
SDU
Controller
Motor
A/C
Controller
Motor
Boom
Drive
Fuel Cell
Power Plant
5-10kW
Hydrogen
Fuel Tanks
Export Power
3Phase, 208Vac,15KVA
CONFIGURATION 2: (ZE Truck)
Fuel Cell Powertrain
• FC power plant
• Energy Storage (Battery and H2 tanks)
• Electric Powertrain
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Vehicle Packaging
TOTAL INTEGRATED SOLUTION
 Direct electric drive
 Export power
 Plug-in with 30 miles electric
Operations and Productivity Gains
• Better working environment (Noise & Comfort)
• Fuel Saving
• Emissions Reductions
Reference only
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Modify Hydraulic to HVAC and add unit picture.
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Teaming
Technology
Provider and
Integration
Policies and
fueling
Infrastructure
(Formerly called
)
Strategic
Operating
Partner
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