Celdas de combustible de hidrógeno: Energía limpia para el uso en el transporte público de México

Published in: Engineering for a Smarter Planet: Innovation, ITC, and Computational Tools for Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Date of Conference: August 3-5, 2011
Location of Conference: Medellin, Colombia
Authors: Gabriel Luna-Sandoval
Guillermo Urriolagoitia-Calderón
Luis Héctor Hernández-Gómez
Eusebio Jiménez-López
Guillermo Urriolagoitia-Sosa
Refereed Paper: #266

Abstract

This article presents the results of design and manufacturing of a hydrogen fuel cell for use on public transport buses in Mexico City, essential for the imminent energy crisis that the world is submerged. The first hydrogen fuel cell designed and built in Mexico specifically for collective transport vehicles. It defines the basic principles of design and manufacturing, also, the computer programs used for modeling and structural analysis to optimize the material and increase the efficiency of the cell before manufacturing the prototype. This research aims to encourage all countries in Latin America and around the world to implement this type of clean technologies for energy production.