Case Study
Testing Fuel Cell Technology
dSPACE NEWS 2/2006 * dSPACE GmbH * Technologiepark 25 * D-33100 Paderborn * Germany * info@dspace.de * www.dspace.de CUSTOMERS over a billion dollars in the venture. Today, around 600 employees are working on different aspects of the joint fuel cell program at five different locations – in the USA (Rochester, Warren, Torrance), in Germany (Mainz-Kastel), and in Japan (Tokyo). The latest result of their work is the “HydroGen3”, an experimental vehicle based on an Opel Zafira. Compact Power Plant Under the Hood The heart of the HydroGen3 is its fuel cell stack, a compact, highly efficient power plant that fits under the Opel Zafira’s front hood together with the elec- tric motor and ancillary units. GM FCA developed the fuel cell stack with 200 single cells connected