UN-ECE / WP.29-AC3 / HFCV Hydrogen / Fuel Cell Vehicles - Regulations Workshop „prenormative research“ Brussels - 26th September 2005 Workshop “prenormative

Workshop „prenormative research“Brussels - 26th September 2005

UN-ECE / WP.29-AC3 / HFCVHydrogen / Fuel Cell Vehicles - Regulations

Workshop “prenormative research” Brussels – 26th September 2005

UNECE / WP.29 – AC3 / HFCV

Hydrogen / Fuel Cell Vehicles – Global Technical Regulation ( GTR )

Christoph AlbusFederal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing



Contents

1) Vehicle Regulations

2) GTR for H2/FC - vehicles

3) Role of prenormative research

4) Action plan



Contents




4) Action plan



Legislation Rules approval of vehicle types, a condition for registration (marketing) of new vehicles

Type approval or self certification based on technical regulations(ECE-R, EU-Directive, FMVSS, TRIAS, …)

International harmonization ensures serial production under economical conditions





Agreements administered by WP.29Agreements administered by WP.29

1958 Agreement (UN-ECE Regulations)1958 Agreement (UN-ECE Regulations)

1998 Global Agreement 1998 Global Agreement ( Global Technical Regulations – GTR)( Global Technical Regulations – GTR)

„ „AC3“AC3“

(1997 (1997 Agreement on Periodical Technical Agreement on Periodical Technical Inspections)Inspections)



Global Technical Regulations – GTRGlobal Technical Regulations – GTR

GTR: worldwide harmonized

1) Test procedure

2) Performance requirements

GTR‘s should work: Type approval

Self certification



Contents




4) Action plan



Future Hydrogen Economy Main element:

Mobile Applications / Road vehicles

Key Factors: • R&D• Cost Reduction• RCS (Regulations, Codes & Standards)

(Safety and Environment)



Regulations should not be an unnecessary hurdle

Balance between

Urgent need to develop regulations today (“EIHP”)

Economic

issues

Safety and environmental demands



WP.29-AC3 group „HFCV“ *WP.29-AC3 group „HFCV“ *(Hydrogen / Fuel Cell – Vehicles)(Hydrogen / Fuel Cell – Vehicles)

Two draft ECE-R‘s LH2 / CGH2 Two draft ECE-R‘s LH2 / CGH2 (onboard storage systems / (onboard storage systems / ^̂ ECE-R ECE-R

67/110)67/110) Now: Adoption as European - RegulationsNow: Adoption as European - Regulations Amendments of existing ECE-R‘sAmendments of existing ECE-R‘s

concerning HFCV concerning HFCV

HFCV GTR developmentHFCV GTR development

*http://www.unece.org ( transport*http://www.unece.org ( transportvehicle vehicle regulations)regulations)





SGSafety

SGEnvironment

HFCV

Project

management

WP.29-AC3

GRSP GRPE



Scope and Content

The GTR(s) should extend to OEM vehicles (categories to be defined) powered or equipped entirely or partially by hydrogen used in an internal combustion engine, fuel cell, auxiliary power unit, heater, etc. as well as their associated storage systems (liquid, gaseous or hydrids) and cover main aspects as identified by the informal group for:



Differences H2/FC- / conventional vehicles

Hydrogen

High Pressure

High Voltage



On-board storage system safety (1)

Safety of Container and Components

(Lifecycles, Requalification, Performance, Purging Limits,

Material Characteristics) Leakage Damage Tolerance



On-board storage system safety (2)

Fire Protection Aging Material Characteristics Refueling Mechanical Properties



Whole vehicle safety (1)

Crashworthiness Fire Safety Hydrogen System Integrity

– Normal Operation– Post-Crash



Whole vehicle safety (3) Electric safety

EMS (Electro-Magnetic-Susceptibility) - immissions -

EMI (Electro-Magnetic-Integrity) - emissions

- Electric-Shock Protection

• Normal Operation• Post-Crash



Other aspects including energy and environmental considerations

Pollutant Emissions Hydrogen and Water Emissions Fuel (H2) Consumption Recycling FC Disposal / Hazardous Materials Fuel Quality Engine Power Noise



Categorisation of items

OSS, WVS, Env. + Other

H2-safety, Electric Safety, Env.+ Other

Normal Operation, Incidents / Accidents / Defects





Technical Report(Review of existing regulations and standards, assessment of need of tests and research)

Starting in 2004depends on the progress of the subgroup

Drafting of GTR(s) 2005 – 2010

Detailed schedule of GTR process and review of organization

June 2005 orJanuary 2006

Submission of the 1st draft to GRPE 200?

Final draft of the GTR(s) to WP.29

2010



Final GTR 2010 ??

Final GTR 2010??

Final GTR 2010 ??

Possible ways to HFCV GTR(s)

steps

modules 1

modules 2

one step

GTR‘s



Further aspects of gtr development

Safety approach (system versus components)

Performance requirements (not design defining)

Future technologies

Balanced Regulation (safe, but not a hurdle)

Same safety level (at minimum)



Contents




4) Action plan



standards(voluntary)

technicaldevelopment

(products)

regulations(mandatory)

prenormative

research



standardisationbodies (ISO, …)

manufacturers ofhydrogen components

& vehicles

governments (contracting

Parties)prenormative

research



Timeschedule (serial / parallel)

time

GTR

development

GTR

amendmentGTR

approach

Research „better regulation“

(basic, field experience, etc.)

Research

„condition“



Timeschedule (serial / parallel)

time

GTR

development

GTR

amendmentGTR

approach

Research „better regulation“

(basic, field experience, etc.)

Research

„condition“



Goal of this workshop

„Prenormative research“

Overview

Brainstorming

Planning

Preparation of international Cooperation



Goal of this workshop

„Brainstorming -Examples“

GTR Approach: Component System

Aging, Cycles

Leakage (crashtest)

Demonstration projects, field/incident experience



From component to system testing

justification (risk assessment)

validation (test procedure)

EU US

Component-approach System-approach

Japan



Brainstorming prenormative research

GTR Ansatz: Komponenten System

Aging, Cycles

Leakage (crashtest)

Demonstration projects, field/incident experience



Contents




4) Action plan



Current national/regional activities Current national/regional activities (legislation)(legislation)

Europe: Regulation Onboard St. Europe: Regulation Onboard St. SystemSystem (basis: two draft ECE Regulations (basis: two draft ECE Regulations LH2 / CGH2 from EIHP) LH2 / CGH2 from EIHP)

Japan: National regulations 2005Japan: National regulations 2005

USA: FMVSS ? USA: FMVSS ?

GTR developmentGTR development



Current national/regional activities Current national/regional activities (research)(research)

„„as basis for development of regulations“as basis for development of regulations“

USA: 4-years Research plan for H2/FCUSA: 4-years Research plan for H2/FC (document distributed) (document distributed)

Europe: ?Europe: ?



Alternatives for Europe

do nothing and wait for US results (inactive)

do the same in parallel (competition)

to cooperate with US



Duplication of work should be avoided

Exchange of information

Early cooperation

Tuning of all activities



Action plan

European Activities (EIHP, HFP, HySafe conf., workshop1, etc.)

Today‘s workshop

HFCV meeting Tokio (Oct. 2005)

? Int. Workshop (goal: cooperation)

Documents

UN-ECE / WP.29-AC3 / HFCV Hydrogen / Fuel Cell Vehicles - Regulations Workshop „prenormative research“ Brussels - 26th September 2005 Workshop “prenormative