SUAVE.Components.Energy.Converters.Fuel_Cell.Fuel_Cell Class Reference

Inheritance diagram for SUAVE.Components.Energy.Converters.Fuel_Cell.Fuel_Cell:

Public Member Functions
def	__defaults__ (self)
def	energy_calc (self, conditions, numerics)

Public Attributes
	propellant
	oxidizer
	efficiency
	specific_power
	mass_density
	volume
	max_power
	discharge_model
Public Attributes inherited from SUAVE.Components.Energy.Energy_Component.Energy_Component
	inputs
	outputs
Public Attributes inherited from SUAVE.Components.Physical_Component.Physical_Component
	tag
	mass_properties
	origin
	symmetric
Public Attributes inherited from SUAVE.Components.Component.Component
	tag
	origin
	generative_design_max_per_vehicle
	generative_design_characteristics
	generative_design_special_parent

Detailed Description

This is a fuel cell component.

Assumptions:
None

Source:
None

Member Function Documentation

__defaults__()

def SUAVE.Components.Energy.Converters.Fuel_Cell.Fuel_Cell.__defaults__

(

self

)

This sets the default values for the component to function.

Assumptions:
None

Source:
Some default values come from a Nissan 2011 fuel cell

Inputs:
None

Outputs:
None

Properties Used:
None

Reimplemented from SUAVE.Components.Energy.Energy_Component.Energy_Component.

energy_calc()

def SUAVE.Components.Energy.Converters.Fuel_Cell.Fuel_Cell.energy_calc	(		self,
			conditions,
			numerics
	)

This call the assigned discharge method.

Assumptions:
None

Source:
N/A

Inputs:
see properties used

Outputs:
mdot     [kg/s] (units may change depending on selected model)

Properties Used:
self.discharge_model(self, conditions, numerics)

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