Analysis of the Energy Consumption of a Rail Passenger Vehicle Powered by a Hydrogen Fuel Cell

The article presents a proposal for the installation of components of a hydrogen power supply system in a rail passenger vehicle. The research work discussed in the article involved the analysis of various vehicle configurations and the determination of traction characteristics, which, subsequently, were used to perform a series of theoretical simulations of journeys on a specific route in relation to various assumptions. The tests led to the calculation of average energy consumption and the assessment of hydrogen consumption for a selected vehicle configuration.