Research Article

Sizing of the Propulsion System for a Heavy-Duty Fuel Cell Commercial Vehicle

Table 4

The characteristics of two drive cycles.

CharacteristicsCombined DCStochastic DC

Duration (s)693969393
Idle time (%)22.0324.38
Maximum velocity (m/s)27.1527.08
Average velocity (m/s)8.736.85
Standard deviation of velocity8.667.06
Maximum acceleration (m/s2)2.072.06
Maximum deceleration (m/s2)3.243.17
Average acceleration (m/s2)0.290.28
Average deceleration (m/s2)0.350.34