Toyota Develops Fuel-cell-bus Power Supply System

Toyota Motor Corporation TMC has developed a power supply system that uses electricity generated within a fuel cell bus (FC bus) to supply electrical power to devices such as home electrical appliances. An FC bus - based on the "FCHV-BUS"(1) - equipped with the new power supply system has two electrical outlets (AC 100 V, 1.5 kW) inside the cabin that can supply a maximum output of 3 kW and potentially power home appliances continuously for more than 100 hours. As part of the emergency power-supply training section of the comprehensive disaster-control training to be conducted by Aichi Prefecture and Toyota City on September 2, the system(2) is to power approximately 20 information display monitors inside a disaster control headquarters tent. Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), which generate electricity from hydrogen to power a drive motor, are considered to be a promising environment-friendly vehicle for the diversification of fuel sources and for the realization of zero emissions. Furthermore, FCVs can supply a much greater amount of electrical power than electric vehicles (EVs). Thus, FC buses, with their large amount of stored hydrogen, hold promise as potential mobile power-supply See full press release