Functional safety-oriented hazard analysis and risk assessment for vehicular fuel cell systems

Functional safety is an emerging trend for safety design in the automobile industry. This study is an innovative exploration of a hazard analysis and quantitative risk assessment (QRA) methodology based on the functional safety of vehicular fuel cell systems. In this study, the potential hazards tha...

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Main Authors: Ke Song, Ruili Jia, Pengyu Huang, Xing Huang, Boqiang Zhang, Feiqiang Li
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Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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description Functional safety is an emerging trend for safety design in the automobile industry. This study is an innovative exploration of a hazard analysis and quantitative risk assessment (QRA) methodology based on the functional safety of vehicular fuel cell systems. In this study, the potential hazards that fuel cell vehicles may encounter during operation were identified using the automobile generic hazard list. The failure modes and influences of the main components of the fuel cell system were determined via hazard and operability studies. Furthermore, the risks and consequences of the fuel cell system were explored using the QRA method. The failure frequency and unavailability of the fuel-cell system were calculated, and the architecture was optimized using a redundant design with a focus on hydrogen safety. The results showed that the optimized system architecture could effectively reduce the hazard of hydrogen leakage, and the unavailability and failure frequency of hydrogen leakage risk were reduced by 94.4 % and 36.8 %, respectively. Thus, this study provides powerful insights for future research and improvement of vehicular fuel cell systems.
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spelling doaj-art-507d3ac2b6474a81a8b36f6851786cc82025-01-17T04:51:11ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01111e41410Functional safety-oriented hazard analysis and risk assessment for vehicular fuel cell systemsKe Song0Ruili Jia1Pengyu Huang2Xing Huang3Boqiang Zhang4Feiqiang Li5School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China; National Fuel Cell Vehicle and Powertrain System Engineering Research Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China; Corresponding author. School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China.School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China; National Fuel Cell Vehicle and Powertrain System Engineering Research Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China; National Fuel Cell Vehicle and Powertrain System Engineering Research Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China; National Fuel Cell Vehicle and Powertrain System Engineering Research Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450007, ChinaBeijing SinoHytec Co., Ltd., Zhongguancun, Dongsheng S & T Park, 66 Xixiaokou Road, Beijing 100192, China; Corresponding author.Functional safety is an emerging trend for safety design in the automobile industry. This study is an innovative exploration of a hazard analysis and quantitative risk assessment (QRA) methodology based on the functional safety of vehicular fuel cell systems. In this study, the potential hazards that fuel cell vehicles may encounter during operation were identified using the automobile generic hazard list. The failure modes and influences of the main components of the fuel cell system were determined via hazard and operability studies. Furthermore, the risks and consequences of the fuel cell system were explored using the QRA method. The failure frequency and unavailability of the fuel-cell system were calculated, and the architecture was optimized using a redundant design with a focus on hydrogen safety. The results showed that the optimized system architecture could effectively reduce the hazard of hydrogen leakage, and the unavailability and failure frequency of hydrogen leakage risk were reduced by 94.4 % and 36.8 %, respectively. Thus, this study provides powerful insights for future research and improvement of vehicular fuel cell systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024174415Fuel cell systemFunctional safetyHazard analysisQuantitative risk assessmentHydrogen safety
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Pengyu Huang
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Boqiang Zhang
Feiqiang Li
Functional safety-oriented hazard analysis and risk assessment for vehicular fuel cell systems
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Fuel cell system
Functional safety
Hazard analysis
Quantitative risk assessment
Hydrogen safety
title Functional safety-oriented hazard analysis and risk assessment for vehicular fuel cell systems
title_full Functional safety-oriented hazard analysis and risk assessment for vehicular fuel cell systems
title_fullStr Functional safety-oriented hazard analysis and risk assessment for vehicular fuel cell systems
title_full_unstemmed Functional safety-oriented hazard analysis and risk assessment for vehicular fuel cell systems
title_short Functional safety-oriented hazard analysis and risk assessment for vehicular fuel cell systems
title_sort functional safety oriented hazard analysis and risk assessment for vehicular fuel cell systems
topic Fuel cell system
Functional safety
Hazard analysis
Quantitative risk assessment
Hydrogen safety
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