Caterpillar to reveal superior hydrogen-hybrid energy resolution for off-highway automobiles
CATERPILLAR have introduced the launch of a three-year programme to reveal a sophisticated hydrogen-hybrid energy resolution constructed on their new Cat C13D engine platform.
Starting within the first quarter of 2024, Caterpillar will develop a transient-capable system for off-highway purposes. The undertaking will reveal how state-of-the-art management methods and electric-hybrid parts may help hydrogen-fuelled engines meet or exceed the ability density and transient efficiency of conventional diesel engines.
Caterpillar will function the prime contractor on the undertaking, offering engine analysis and growth in addition to system integration. As the undertaking progresses, different trade and educational collaborators can be introduced into the programme to offer further specialist experience. The initiative can be delivered at Caterpillar services in Chillicothe, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas.
With analysis commencing in 2024, the undertaking is supported and partially funded by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) by means of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). It is included amongst 45 initiatives throughout 18 states and Washington DC receiving funding to advance analysis, growth, demonstration, and deployment in a number of areas crucial to decreasing greenhouse gasoline (GHG) emissions within the transportation sector.
The hydrogen-hybrid energy demonstration undertaking is the latest in a collection of initiatives that builds upon Caterpillar’s 35 years of enterprise expertise in hydrogen fuels.
‘Every off-highway application has its own unique duty cycles, lifecycle demands, and performance expectations, and this complexity is driving the development of a wide range of power solutions for the energy transition,’ stated Steve Ferguson, senior vice-president of Caterpillar Industrial Power Systems. ‘One size does not fit all, which is why we’ve engineered flexibility into the C13D engine to function our platform of the long run.’
Caterpillar’s hydrogen-hybrid demonstration undertaking leverages the efficiency, packaging, and gas flexibility engineered into the brand new 13-litre Cat C13D engine platform. Unveiled at Conexpo in March 2023, diesel-powered variations of the Cat C13D engine supply eight energy scores from 456hp to 690hp (340kW to 515kW) with as much as 3,200Nm of peak torque. It offers as much as a 20% improve in energy and as much as 25% extra low-speed torque over the earlier technology of Cat diesel engines in its energy class.
The in-line, six-cylinder Cat C13D allows using renewable liquid fuels corresponding to 100% HVO, B100 distilled biodiesel, and even as much as B100 normal biodiesel (in session with the native Cat vendor). In addition to utilizing hydrogen, its core structure is designed for the long run growth of spark-ignited natural-gas capabilities.
Available for early OEM pilots in 2025 and scheduled for manufacturing in 2026, the Cat C13D engine is focused for a variety of off-highway gear, together with rock crushers, grinders, screens, material-handling gear, and enormous industrial pumps.
