MIT's Electric Vehicle Team is working with industry partners to create a hydrogen-electric motorcycle in order to develop research in the small hydrogen field.
My main project has been working with Moving Health, an MIT-affiliated company in Ghana, to create electric emergency vehicles so they can become energy-sovereign. I am working closely with them to optimize a hybrid model and prototype it.
Some projects I've done on the hydrogen-powered motorcycle:
1. insulating our power joints and creating housing for our energy management PCB
2. repurposing a fuel tank for our fuel cell roll cage
One of my projects this semester was finding the optimal lifetime for a battery that would minimize the cost per ride.
After finding the optimal, we decided to move to a hybrid solution which I am currently working on.
On the left is a Matlab Script I made for this project.
PCB cover for the power controller I designed.
This photo is the beginning stage of a fuel-cell roll cage I helped angle grind down to shape, then wire wheel to smooth, sand blast to perfect.
Our team at the Hydrogen America Conference in early October where we showcased the V1 Hydrogen-powered motorcycle!