Fuel cell systems for electrical vehicles

This paper proposes an overview about the integration of fuel cell power systems into electrical vehicles. At the present time, many car manufacturers around the world are presenting no emission vehicles build around fuel cells. But what about the general architecture of these vehicles ? What type of fuel cell is preferably used ? How can the global efficiency of the whole powertrain be optimized and using what kind of simulation model ? This paper presents some elements to answer these interesting questions.