Njengezimoto ezisebenza ngogesi wonke, izimoto zikagesi ze-fuel cell (FCEVs) zisebenzisa ugesi ukunika amandla injini kagesi. Ngokungafani nezinye izimoto zikagesi, ama-FCEV akhiqiza ugesi esebenzisa i-fuel cell powered by hydrogen, kunokuba adonse ugesi ebhethrini kuphela.
IHydrojeni ingasetshenziswa ukufaka uphethiloli ezimotweni ngezindlela ezimbili. Esokuqala ngamaseli e-hydrogen fuel, asebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-Lithium-ion battery EVs.
Nokho, nakuba amandla asemabhethrini egcinwa ngokusabela kwamakhemikhali, amandla akumangqamuzana e-hydrogen agcinwa kugesi ye-hydrogen.
Igesi ye-hydrogen igcinwa ethangini eliphakela amangqamuzana kaphethiloli, ngalinye lenziwe amatheminali angalungile kanye namatheminali amahle (ama-anode nama-cathodes) ahlukaniswe yi-electrolyte. Umoya-mpilo uthathwa emoyeni bese uphonswa ku-cathode, kuyilapho i-hydrogen igeleza iye endaweni ye-platinum anode esebenza njengesisusa, ihlukanise ama-ion e-hydrogen egesi.

Lawa ma-ion ageleza ku-electrolyte aye ku-cathode ukuze akhe ukushaja okuhle. Njengoba ama-electron ahlukanisiwe engakwazi ukugeleza ku-electrolyte, ageleza azungeze isekethe yangaphandle, akhiqize ukushaja okusetshenziselwa ukunika amandla injini kagesi.
Futhi kuthiwani nge-emissions? Njengoba ama- ion e-hydrogen ehlangana ne-cathode, ahlangana nomoya-mpilo ukuze akhiqize amanzi abe esephuma epayipini lemoto.
Ukusebenzisa i-hydrogen ekushiseni
I-Hydrogen ingasetshenziswa futhi njengokushintshwa okuqondile kukaphethiloli noma udizili enjinini evuthayo yangaphakathi ekhethekile noma eguquliwe. Kulokhu, igesi ye-hydrogen ecindezelwe ijovwa ngokuqondile egumbini elivuthayo lenjini futhi ukusha kwenzeka njenge-ICE evamile.
Ukusebenzisa i-hydrogen kanje akuvamile, njengoba ingenamandla njengophethiloli. Kodwa i-hydrogen evuthayo ikhiqiza ukukhishwa okuncane, ngamanzi njengomkhiqizo oyinhloko, kanye namagesi anobuthi ambalwa e-NOx avela ekushiseni okukhiqizwa injini.