The aim of the ‘TZS-ArTeFakt – Stuttgart Test Centre for Drive Systems with Renewable Technologies for New Vehicle Concepts’ project is to establish an infrastructure for testing, optimising and validating climate-neutral vehicle drive systems, with a focus on electric drive systems powered by hydrogen. This includes the design, construction and operation of various test facilities for testing drive components, subsystems and complete vehicles. To this end, climate and altitude test benches are being built for fuel cells (BSZ) at the cell, stack and overall system level, as well as for H2-powered combustion engines, including the necessary infrastructure for media supply and conditioning. Component test benches for compressors, humidifiers, heat exchangers and filtration units are also included. In addition, a fully low-reflection test bench for acoustic and vibration tests on fuel cell systems, including electric final drives, is being set up. At the same time, initial experience with battery-electric vehicles in extreme climatic situations will be gathered on a demonstration test bench in order to develop safety and extinguishing equipment for testing hydrogen-powered complete vehicles under various climatic conditions.
The aim is to establish a test centre in Stuttgart for future, primarily hydrogen-based, climate-neutral drives, which will enable Baden-Württemberg-based suppliers and vehicle manufacturers to validate and optimise new components and subsystems for future climate-neutral drives, both individually and at the overall system level.
