2011 Idra 11
Category - hydrogen propelled vehicle
Braking system - disc brakes;separated hydraulic circuits
Mass - 38 kg
Transmission -direct engaging
Tank - Hydrogen cylinder at 200 bar
Steering System -kinematic mechanism acting on front wheels
Body - Carbon fiber self-supporting body
Length - 3000 mm
Width - 750 mm
Height 600 mm
Seat - 1
Propulsion - Hydrogen Fuel Cells combined with one high efficiency brushed electric motor
Max speed - 35 km/h
Consumption - 2344 km/l
Power - 1 kW
The idea for H2politO began in 2007 as a student initiative to build an alternative energy vehicle based on hydrogen propulsion. Massimiliana Carello, an Assistant Professor at the Politecnico, was appointed faculty advisor to monitor the team’s activities and support the technological and educational aspects of the project.
Dean Francesco Profumo then approved the project and the first H2politO team created in 2007 it was composed of 15 students who designed, assembled and tested the first prototype.
Within the team, students have assigned precise roles, tasks and responsibilities as if they worked for a vehicle company.
Students are also in charge of the organizational and decision-making aspects of the project. A group of professors at the university and company experts now advise H2politO, forming a steering committee that monitors team activities and serving as thesis supervisors for student experiments. The Politecnico di Torino is the first Italian university to officially recognize a project of this kind.
H2politO has experienced a number of successes. Its IDRA08 hydrogen propulsion vehicle participates in the Shell Eco-marathon and the Formula Electric & Hybrid Italy competitions. In 2008, the IDRA08 was named the Politecnico di Torino’s Project of the Year.
The Politecnico is the main backer of H2politO’s finances and facilities, providing laboratories and equipment to assemble and test prototypes.
Several major companies are involved as sponsors, forming technical partnerships between students and firms to develop vehicles and, in some cases, financially contributing to the project. The headquarters and laboratory for H2politO are within the Politecnico’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department (address: Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Turin, Italy).
Braking system - disc brakes;separated hydraulic circuits
Mass - 38 kg
Transmission -direct engaging
Tank - Hydrogen cylinder at 200 bar
Steering System -kinematic mechanism acting on front wheels
Body - Carbon fiber self-supporting body
Length - 3000 mm
Width - 750 mm
Height 600 mm
Seat - 1
Propulsion - Hydrogen Fuel Cells combined with one high efficiency brushed electric motor
Max speed - 35 km/h
Consumption - 2344 km/l
Power - 1 kW
The idea for H2politO began in 2007 as a student initiative to build an alternative energy vehicle based on hydrogen propulsion. Massimiliana Carello, an Assistant Professor at the Politecnico, was appointed faculty advisor to monitor the team’s activities and support the technological and educational aspects of the project.
Dean Francesco Profumo then approved the project and the first H2politO team created in 2007 it was composed of 15 students who designed, assembled and tested the first prototype.
Within the team, students have assigned precise roles, tasks and responsibilities as if they worked for a vehicle company.
Students are also in charge of the organizational and decision-making aspects of the project. A group of professors at the university and company experts now advise H2politO, forming a steering committee that monitors team activities and serving as thesis supervisors for student experiments. The Politecnico di Torino is the first Italian university to officially recognize a project of this kind.
H2politO has experienced a number of successes. Its IDRA08 hydrogen propulsion vehicle participates in the Shell Eco-marathon and the Formula Electric & Hybrid Italy competitions. In 2008, the IDRA08 was named the Politecnico di Torino’s Project of the Year.
The Politecnico is the main backer of H2politO’s finances and facilities, providing laboratories and equipment to assemble and test prototypes.
Several major companies are involved as sponsors, forming technical partnerships between students and firms to develop vehicles and, in some cases, financially contributing to the project. The headquarters and laboratory for H2politO are within the Politecnico’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department (address: Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Turin, Italy).
