A legendary brand has just switched to the fuel of the future (yes, the same one Tesla called “ridiculous”). They want to make the leap to a new generation of vehicles and have patented their first hydrogen engine. Do you know which one we are talking about? It is the same one that has dared to assemble them upside down, with opposite pistons and with a concept that has scientists in suspense: it is going to put an end to EVs.
Ferrari´s hydrogen engine: a revolution in transportation sector?
The sound of a Ferrari engine is the music for the ears of car lovers from all over the world. Such recognisable Anglo-Italian supercar brand has been setting the industry norms for style, performance and racing heritages for decades now. Now, Ferrari begins a new revolutionary cycle with an engine patent to transform everything.
Ferrari has patented designs for a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine, causing a sensation among the automotive industry and making the people wonder what it would be like. Though the specifics are yet to be covered but the idea alone is broad enough to make experts keen that Ferrari has great things in stock.
Would the hydrogen engines likely not only be the last nail in the gasoline engine coffin, but the end of electric vehicles as well? Ferrari is very secretive about what they do, but their recent patent suggests that they want to take the lead again.
Quietly, the media companies, are keeping everyone wondering what they have given up for people to see. However, one thing is certain, when Ferrari puts its mind to innovation, the other industry keeps a close eye on it. Surprisingly, the Ferrari will enter a patent conflict with this one will attempt to break the stereotypes.
Why Ferrari´s hydrogen engine will not create a FCEV as others
Hailing from the country of Italy, where sports car manufacturer Ferrari is the most prominent, this company has recently filed patents for a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine which is revolutionary. Contrary to the regular petrol or diesel engine, Ferrari’s hydrogen engine fires hydrogen fuel instead of petrol or diesel.
The hydrogen engine features a V12 configurations like the V12 petrol engine currently used in the Ferrari engines. Hence it provides a similar performance. Nonetheless, hydrogen engine was redesigned by the cylinder heads to provide more complete hydrogen combustion.
The hydrogen is immediately fed into the cylinders under high pressure. That could effectively synchronize the combustion of hydrogen gas and enable the generation of power in the each cycle stroke. It is hydrogen engine-design by Ferrari that matters a great deal.
The intakes, injectors, and cylinder heads are made from lightweight materials that are capable of withstanding the high heat and pressures inside the combustion chamber when hydrogen is burned. The engine block itself is machined by an advanced coremaking process, with an aluminum alloy being casted.
The hydrogen engine that will revolutionize the roads in U.S.
The patent design of Ferrari’s hydrogen engine is going to be coupled with an electric hybrid system. The charging system of this model allows this plug-in version to provide some boost throughout the going as well as selective supplement for the peak outputs.
The electric motor integration is intended to offset the power drop-off between high revs and more linear pulling of turbocharged models, which are used in their naturally aspirated engines like Ferrari’s V12s. Ferrari’s patented hydrogen engine is an internal combustion engine that burns hydrogen instead of gasoline.
It works by injecting pressurized hydrogen gas into the combustion chambers rather than fuel. When the hydrogen mixes with air, it creates a combustible mixture. The engine then compresses the hydrogen-air mixture and ignites it with spark plugs, which causes combustion.
As you have seen, the first Ferrari hydrogen engine will go much further than those of Toyota or Hyundai-Kia, or so it seems. The key lies in the concept of opposed pistons, which no brand had dared to implement until now, as well as in its new type of injection, which ensures greater power while reducing the degradation of moving parts. This commitment from a brand as legendary as Ferrari is a decisive boost for such a futuristic fuel as this one.
