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Idneo at ACPEE 2025: Unveiling a New ASIL D FCCU for Enhanced Hydrogen Vehicle Safety
Within the framework of the recently held international ACPEE 2025 conference, Idneo presented its innovative proposal in the field of automotive functional safety: a Fuel Cell Control Unit (FCCU) design developed under the SEooC (Safety Element out of Context) approach, following the ISO 26262 standard.
The research, which will soon be published in the IEEE proceedings, addresses the functional safety challenges in designing an FCCU platform for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). This type of vehicle raises questions about how to address specific risks such as hydrogen leakage, fuel cell overheating, or potential failures in high-voltage systems after an accident. Idneo's work conducts a detailed Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), establishes Safety Goals, and defines a comprehensive set of technical requirements and safe architectures to mitigate these dangers.
The use of the SEooC approach allows for the development of a modular, reusable, and certifiable FCCU across multiple platforms, thereby accelerating the development of safe vehicles with emerging technologies like hydrogen.
This advancement contributes to the development of robust and safe FCCU systems for new forms of sustainable mobility.