With the progress of the times, various countries have also paid more and more attention to the development of the environment. It is precisely because of this that new energy vehicles can rise. It is worth noting that after electric vehicles, hydrogen-fired engines are also gradually put on the agenda. Moreover, today, the mainland has achieved 100% self-research in this field. So, how did China break through this technology?
As we all know, the main substance produced by hydrogen energy after combustion is water, which does not produce substances such as carbon dioxide, which is an environmentally friendly resource. Not only that, but the cost of this energy is also much lower than that of fuel. It is precisely for this reason that countries have always wanted to apply this energy to the engine of automobiles.
It is worth noting that long before, other countries have put this energy research on the agenda. Among them, the United States, Japan and South Korea are the main force of research. This makes patents on hydrogen energy mainly concentrated in the hands of the United States, Japan and South Korea, and the data shows that 90% of the patents are held by these three countries.
Specifically, as early as the 1960s, the United States had applied this energy to the aviation field, and then in 1990, Japan also began to develop this field. And in 1993, the government officially integrated this energy into the country's development.
South Korea also developed this resource as early as 20 years ago, and the country is a country with a large research effort, and now it is not only using this resource in the field of automobiles, but also achieving mass production. It is precisely for this reason that 90% of the patents for hydrogen energy are controlled by these three countries.
It is worth noting that the mainland entered this field of research relatively late, until 2010, the country set this energy as a development goal, and until 2016, the mainland decided to vigorously develop this energy.
It is precisely because the mainland entered this field late, so the domestic hydrogen-fired engine was also accused of low quality before. So, what's going on?
In fact, it is mainly because foreign countries have taken the lead in developing in this field, so the products researched by the mainland naturally have a certain gap in the standard of foreign products. In addition, due to the late start of the mainland in manufacturing, many people thought that the goods made in China were inferior to those made abroad in the previous time.
It is worth noting that the engine industry is not something that can be done in a short period of time, and what is needed is long-term accumulation. Although the mainland has made certain achievements in the field of manufacturing, there are still certain deficiencies. Therefore, the engine originally built by the mainland is naturally inferior to that of other countries.
However, after the active research and development of the mainland, it has gradually changed everyone's understanding of Chinese manufacturing, and has also allowed the mainland to achieve good results in the field of hydrogen-fired engines, achieving 100% self-research of this engine. So, what breakthroughs has the mainland made in this process?
Specifically, the domestic Yuchai has achieved a breakthrough in hydrogen-fired engines and developed the first commercial hydrogen-fired engine in China, YCK05. It is worth noting that although the United States, Japan and South Korea are the first to develop in this field, there is still a lack of combustion and conversion of hydrogen-fired engines.
Mainly because hydrogen is very easy to ignite, so if you do not master the ignition well, the engine will temper.
The engine developed by the mainland's Yuchai not only solved these problems, but also made breakthroughs in other problems. The most important thing is that this engine has achieved 100% self-development in only 5 years.
It is worth noting that the YCK05 engine can be compared with the hydrogen battery, and even surpass it. Mainly because this engine performs better in terms of performance and the cost is lower than that of hydrogen batteries.
For this research result, relevant experts also said that this is not only a better alternative to new energy resources, but also an important alternative to carbon neutrality goals. Therefore, it is very necessary to develop this engine developed by the mainland.
Not only that, the engine developed by Yuchai also proves that the engine of the mainland is not a low-quality product. After unremitting research, it can also be regarded as a better product for the mainland, but also let other countries be dumbfounded.