本文件旨在定义道路车辆氢燃料储存和处理系统的设计、施工、操作和维护要求。 本文件还定义了验证设计原型和生产氢气储存和处理系统的性能要求。描述了补充测试协议（用于型式认证或自我认证），以使设计（和/或生产）符合规定的性能要求。 氢气储存和处理系统的耐撞性超出了本文件的范围。SAE J2578包括与燃料电池车辆耐撞性和车辆集成相关的要求。它定义了与将氢储存和处理系统、燃料电池系统和电气系统集成到整个燃料电池车辆中相关的推荐做法。

The purpose of this document is to define design, construction, operational, and maintenance requirements for hydrogen fuel storage and handling systems in on-road vehicles. Performance-based requirements for verification of design prototype and production hydrogen storage and handling systems are also defined in this document. Complementary test protocols (for use in type approval or self-certification) to qualify designs (and/or production) as meeting the specified performance requirements are described. Crashworthiness of hydrogen storage and handling systems is beyond the scope of this document. SAE J2578 includes requirements relating to crashworthiness and vehicle integration for fuel cell vehicles. It defines recommended practices related to the integration of hydrogen storage and handling systems, fuel cell system, and electrical systems into the overall Fuel Cell Vehicle.