Alternative sources of energy an introduction to fuel cells. Types and applications 381 cheng s, liu h, logan be 2006a increased performance of single chamber microbial fuel cells using an improved cathode structure. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from toyota, honda and hyundai are coming to market, metropolitan areas are beginning to migrate to hydrogen fuel buses. Fuel cells can provide power from a range of other fuels, besides hydrogen, including. The fuel cell is analogous to a battery which is constantly being recharged with fresh reactants. Like a battery, each fuel cell comprises an electrolyte an. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Since 1984, the office of transportation technologies at the u.
The use of electricity from hydrogen fuel cells is fast gaining recognition as an alternative to electricity from fossil fuels or batteries in electric vehicles. As well as raising money and ceasing activity, companies continued their divestments, mergers and acquisitions. Fuel cells and hydrogen 2 joint undertaking fch 2 ju. Stationary fuel cells are using hydrogen to generate power at leading companies such as apple, verizon and cocacola. Unlike internal combustion engines, the fuel is not combusted, the energy instead being released electrocatalytically. Merewether abstract fuel cells are important future sources of electrical power and could contribute to a reduction in the amount of petro leum imported by the united states. A fuel cell is a device that generates electricity through an electrochemical reaction, not combustion. First fuel cellfirst fuel cell 3 in 1839, william grove, a british jurist and amateur physicist, first discovered the principle of the fuel cell. This allows fuel cells to be highly energy efficient, especially if the heat produced by the. Onestep fabrication of protonic ceramic fuel cells using a. They are electrochemi cal devices similar to a battery and consist of a container, an. Advanced fuel cell technology collaboration programme of the iea afctcp. Progress and accomplishments in hydrogen and fuel cells pdf. Fuel cells generate electricity by an electrochemical reaction in which oxygen and a hydrogenrich fuel combine to form water.
Fuel cell handbook seventh edition brennstoffzellen. Fuel cells electrochemically combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, water, and heat. The sinavy pem fuel cells technologys field of application will be extended, when suitable reformers are available to produce hydrogen from liquid fuels, for example, methanol and diesel. Protonic ceramic fuel cells pcfcs form a class of fuel cells fcs.
National strategies and plans for fuel cells and infrastructure. The result is a highly reliable facts and figures for engineers, resarchers and decison makers working in the field of fuel cells in particular and energy systems in general. Fuel cell handbook national energy technology laboratory. Then, fuel cells may become the sole power source for the submarines of the future. The rsoc module is the first solution to combine electrolysis and fuel cell functionality in a single industrialscale system. An introduction to fuel cell technology and economics.
A fuel cell is a device for directly converting the chemical energy of a fuel into electrical energy in a constant temperature process. Grove utilized four cells, each containing hydrogen and oxygen, to produce electric power which was then used to split the water in the smaller upper cell into hydrogen and oxygen. A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel often. Department of energy has been supporting research and development of fuel cell technology, and as a result, hundreds of.
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