The figure includes both in service vehicles and those that have been retired during the evaluation. Fuel cells are mainly classified by the characteristics affecting their performance like the type of catalysts, electrolyte used, the fuel required and temperaturerange 1, 2. Bipolar plates on either side of the cell help distribute gases and serve as current collectors. Petrol and diesel powered passenger vehicles in the submini class, mini class and the compact class are compared with battery electric vehicles from the same classes. An overview of fuel cells currently under development. A single fuel cell consists of an electrolyte sandwiched between two electrodes, an anode and a cathode. The most common fuel used in a fuel cell is hydrogen fuel cell cars with i. First fuel cellfirst fuel cell 3 in 1839, william grove, a british jurist and amateur physicist, first discovered the principle of the fuel cell. Advantages include zero emissions and high efficiency. I recently got a glimpse of that alternate timeline. This formulation was primarily used to analyze the effect of sudden current changes on the air stoichiometry and net power developed. Solid oxide fuel cell certain solid have tendency to conduct electricity at high o temperature and an serves as electrolytes for fuel cell.
Explore large scale power generation using fuel cell with free download of seminar report and ppt in pdf and doc format. Just like in other batteries the chemical process is divided up into the. Though both produce electricity, they operate in different ways. Hydrogen fuel cell fuel cells are similar to batteries, but designed for continuous replenishment of energy via external fuel many different types of fuel cells, most common will likely be the pem fc hydrogen and oxygen in, water vapor and liquid water out typical output is about. It is often used to power houses that are not connected to the grid or to provide supplemental power. Nasa has used alkaline fuel cells since the mid1960s, in apolloseries missions and on the space shuttle alkaline fuel cells consume hydrogen and pure oxygen producing potable water, heat, and electricity. However, the development of fuel cell is still in its early stages, which must overcome. Fuel cells introduction fuel cells generate electricity from an electrochemical reaction in which oxygen from air and a fuel e. A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel often hydrogen and an oxidizing agent often oxygen into electricity through a pair of redox reactions.
Technologies and applications the open fuel cells journal, 20, volume 6 the ove rall cell efficiency is between 37% and 42% however, if the heated watersteam generat ed by the. An introduction to fuel cell technology and economics. Fuel cells are different from batteries in that they require a constant source of. Like a battery, each fuel cell comprises an electrolyte an.
Stacking of fuel cellstacking of fuel cell individual fuel cell can actually producedindividual fuel cell can actually produced 0. However, they assumed that the temperature was constant and uniform throughout the fuel cell body, anode volume, and cathode volume. Microbial fuel cells seminar report, ppt, pdf for mechanical. The office also supports fuel cells for stationary power applications primary and. Fuel cell technology is becoming increasingly popular in power generation and automotive applications. A fuel cell is a device for directly converting the chemical energy of a fuel into electrical energy in a constant temperature process. The alkaline fuel cell afc, also known as the bacon fuel cell after its british inventor, francis thomas bacon, is one of the most developed fuel cell technologies. An abstract of this presentation was not available at. Serious interest in the fuel cell as a practical generator did not begin until the 1960s, when the u. What is a fuel cellppt free download as powerpoint presentation. Synopsis in the future, predominantly solar or wind power systems will likely require energy storage for days to approximately a week, with or without connections to the electric grid. Maximum speed of 100 mph traveling range of 315 miles.
Fuel cell based power generation has been proposed to be applied in transport and distributed energy supply. The electricity produced can be used to power cars, buses, laptops and mobile. There have been only minor changes in documented cell performance since the mid1980s mostly. Various environmental pollutants can be removed or transformed into useful. It is also a low temperature fuel cell, but can use methanol as a fuel directly without the need reforming. Preparation and characterization of components for. This page contains fuel cell seminar and ppt with pdf report. Hydrogen is the most common fuel, but hydrocarbons such as natural gas and alcohols like methanol are sometimes used. Pem electrolysis h2a production case study documentation. Stationary fuel cells can be used as a primary power source.
The company plans to deploy a small fleet of the fuel cell borregos on roadways during 2010. Fuel cell handbook national energy technology laboratory. Find powerpoint presentations and slides using the power of, find free presentations research about fuel cells ppt. Fuel cell stack electrolyte sandwiched between an anode and cathode creates dc power. The views expressed here are those of the author expressed in their private capacity and do not necessarily represent the views of. Fuel cells are electrical batteries that are characterised by the active materials on the electrodes being replenished continuously. Design of a fuel cell system design of a specification of requirements for a fuel cell system for the electric power generation in a 77foot sailing ship master of science thesis. Creates electricity through electrochemical process. Through their presentations in this special session, it is apparent that the design of fuel cell power conditioning systems is nontrivial, and the system aspects, especially fuel cell dynamics and the associated auxiliary energy management need to be considered as a whole.
Electron releasetransferacceptance mechanisms are key to mfc enhanced performance. Solid oxide fuel cell market trends research and projections for 2019 2025 solid oxide fuel cell market report provides a comprehensive landscape of the industry, accurate market estimates and forecast split by product, application, technology, region and enduse one or more all of these segments, as applicable. Individual fuel cells can be placed in aindividual fuel cells can be placed in a series and to produce require voltage, isseries and to. Regenerative fuel cells are a comparatively new type of fuel cell technology that is currently under development by organizations such as nasa.
Ppt intro to pem fuel cells powerpoint presentation. Explore microbial fuel cells with free download of seminar report and ppt in pdf and doc format. Large scale power generation using fuel cell seminar. Our reports, analysis, daily news, events calendar and more can be viewed for free online. Ppt solid oxide fuel cells powerpoint presentation. Fuel cell and battery electric vehicles both use electric drivetrains, but where battery electric. If so, conversion of electricity to chemical energy is potentially attractive, since chemicals are inexpensive to store and turnaround efficiency is less critical for storage periods of a week or more. Fuel cell electric vehicle durability and fuel cell. Sumit thakur ece seminars fuel cell seminar and ppt with pdf report. Rod borup, presentation to the fuel cell tech team, july 15, 2015. Ammonia as a fuel cell fuel very mild enthalpy of reforming nh 3 is a liquid at room temperature and 10 atm power density is comparable to other liquid fuels vaporizes when throttled no flash line required essentially nonflammable, nonexplosive 180 kwh of electricity from 15 gallons ammonia 38 kg with 50% efficient fuel cell system. What is a fuel cellppt fuel cell proton exchange membrane. In august 2012, the cafcp released a document entitled a california. Grove utilized four cells, each containing hydrogen and oxygen, to produce electric power which was then used to split the water in.
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that use hydrogen. Fuel cell seminar report with ppt and pdf parts of fuel cells there are 4 main parts anode cathode catalyst proton exchange membrane types of. In hybrid power systems, fuel cells can be connected to. The main difference in these fuel cell systems is the choice of a fuel cell and fuel and the heating and cooling of the stacks. The first battery electric vehicles that will appear on the market are passenger cars in the lower car segments. Fuel cell and solar photovoltaic tec hnology for water and wastewater. In some alternate reality, its not electric cars replacing gasguzzlers on the nations highways, but hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Heat recovery system to utilize waste heat anaerobic digestion. Fuel cell technologies office 4 transportation is responsible for 66% of u. A durable fuel cell power system including hydrogen storage that achieves 60% energy efficiency when operating at peak power and that offers a 325 wkg power density and 220 wl operating on hydrogen.
The sixth type of fuel cell is the direct methanol fuel cell dmfc. The documentation for carrying out the study is based on the. The existing electrodes anode and cathode are porous are made up of compressed carbon. Hydrogen fuel cells and fuel cell electric vehicles green. Fuel cells are different from most batteries in requiring a continuous source of fuel and oxygen usually from air to sustain the chemical reaction, whereas in a battery the chemical energy usually comes. One great appeal of fuel cells is that they generate electricity with very little pollutionmuch of the hydrogen and oxygen used in generating electricity ultimately. 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. Fuel cell consists of an electrolyte layer in contact with an anode and a cathode on either side. Table 1 shows h2a input model assumptions for the technology development year2 either year 20 or 2025, the h 2 production plant start date either year 2010 or 2025,3 h 2 production rates in units of kilograms kg of h 2 per day, and plant lifetime in years for the four cases. A fuel cell is an energy conversion device that reacts a fuel and oxygen to produce electricity.
The intermediate temperature region for fuel cells 200400. Fuel cell engine technology hydrogen fuel cell engines and related technologies. The fuel cell is analogous to a battery which is constantly being recharged with fresh reactants. Fuel cell seminar report with ppt and pdf study mafia. Swift argonne national laboratory faca meeting oct.
Also explore the seminar topics paper on microbial fuel cells with abstract or synopsis, documentation on advantages and disadvantages, base paper presentation slides for ieee final year mechanical engineering me or production automobile students for the year 2019 2020. View and download powerpoint presentations on fuel cells ppt. An introduction to fuel cells and hydrogen technology by brian cook, heliocentris vancouver, canada whereas the 19th century was the century of the steam engine and the 20th century was the century of the internal combustion engine, it is likely that the 21st century will be the century of the fuel cell. Stationary fuel cells and critical power applications. Fuel cell today is the leading authority on information relating to the fuel cell and hydrogen industries. Microbial fuel cell is a promising technology to mitigate environmental pollution. Fuel cells furnished power for the gemini and apollo spacecraft, and. Dc to ac inverter converts dc power to ac for use within facility. Vehicles were retired due to performance loss, end of fuel cell life, end of vehicle test, or other catastrophic failure unrelated to the fuel cell system. The primary limitation to the direct methanol fuel cell is that the rate of reaction on the anode is.
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