Unitized regenerative fuel cells for solar rechargeable aircraft and zero emission vehicles
A unitized regenerative fuel cell (URFC) produces power and electrolytically regenerates its reactants using a single stack of reversible cells. URFCs have been designed for high altitude long endurance (HALE) solar rechargeable aircraft (SRA), zero emission vehicles (ZEVs), hybrid energy storage/propulsion systems for long duration satellites, energy storage for remote (off-grid) power sources, and peak shaving for on-grid applications. URFCs have been considered using hydrogen/oxygen, hydrogen/air, or hydrogen/halogen chemistries. This discussion is limited to the lightweight URFC energy storage system designs for span-loaded HALE SRA using hydrogen/oxygen, and for ZEVs using hydrogen/air with oxygen supercharging. Overlapping and synergistic development and testing opportunities for these two technologies will be highlighted.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 57227
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-117130; CONF-941109-3; ON: DE95010684; TRN: 95:004182
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Fuel cell seminar, San Diego, CA (United States), 28 Nov - 1 Dec 1994; Other Information: PBD: 6 Sep 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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