A portable power system using PEM fuel cells
Conference
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OSTI ID:330657
- Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO (United States)
Ball has developed a proof-of-concept, small, lightweight, portable power system. The power system uses a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell stack, stored hydrogen, and atmospheric oxygen as the oxidant to generate electrical power. Electronics monitor the system performance to control cooling air and oxidant flow, and automatically do corrective measures to maintain performance. With the controller monitoring the system health, the system can operate in an ambient environment from 0 C to +50 C. The paper describes system testing, including load testing, thermal and humidity testing, vibration and shock testing, field testing, destructive testing of high-pressure gas tanks, and test results on the fuel cell power system, metal hydride hydrogen storage, high-pressure hydrogen gas storage, and chemical hydride hydrogen storage.
- Research Organization:
- National Hydrogen Association, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 330657
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970385--PROC.; ON: DE99001002
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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