Fuel cells - from the laboratory to the road
Abstract
The polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell faces stiff competition from existing automotive powerplants and other Hybrid APUs. To be successful, the Fuel Cell will have to demonstrate real customer advantages such as fuel economy and emissions. The PEM technology has an inherent advantage over other powerplants in both thermal efficiency and emission performance, and as such fits in very well with the future regulations that strive to clean up the environment. In addition, it will need to be cost competitive and provide acceptable performance. The majority of development activity on PEM Fuel Cells to date has concentrated primarily in the area of Stack refinement and optimization with improvements coming in higher power densities and higher specific power. To make the Fuel Cell compatible with an automotive environment the entire system will need to be analyzed, understood, and then engineered to work together in an efficient manner.
- Authors:
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- Delphi Energy and Engine Management Systems, Rochester, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fuel Cell Seminar Organizing Committee (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 460217
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961107-Absts.
ON: TI97001494; TRN: 97:001723-0069
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Fuel cell seminar, Kissimmee, FL (United States), 17-20 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]; Related Information: Is Part Of Fuel cells seminar; PB: 794 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; COST; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; AUTOMOBILES; POLYMERS
Citation Formats
Fronk, M.H. Fuel cells - from the laboratory to the road. United States: N. p., 1996.
Web. doi:10.2172/460217.
Fronk, M.H. Fuel cells - from the laboratory to the road. United States. doi:10.2172/460217.
Fronk, M.H. Tue .
"Fuel cells - from the laboratory to the road". United States.
doi:10.2172/460217. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/460217.
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abstractNote = {The polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell faces stiff competition from existing automotive powerplants and other Hybrid APUs. To be successful, the Fuel Cell will have to demonstrate real customer advantages such as fuel economy and emissions. The PEM technology has an inherent advantage over other powerplants in both thermal efficiency and emission performance, and as such fits in very well with the future regulations that strive to clean up the environment. In addition, it will need to be cost competitive and provide acceptable performance. The majority of development activity on PEM Fuel Cells to date has concentrated primarily in the area of Stack refinement and optimization with improvements coming in higher power densities and higher specific power. To make the Fuel Cell compatible with an automotive environment the entire system will need to be analyzed, understood, and then engineered to work together in an efficient manner.},
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year = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996},
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