For passenger fuel cell vehicles FCVs, customers will expect to start the vehicle and drive almost immediately, implying a very short system warm-up to full power. While hybridization strategies may fulfill this expectation, the extent of hybridization will be dictated by the time required for the fuel cell system to...
The objective of this project was to assess the potential for PEM fuel cell based micro-CHP by a broad based investigation, starting from a market and economic analysis, through a technology analysis and ultimately looking at the barriers to commercialization. Integral to this was the design, construction and operation of...
For fuel cell technology to become a viable option for both stationary and transportation applications reduction in system size, complexity and cost are essential. In the short term, such systems will be reformer based, using hydrocarbons to generate the fuel stream containing not just hydrogen but CO2 and CO which...
This paper examines the effects of common atmospheric pollutants and exhaust gas from internal combustion engines on the cathode of a solid polymer fuel cell. The influence of the cell operating conditions is investigated to give some insight into the interaction between the cell and the pollutant in order to...
Overall, this paper has provided a much-needed insight into the current state of research and development in the high temperature membrane area. In general, these materials are still in a development stage although with the increasing demand for high temperature fuel cell system operation, this will drive the commercialization of...
