Sammes Fuel Cell Technology

Reaching Towards Commercialization
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-84628-207-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 298 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Engineering Materials and Processes

Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the energy of a fuel (such as hydrogen, natural gas or other hydrocarbon-based fuels) directly into electricity. All fuel cells consist of an electrolyte layer in contact with an anode and a cathode on either side. The oxidation reaction occurs on the anode side of the fuel cell, while reduction takes place on the cathode. Single fuel cells are usually connected either in series, or in parallel, to form a stack, which is capable of producing s- eral watts to many kW of power, depending on the requirements. The fuel cell stack requires a number of other components to complete the s- tem. These components are usually termed the balance-of-plant (BoP) and consist of the fuel cell processing section, the power section (the components surrounding the stack itself) and the power conditioning and control units. Fuel processing is required to produce a hydrogen-rich gas (and possibly to desulfurize the gas), while the power-conditioning unit is there to convert variable DC to controlled AC current, with a specific frequency, active and reactive power. It also acts as fe- back to control the fuel flow to the stack.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sammes, Nigel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.- PEM Fuel Cells.- Durability and Accelerated Characterization of Fuel Cells.- Transport and Electrochemical Phenomena.- Fuels and Fuel Processing.- System-level Modeling of PEM Fuel Cells.- New Generation of Catalyst Layers for PEMFCs Based on Carbon Aerogel Supported Pt Catalyst (CASPC).- Power Conditioning and Control of Fuel Cell Systems.- Microbial Fuel Cells.

Über Autor(innen)

The book will be edited by the Center’s Director, Professor Nigel Sammes. Professor Sammes has been the head of the Center since its inception and was previously a researcher in industry and a full professor of materials and process engineering at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.