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Fuel Cell Technologies

Fuel Cell Technologies. Ryan Jern November 24, 2008. What is a fuel cell?. History. First fuel cell created by William R. Grove 1839 in Swansea, Wales Called it “Gaseous Voltaic Battery” Firsts tests his creation using two platinum electrodes halfway submerged in sulfuric acid

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Fuel Cell Technologies

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  1. Fuel Cell Technologies Ryan Jern November 24, 2008

  2. What is a fuel cell?

  3. History • First fuel cell created by William R. Grove • 1839 in Swansea, Wales • Called it “Gaseous Voltaic Battery” • Firsts tests his creation using two platinum electrodes halfway submerged in sulfuric acid • Each electrode had one tube connected to it, one tube filled with oxygen the other with hydrogen

  4. Gaseous Voltaic Battery

  5. Fuel Cell Introduced to America • In 2003 State of the Union Address President Bush introduced $1.2 billion Hydrogen Fuel Initiative • Since research and development put fourth to reduce green house gases • Just recently Fuel Cell Technology became a reality

  6. Types of Fuel Cells

  7. Fuel Cells Today • Need two elements • Hydrogen • Oxygen • Both pass through electrode • Meet at electrolyte and react • HEAT & WATER VAPOR

  8. How does fuel cell technology effect us?

  9. Automakers • Realize the positive economic impact • Offering free lease opportunities • Chevrolet and Honda • Project Driveway • Chevy Equinox Commercial

  10. Efficiency • Study done by Honda

  11. What’s holding back production?

  12. Difficulties • The cost to implement fuel cell technologies is to high in comparison to internal combustion powered vehicles • The availability of hydrogen • Over 150,000 gas stations in the US • US Gas Stations

  13. Difficulties • May not be durable enough • Atmospheric pressure • Strain put on the fuel cell • City traffic; stop and go

  14. Realistic • Honda leasing first fuel cell vehicle • Honda FCX Clarity; $600 month • Some public vehicles are Hydrogen powered although will not be readily available for some time • Will fuel cell technology be the solution to our emissions problems?

  15. Bibliography • "About Fuel Cells." Honda 17 Nov 2008 <http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/fuel-cell-comparison.aspx • "THE BEST EMISSIONS STRATEGY IS A ZERO-EMISSIONS STRATEGY.." Chevrolet 17 Nov 2008http://www.chevrolet.com/fuelcell/ • "Cleaner Fuel FAQ." Exploring Cleaner Fuels 17 Nov 2008 <http://www.exploringcleanerfuels.com/meeting-need/fuel-faqs/>. •  Dicks, Andrew. Fuel Cell Systems Explained. West Sussex: Wiley, 1999. •  Fuel Cell Basics, 17 Nov 2008 <http://americanhistory.si.edu/fuelcells/basics.htm#q2>. • Hoogers, Gregor. Fuel Cell Technology Handbook. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2000. • Nice, Karim. "How Fuel Cells Work." Howstuffworks 17 Nov 2008 <http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-cell1.htm>. •  "NPN MarketFacts 2008 Highlights." NPN 17 Nov 2008 <http://www.npnweb.com/ME2/default.asp>.

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