Fuel Cell Types

Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells

50 kW Ambient Pressure Automotive PEM Fuel Cell and Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Development - paper presented by International Fuel Cells on October 27, 1997.

Direct-Hydrogen-Fueled-Proton-Exchange-Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell Systems for Transportation Applications - Quarterly Technical Progress Report Number 1, G. Oei, D., U.S. Department of Energy, 1994. 7pp., $10.00, NTIS Order #DE95009675.

Direct-Hydrogen-Fueled Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cell System for Transportation Applications - D. Oei, U.S. Department of Energy, July 1997. 45pp., NTIS Order #DE98001983.

Direct-Hydrogen-Fueled Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cell System for Transportation Applications: Conceptual Vehicle Design Report Pure Fuel Cell Powertrain Vehicle - D. Oei, U.S. Department of Energy, February 1997. 48pp., NTIS Order #DE97005323.

Making Electricity With Hydrogen - Instructions for how to build a fuel cell from scratch. PDF Version, HTML Version.

PEM Fuel Cells for Transportation and Stationary Power Generation Applications - S.J. Cleghorn, X. Ren, T.E. Springer, M.S. Wilson, C. Zawodzinski, T.A. Zawodzinski, Jr., and S. Gottesfeld, Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States) . [1996] . 11p . DOE Contract W7405ENG36 . Sup.Doc.Num. E 1.99:DE96008139. NTIS Order #DE96008139 . Primary Report Number: LA-UR-96-0350 . Source: OSTI (DOE and DOE contractors only); NTIS (Public Sales); GPO Dep. (Depository Libraries)

The Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell: Materials Issues in a Hydrogen Fueled Power Source - White Paper by Shimshon Gottesfeld, Materials Science and Technology Division, Electronic and Electrochemical Materials & Devices Group. Discussion of and charts/diagrams on polymer electrolyte fuel cells, catalysts, membranes, electrode assemblies, components for gas distribution and current collection.

Proton Conducting Membrane Fuel Cells II - S. Gottesfeld, T. F. Fuller. Electrochemical Society; $87.00. 506 pp., January 1999.

Research and Development of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell System for Transportation Application: Fuel Cell Infrastructure and Commercialization - Book by Allison Gas Turbine Division of General Motors for the U.S. Department of Energy, November 1996, 187 pages, ISBN#0899343392. $155.00.

Research and Development of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell System for Transportation Applications: Phase I Final Report - Report by Allison Gas Turbine Division of General Motors for the U.S. Department of Energy, January 1996, 178 pages, Contract #DE-AC02-90-CH10435.

Sensor Needs and Requirements for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Systems and Direct-Injection Engines - Report by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, May 2000, UCRL-ID-137767.

 

Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells (PAFC)

200 kW Hydrogen Fueled Fuel Cell Power Plant - report by UTC Fuel Cells on the company's hydrogen-fueled version of its PC25 phosphoric acid fuel cell power plant.

A PAFC Cogeneration System Retrofit to a Large Office Building - Federal Energy Technology Center, Morgantown, WV (United States). April 1997. NTIS Order Number DE97005432. Primary Report Number: DOE/FETC-97/1044.

Emerging Technologies for the Management and Utilization of Landfill Gas - 1998 Report prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This report includes a section on use of landfill gas in phosphoric acid fuel cells. Includes charts and diagrams.

Federal Technology Alert: Natural Gas Fuel Cells - This Federal Technology Alert (FTA) contains detailed information and procedures that an energy manager can use to evaluate most NGFC applications. Principles of NGFC operation and their energy-saving mechanisms are explained. Procedures are given for preliminary sizing of equipment, estimating energy savings, and calculating life-cycle costs (LCC). Application, installation, and operations and maintenance (O&M) impacts are discussed. A hypothetical case study assists the reader in estimating energy consumption and costs associated with NGFC installation and operation. A list of Federal-sector users and a bibliography are included. Details of life-cycle cost analysis and an example procurement specification are also provided.

 

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)

Fuel Cell Technology - Solid Oxide Fuel Cells - from the U. S. Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Department.

High-temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Design and Applications - by S. C. Singhal, K. Kendall. Elsevier Science Ltd. 512 pp., November 2002. $206.00.

Performance and Cost Analysis of Monolithic Solid Oxide Fuel Cells - Department of Energy, Morgantown, WV (United States). Morgantown Energy Technology Center . Mar 1994 . 42p . DOE Contract AC2189MC26006 . Sup.Doc.Num. E 1.99:DE95002511. NTIS Order #DE95002511 . Primary Report #DOE/MC/26006-3804. Source: OSTI (DOE and DOE contractors only); NTIS (Public Sales); GPO Dep. (Depository Libraries)

 

Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC)

A Partial Oxidation Technique for Fuel Cell Anode Exhaust Gas Synthesis - Report by the Federal Energy Technology Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.

Fuel Cell Technology - Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells - from the U. S. Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Department.

MCFC With Separate CO 2 Channel: A feasibility study on a type of fuel cell, Final Report - W.H.A. Peelen, K. Hemmes, and G.P.J. Dijkema, Delft University of Technology, December 31, 1997.

Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells Test Facility - Tomas Alvarez Tejedor, BIT Magazine , Iberdrola Ingenieria Consultoria, Avda. de Burgos, 8B, (Edif. Genesis), 28036 Madrid, SPAIN. March 1998. (article in both English and Spanish)

Non-Segregating Electrolytes for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells - M. Krumpelt, T. Kaun, and M. Lanagan, Argonne National Laboratory.

 

Alkaline Fuel Cells

Regenerative Fuel Cells

Cryogenic Reactant Storage for Lunar Base Regenerative Fuel Cells - Lisa Kohout, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center, prepared for the International Conference on Space Power sponsored by te International Astronautical Federation, June 5-7, 1989.

Regenerative Fuel Cell System Testbed Program for Government and Commercial Applications - brief article about the NASA Lewis Research Center's program to develop regenerative fuel cells. Contains contact information for the project.

The Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell - report by researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Features diagrams of how a regenerative fuel cell works.