Progress in Fuel Cell Research (Hardcover)

A fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device. It produces electricity from external supplies of fuel (on the anode side) and oxidant (on the cathode side). These react in the presence of an electrolyte. Generally, the reactants flow in and reaction products flow out while the electrolyte remains in the cell. Fuel cells can operate virtually continuously as long as the necessary flows are maintained. Fuel cells differ from batteries in that they consume reactants, which must be replenished, while batteries store electrical energy chemically in a closed system. Additionally, while the electrodes within a battery react and change as a battery is charged or discharged, a fuel cell's electrodes are catalytic and relatively stable. Fuel cells are very useful as power sources in remote locations, such as spacecraft, remote weather stations, large parks, rural locations, and in certain military applications. A fuel cell system running on hydrogen can be compact, lightweight and has no major moving parts. Because fuel cells have no moving parts, and do not involve combustion, in ideal conditions they can achieve up to 99.9999% reliability. This equates to less than one minute of down time in a six year period. This new book presents important state-of-art research advances in the field.

General

Imprint:	nova science publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2007
First published:	2007
Editors:	Petr V. Alemo
Dimensions:	180 x 260 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	431
ISBN-13:	978-1-60021-698-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Electrical engineering > Energy conversion & storage Promotions
LSN:	1-60021-698-6
Barcode:	9781600216985

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