1.5 KW Fuel Cell Powerplant.

Abstract

A 1.5 KW fuel cell powerplant was designed for field power supply. The design was validated by testing a breadboard powerplant incorporating the features of the design. It operates automatically on military logistic fuels over a 0-1.65 KW output power range. The powerplant consists of a dual bed regenerative thermal cracker, an air-cooled phosphoric acid fuel cell subsystem, a solid state voltage regulator, and an automatic control unit. The design is validated by 153 hours of operation of a functionally identical breadboard powerplant. An analysis was conducted to determine the potential of the powerplant. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0730796

Entities

People

  • Alfred P. Meyer
  • Thomas G. Schiller

Organizations

  • Pratt & Whitney

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Air Cooled
  • Automatic
  • Cells
  • Energy Storage
  • Fuel Cells
  • Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells
  • Phosphoric Acids
  • Power Equipment
  • Power Supplies
  • Regulators
  • Voltage Regulators

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology