Reversible Metal Hydride-Air Fuel Cell

Abstract

A 60 watt portable power fuel cell system has been built operating on ambient air and hydrogen as supplied by the deactivation of lanthanum nickel hydride. The use of the endothermic hydride deactivation process in conjunction with the fuel cell considerably reduced steady state system operating temperatures. The hydride reaction was initially sustained through use of heating coil, but thereafter could be maintained at 20 C by transferring waste heat from the fuel cell.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056591

Entities

People

  • Joseph Scozzafava
  • Michael George

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkaline Fuel Cells
  • Cells
  • Communication Equipment
  • Energy
  • Fuel Cells
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Temperature
  • Hydrogen
  • Hydrogen Storage
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Power
  • Power Conditioning
  • Regulators
  • Solenoid Valves
  • Steady State

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology