Test and Evaluation of the Smart Fuel Cell C20-MP Direct Methanol Hybrid Fuel Cell System as a Soldier Power Source

Abstract

Recent advances in fully integrated, portable fuel cell system development have highlighted the potential benefits they might offer to military users in the near term. Soldier power (1 watt - 100 watts direct current) fuel cell applications have seen significant attention of late due to challenges in ongoing operations to meet power demands for the Warfighter's equipment. This challenge has resulted in the use of secondary (rechargeable) batteries in the field, something that was only done in training exercises prior to recent operations. Consequently, the logistics burden for dismounted Soldiers on missions longer than 24 hours has become quite arduous. As such, the growing need for lightweight, rugged, and environmentally benign soldier power systems has been targeted as an excellent entry market for portable fuel cell systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2005
Accession Number
ADA440442

Entities

People

  • Ashok Patil
  • Christopher Bolton
  • Darwin Reckart
  • Elizabeth Bostic
  • James Cross
  • Jonathan Cristiani
  • Nicholas Sifer
  • Pavel Fomin
  • Terry Dubois
  • William Campbell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohol Fuels
  • Alcohols
  • Calorific Value
  • Cells
  • Command And Control
  • Energy
  • Fuel Cells
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Hybrid Power
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Methanols
  • Power Supplies
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology