Review of Fuel Cell Technologies for Military Land Vehicles

Abstract

This review provides an overview of the technologies and issues relevant to the use of fuel cells on military land vehicles as a means of extending silent watch. It explains the advantages and disadvantages of specific fuel cell technologies and provides details of specific fuel cell products relevant to silent watch extension that are available now or under development. It concludes that depending on operational parameters, proton exchange membrane and solid oxide fuel cells have the potential to be a valuable technology for silent watch extension.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA616384

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Campbell
  • Brendan Sims
  • Simon Crase

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohol Fuels
  • Auxiliary Power Units
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
  • Electric Power
  • Energy
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Storage
  • Fuel Cells
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Fuels
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Storage

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology