Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Recent Advances in High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cells
    Recent Advances in High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cells
    Recent Advances in High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cells
    Ebook156 pages1 hour

    Recent Advances in High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cells

    By Sivakumar Pasupathi, Juan Carlos Calderon Gomez, Huaneng Su and

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Primers is a series focused on Energy applications. Its concise volumes present those coming into this broad and multidisciplinary field with the most recent advances in each of its particular topics. They bring together information that has thus far been scattered in many different sources under one single title, which makes them a useful reference for industry professionals, researchers and graduate students, especially those starting in a new topic of research.

    This volume, Recent Advances in High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells, provides an up-to-date progress of High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (HTPEMFCs), including three critical subjects for this type of fuel cells: Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) development, stack development and systems development. The MEA and stack development sections cover the recent advances in this area and highlight the areas in most need of improvement. The systems development section focuses on stationary systems, mainly Combined Heat and Power (CHP), based on HTPEMFCs. Finally the conclusions summarize the recent advances of HTPEMFCs in all these areas and provide some insights for future developments.

    Prof. Bruno G. Pollet, Series Editor

    • Presents the most current knowledge in membrane electrode assembly, stack, and systems development for HTPEMFCs
    • Highlights the areas that need improvement in electrode assembly and stack development
    • Examines stationary high temperature PEMFC systems, including CHP
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateSep 13, 2016
    ISBN9780128103869
    Recent Advances in High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cells
    Author

    Sivakumar Pasupathi

    Sivakumar Pasupathi is programme manager for HySA Systems competence centre, one of three national centres under Hydrogen South Africa (HySA), hosted by the South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry (SAIAMC) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa. He is also a senior lecturer at the University of the Western Cape. He obtained his PhD from the University of Pisa, Italy and has been working in the field of hydrogen and fuel cells since late 1990’s. He is a NRF rated scientist and principal investigator in several bilateral projects with international partners. In his role at HySA Systems, he is managing combined heat and power (CHP) programme. His current focus is on developing components and systems, covering the whole value chain of PEM fuel cells, for CHP and FCXV applications. His interests include PEM based fuel cells and electrolysers. He has published over 100 publications including papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings, and is an inventor of 11 patents and counting. He has been spoken at several events and successfully organized international workshops and conferences.

    Related to Recent Advances in High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cells

    Titles in the series (7)

    View More
    View More

    Related ebooks

    Power Resources For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Hydrogen-powered Cars

      Nov 26, 2020

      There are two basic types of hydrogen cars: those that run on PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cells and those which burn hydrogen (H2 ) inside an internal combustion engine (ICE). All major car manufacturers have developed one or both of these ty

      1 min read

    • Article

      Hydrogen Fuel Cell

      Nov 12, 2020

      Hydrogen Fuel Cell
      7 min read

    • Article

      Carbon Markets

      Sep 3, 2022

      Carbon Markets
      4 min read

    • Article

      How Scientists Made Better ‘Bio Oil’ From Trees Killed by Beetles

      May 3, 2017

      Scientists have created a new method for producing “bio oil” from trees killed by the mountain pine beetle. The new method is more cost-effective than previous methods, potentially making way for commercial fuel applications, a new study suggests. Th

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Hype About Hydrogen H2

      Aug 30, 2021

      The Hype About Hydrogen H2
      10 min read

    • Article

      Lithium Will Fuel The Clean Energy Boom. This Company May Have A Breakthrough

      Oct 15, 2019

      Gaze across the Salton Sea, a sparkling oasis in the California desert, and you'll see white plumes of steam rising against the hazy Chocolate Mountains. The steam comes from 11 geothermal power plants, nestled between the accidental lake and the ver

      6 min read

    • Article

      What Is Biofuel?

      Feb 17, 2022

      What Is Biofuel?
      3 min read

    • Article

      Current Trends

      Oct 1, 2021

      It won’t be news to you that there is a lot of development work going on in the world of cell technology for traction batteries. The current trend with cell chemistries is for the high capacity cells to become higher capacity at the sacrifice of peak

      3 min read

    • Article

      C-rate Expectations

      Apr 1, 2022

      C-rate Expectations
      10 min read

    • Article

      A Stake In The Water

      May 30, 2023

      A Stake In The Water
      5 min read

    • Article

      New Gear

      Sep 10, 2020

      New Gear
      8 min read

    • Article

      Catalysts Can Change The World

      Sep 1, 2021

      There are now more cars in Sydney’s CBD than there were in the 1970s, yet our air quality is radically better. Why? Because today we have catalytic converters installed in our vehicles to reduce emissions. In fact, about 90% of the world’s fuels, che

      4 min read

    • Article

      Chicken Feathers Can Pave Way For Cleaner Energy

      Oct 23, 2023

      Researchers have figured out how to use chicken feathers to create an environmentally friendly and cost-effective membrane for fuel cells. The food industry generates enormous amounts of waste and byproducts, including from poultry production. Each y

      2 min read

    • Article

      Beyond BEV

      Jul 1, 2022

      Beyond BEV
      8 min read

    • Article

      Hit the Gas

      Mar 17, 2020

      Hit the Gas
      2 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Recent Advances in High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cells

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Recent Advances in High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cells - Sivakumar Pasupathi

      conferences.

      Chapter 1

      Introduction

      Abstract

      Fuel cells are entering the commercial market, especially in the stationary and transport sectors in Asia, with those of Europe and United States next. Of the various types of fuel cells, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are in the vanguard in the drive to commercialization. One type of PEMFC, the high-temperature PEMFC (HT-PEMFC) has huge potential in the market because of its simplicity and its positive application in the stationary sector, particularly in the Combined Heat and Power sector. This section introduces the HT-PEMFC.

      Keywords

      Fuel cell; low-temperature PEMFC; high-temperature PEMFC; R&D; competing technologies

      1.1 Fuel Cells

      A fuel cell is a device which converts chemical energy directly into electrical energy, electrochemically. The device operates at various temperatures (up to 1000°C), converting a fuel (e.g., hydrogen) and an oxidant (air or pure oxygen) in the presence of a catalyst into electricity, heat, and water. There are currently five major types of fuel cells; (1) the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) including (a) low-temperature PEMFCs (LT-PEMFCs), (b) high-temperature PEMFCs (HT-PEMFCs), and (c) direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), (2) the alkaline fuel cell (AFC), (3) the phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC), (4) the molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), (5) the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). A representative diagram of various types of Fuel Cells and their operating temperatures is given in Fig. 1.1 (Pollet et al., 2012).

      Figure 1.1 Types of fuel cells and their operating temperatures. Source: From Pollet, B.G., et al., 2012. Current status of hybrid, battery and fuel cell electric vehicles: From electrochemistry to market prospects. Electrochim. Acta 84, 235–249.

      1.2 Fuel Cells in the Future Energy Mix

      The increase in global energy demand, along with increasing awareness of using greener and cleaner power sources, has placed an emphasis on renewable energy technologies to cater for our future energy needs. Owing to the intermittent nature of renewable sources, energy storage has become a key parameter in realizing the potential of this technology. Hydrogen and batteries are considered the most suitable renewable energy storage media in the long run. Renewable hydrogen coupled with fuel cells for generating electricity and heat is widely envisioned in an ideal green economy scenario. However, the current high-cost and durability issues of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies are hampering their mass deployment and

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1