MAE 189 Fuel Cell Battery I Week 3

Selina Fei 2015-2016, 2015-2016 Fuel Cell Battery

This week, we are trying to finish the EUROP Proposal and find further information. Here is the goal of our project: The primary purpose of this research project is to experimentally measure the efficiency of a PEM fuel cell under various conditions and its durability under accelerated stress testing (AST). We will measure the I-V curve (IR corrected) to assess …

MAE 189 Fuel Cell Battery I Week 2

Selina Fei 2015-2016, 2015-2016 Fuel Cell Battery, Project Learning

This week, we are trying to find more information about the fuel cell. Here is the summary of the information. Due to the growing concerns on the depletion of petroleum-based energy resources and climate change, fuel cell technologies have received much attention in recent years owing to their high efficiencies and low emissions. Factors such as durability and cost still …

MAE 189 Fuel Cell Battery I Getting Started

Selina Fei 2015-2016, 2015-2016 Fuel Cell Battery, Project Learning

The concept of our project is using Fuel Cell-electrolyzer and water tank to produce battery. For recent plan, there are several task we need to do: 1) Collecting the information about electrolyzer, buy first and test its performance/efficiency; 2) Looking into places where can machine stainless steel; 3) Investigating a temperature controller, where place the electrolyzer in to test its …