Investments of over $1 B have been made for Fuel Cell R&D over the past five decades, for space and terrestrial applications; the latter includes military, residential power and heating, transportation and remote and portable power. The types of fuel cells investigated for these applications are PEMFCs (proton exchange membrane fuel cells), AFCs (alkaline fuel cells), DMFCs (direct methanol fuel cells), PAFCs (phosphoric acid fuel cells), MCFCs (molten carbon fuel cells), SOFCs (solid oxide fuel cells). Cell structure, operating principles, and characteristics of each type of fuel cell is briefly compared. The performances of fuel cells vs. competing technologies are analyzed. The key issues are which of these energy conversion systems are technologically advanced and economically favorable and can meet the lifetime, reliability and safety requirements. This paper reviews fuel cells vs. competing technologies in each application category from a scientific and engineering point of view.
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ASME 2003 1st International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
April 21–23, 2003
Rochester, New York, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division
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0-7918-3668-1
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Fuel Cells vs. Competing Technologies
Supramanian Srinivasan,
Supramanian Srinivasan
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
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Lakshmi Krishnan,
Lakshmi Krishnan
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
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Andrew B. Bocarsly,
Andrew B. Bocarsly
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
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Kan-Lin Hsueh,
Kan-Lin Hsueh
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Chiou-Chu Lai,
Chiou-Chu Lai
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Alex Peng
Alex Peng
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Supramanian Srinivasan
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Lakshmi Krishnan
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Andrew B. Bocarsly
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Kan-Lin Hsueh
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chiou-Chu Lai
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Alex Peng
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Paper No:
FUELCELL2003-1723, pp. 225-232; 8 pages
Published Online:
January 5, 2009
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Srinivasan, S, Krishnan, L, Bocarsly, AB, Hsueh, K, Lai, C, & Peng, A. "Fuel Cells vs. Competing Technologies." Proceedings of the ASME 2003 1st International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. 1st International Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference. Rochester, New York, USA. April 21–23, 2003. pp. 225-232. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FUELCELL2003-1723
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