Fuel Cell Technology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

   • Nigel M. Sammes, Roberto Bove, Jakub Pusz

   Pages 1-26

3. PEM Fuel Cells

   • Frano Barbir

   Pages 27-51

4. Durability and Accelerated Characterization of Fuel Cells

   • Ken Reifsnider, Xinyu Huang

   Pages 53-68

5. Transport and Electrochemical Phenomena

   • F. Yang, R. Pitchumani

   Pages 69-163

6. Fuels and Fuel Processing

   • Shaker Haji, Kinga A. Malinger, Steven L. Suib, Can Erkey

   Pages 165-211

7. System-level Modeling of PEM Fuel Cells

   • Xingjian Xue, Jiong Tang

   Pages 213-236

8. New Generation of Catalyst Layers for PEMFCs Based on Carbon Aerogel Supported Pt Catalyst (CASPC)

   • Alevtina Smirnova, Xing Dong, Hiro Hara, Nigel M. Sammes

   Pages 237-251

9. Power Conditioning and Control of Fuel Cell Systems

   • Elias W. Faraclas, Syed S. Islam, A. F. M. Anwar

   Pages 253-275

10. Microbial Fuel Cells

    • Ken Noll

    Pages 277-296

11. Back Matter

    Pages 297-298

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Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the energy of a fuel (such as hydrogen, natural gas or other hydrocarbon-based fuels) directly into electricity. All fuel cells consist of an electrolyte layer in contact with an anode and a cathode on either side. The oxidation reaction occurs on the anode side of the fuel cell, while reduction takes place on the cathode. Single fuel cells are usually connected either in series, or in parallel, to form a stack, which is capable of producing s- eral watts to many kW of power, depending on the requirements. The fuel cell stack requires a number of other components to complete the s- tem. These components are usually termed the balance-of-plant (BoP) and consist of the fuel cell processing section, the power section (the components surrounding the stack itself) and the power conditioning and control units. Fuel processing is required to produce a hydrogen-rich gas (and possibly to desulfurize the gas), while the power-conditioning unit is there to convert variable DC to controlled AC current, with a specific frequency, active and reactive power. It also acts as fe- back to control the fuel flow to the stack.

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• Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA

  Nigel Sammes

The book will be edited by the Center’s Director, Professor Nigel Sammes. Professor Sammes has been the head of the Center since its inception and was previously a researcher in industry and a full professor of materials and process engineering at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.

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