Portable power source needs of the future Army-batteries and fuel cells

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Jacobs ◽  
H. Christopher ◽  
R. Hamlen ◽  
R. Rizzo ◽  
R. Paur ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
R. Jacobs ◽  
H. Christopher ◽  
R. Hamlen ◽  
R. Rizzo ◽  
R. Paur ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 412-416
Author(s):  
S. A. Gurevich ◽  
E. I. Terukov ◽  
O. I. Kon’kov ◽  
A. A. Tomasov ◽  
N. K. Zelenina ◽  
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1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Samuel C. Levy ◽  
M. Elaine Fiorino
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Author(s):  
Peter P. Edwards ◽  
Vladimir L. Kuznetsov

Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant chemical element in our universe— it is the power source that fuels the Sun and its oxide forms the oceans that cover three quarters of our planet. This ubiquitous element could be part of our urgent quest for a cleaner, greener future. Hydrogen, in association with fuel cells, is widely considered to be pivotal to our world’s energy requirements for the twenty-first century and it could potentially redefine the future global energy economy by replacing a carbon-based fossil fuel energy economy. The principal drivers behind the sustainable hydrogen energy vision are therefore: • the urgent need for a reduction in global carbon dioxide emissions; • the improvement of urban (local) air quality; • the abiding concerns about the long-term viability of fossil fuel resources and the security of our energy supply; • the creation of a new industrial and technological energy base—a base for innovation in the science and technology of a hydrogen/fuel cell energy landscape. The ultimate realization of a hydrogen-based economy could confer enormous environmental and economic benefits, together with enhanced security of energy supply. However, the transition from a carbon-based(fossil fuel) energy system to a hydrogen-based economy involves significant scientific, technological, and socio-economic barriers. These include: • low-carbon hydrogen production from clean or renewable sources; • low-cost hydrogen storage; • low-cost fuel cells; • large-scale supporting infrastructure, and • perceived safety problems. In the present chapter we outline the basis of the growing worldwide interest in hydrogen energy and examine some of the important issues relating to the future development of hydrogen as an energy vector. As a ‘snapshot’ of international activity, we note, for example, that Japan regards the development and dissemination of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies as essential: the Ministry of Economy and Industry (METI) has set numerical targets of 5 million fuel cell vehicles and10 million kW for the total power generation by stationary fuel cells by 2020. To meet these targets, METI has allocated an annual budget of some £150 million over four years.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 7822
Author(s):  
Sang Hun Lee ◽  
Wonbin Lee ◽  
Jin Hee Hyun ◽  
Byeong Gwan Bhang ◽  
Jinho Choi ◽  
...  

In this paper, a design technique for constructing a renewable-energy-based power system based on a customer’s power load is proposed. The proposed design technique adopts a second renewable energy power source in charge of the base load and is an improved method of the referenced studies with one type of renewable energy power source. In this proposed method, fuel cells are adopted as the base power source, and PV (photovoltaic) power generation and an ESS (energy storage system) are adopted as the power generation sources that supply the middle-load and peak-load power. When the fuel cell is applied as a base power source through the method designed in this study, a cost reduction of approximately 30.03% is expected, compared to a system that does not use a base power source. In addition, the criteria for securing a system’s power supply stability and the economics when fuel cells are adopted are analyzed in terms of the system’s installation cost.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 1903930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Zeng ◽  
Yanqing Lai ◽  
Liangxing Jiang ◽  
Fangyang Liu ◽  
Xiaojing Hao ◽  
...  

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