SPE hydrogen/oxygen fuel cells for rigorous naval applications

Author

McElroy, J.F. ; Molter, T.M. ; Sexauer, R.N.

Author_Institution

United Technol., Windsor Locks, CT, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

25-28 Jun 1990

Firstpage

403

Lastpage

407

Abstract

The sheet metal design approach currently used in production SPE water electrolyzers for nuclear submarines has been converted into SPE fuel cells for rigorous naval applications. A review of the capabilities of the naval SPE water electrolyzer is provided. This includes lifetime testing, severe environmental testing and accumulated experience of the naval SPE water electrolyzer system. A comparison of the sheet metal SPE fuel cell is made with the sheet metal SPE electrolyzer. Similarities and differences are identified. A comparison of sheet metal hardware with carbon/graphite type hardware is also provided. The performance of the SPE fuel cell is presented. This includes voltage/current relationships for various applications. Weight and volume projections for complete systems are provided for several mission scenarios

Keywords

electrolysis; fuel cells; hydrogen; marine systems; oxygen; power supplies to apparatus; H₂-O₂ fuel cells; I-V characteristics; environmental testing; lifetime testing; naval applications; performance; sheet metal design; submarines; water electrolyzers; Biomembranes; Electric shock; Fuel cells; Hardware; Hydrogen; Life testing; Oxygen; Production; Protons; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Sources Symposium, 1990., Proceedings of the 34th International

Conference_Location

Cherry Hill, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-87942-604-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPSS.1990.145875

Filename

145875