Title :
Indirect-methanol and direct-methanol fuel cell vehicles
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Transp. Studies, California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
Direct fuel oxidization yields major simplifications and potential performance advantages for a fuel cell power system-particularly for a fuel cell vehicle (FCV) application. Following a brief introduction to the unique characteristics of the polymer electrolyte membrane-based direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) (compared to direct-hydrogen and the indirect-methanol fuel cell), two performance metrics for the DMFC are examined in more detail, and are compared to the same performance metrics for the indirect-methanol fuel cell
Keywords :
electric vehicles; electrochemistry; fuel; oxidation; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; direct fuel oxidization; direct-methanol fuel cell vehicles; electrochemical performance; indirect-methanol fuel cell vehicles; performance metrics; polymer electrolyte membrane; Automotive applications; Energy storage; Fuel cell vehicles; Fuel cells; Fuel storage; Hydrogen storage; Measurement; Methanol; Power system modeling; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit, 2000. (IECEC) 35th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
1-56347-375-5
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.2000.870945
