2005-2006 Project:
Model Vehicle Powered by a Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Specifications of Vehicle:
Nafion-117 PEM from FuelCellStore.com coated with .2 mg/cm Pt-Ru on anode and .4 mg/cm Pt on cathode
Fuel cell stack consisting of 3 MEAs
Rechargeable + fast recharge and discharge capability
Output: 2 V at 3A for 6W of useful energy
Active area of membrane: 25cm2
The fuel cell needs supplies of oxygen and hydrogen to run. It is known that the ambient air supplies sufficient amounts of oxygen to run a small fuel cell. Hydrogen, however, requires an actual source since pressure needs to be built up in order to push the hydrogen through all the MEAs of the fuel cell stack. An efficient source of hydrogen has been well studied. Sodium borohydride provides a high hydrogen production to mass ratio, ideal for this system.
The reaction is given by:
NaBH4 + 2H2O --> 4H2 + NaBO2(aq)
Model Vehicle Powered by a Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Specifications of Vehicle:
Nafion-117 PEM from FuelCellStore.com coated with .2 mg/cm Pt-Ru on anode and .4 mg/cm Pt on cathode
Fuel cell stack consisting of 3 MEAs
Rechargeable + fast recharge and discharge capability
Output: 2 V at 3A for 6W of useful energy
Active area of membrane: 25cm2
The fuel cell needs supplies of oxygen and hydrogen to run. It is known that the ambient air supplies sufficient amounts of oxygen to run a small fuel cell. Hydrogen, however, requires an actual source since pressure needs to be built up in order to push the hydrogen through all the MEAs of the fuel cell stack. An efficient source of hydrogen has been well studied. Sodium borohydride provides a high hydrogen production to mass ratio, ideal for this system.
The reaction is given by:
NaBH4 + 2H2O --> 4H2 + NaBO2(aq)
