Fuel Cell

Basics

• An electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen[1]) directly into electricity through a special reactor (or cell...)
• "Fuel Cell Types

There are five principle types of fuel cells that are currently in various stages of commercial availability, or undergoing research, development and demonstration. These five fuel cell types are significantly different from each other in many respects; however, the key distinguishing feature is the electrolyte material. The type of electrolyte material is generally used to describe each fuel cell type. Thus the five types of fuel cells are (in alphabetical order): (1) Alkaline Fuel Cell (AFC), (2) Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC), (3) Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC), (4) Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC), and (5) Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)."

Internal Links

• High Temperature Fuel Cell
• Regenerative Fuel Cell

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Fuel Cells
• A PDF Titled "1.4 Hybrid Gas Turbine Fuel Cell Systems"