In the search engine “Google dictionary” the author announces, “Fuel cell: a cell producing an electric current directly from a chemical reaction.” Fuel cells were thought of in 1839 by Sir William Grove who was known as “Father of the Fuel Cell.” In the article “History of Fuel Cells” the author states, “ Sir William Grove discovered that it may be possible to generate electricity by reversing the electrolysis of water.” But it wasn’t until 1889 when two researchers looked further into Sir William Grove’s studies. In the article “History of Fuel Cells” the author says, “Charles Langer and Ludwig Mond, coined the term ‘fuel cell’ as they were trying to engineer the first practical fuel cell using air and coal gas.” After Langer and Mond’s discovery Frances Bacon developed what was close to being the first fuel cell in 1959. In the article “History of Fuel Cells” the author declares, “It was not until 1959 that Bacon and company first demonstrated a practical five-kilowatt fuel cell system.” In the late 1950’s NASA began experimenting with fuel cells by using them for compact electricity generators. Fuel cells have now supplied electricity for many space missions. In the article “History of Fuel Cells” the author states, “In more recent decades, a number of manufacturers - including major auto makers - and various federal agencies have supported ongoing research into the development of fuel cell technology for use in fuel cell vehicles (FCV) and other applications. Fuel cell energy is now expected to replace traditional power sources in coming years - from micro fuel cells to be used in cell phones to high-powered fuel cells for stock car racing.” Fuel cells help the environment by not producing harmful gasses that destroy th... ... middle of paper ... ...ww.sae.org/fuelcells/fuelcells-history.htm>. "How Do Fuel Cells Work? - Fuel Cell Energy." How Do Fuel Cells Work? - Fuel Cell Energy. N.p., n.d. Web. Oct.-Nov. 2013. . "Hydrogen Fuel." Hydrogen Fuel. N.p., n.d. Web. Oct.-Nov. 2013. . "Hydrogen." WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements. N.p., n.d. Web. Oct.-Nov. 2013. . "Innovative Hydrogen-Powered Car Created." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 17 Sept. 2008. Web. Oct.-Nov. 2013. . "Review: I-H2GO Hydrogen-powered Remote-control Car." Review: I-H2GO Hydrogen-powered Remote-control Car. N.p., n.d. Web. Oct.-Nov. 2013. .
A fuel cell is mainly used to provide electricity from chemical reactions. It harnesses the chemical energy of hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity without combustion one of the basic types of fuel cells is the Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). This section will give a general description of its parts, how do they function and the material they are consisted of.
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This is where the turbo charger comes in. It was developed between 1909 and 1911 by Alfred J. Buchi. It was first used on aircraft during world war one. These engines worked on the same principal as the automobile engine, combusting a mixture of gasoline and air. One problem with the aircraft is that at high altitudes the air is thinne...
in 1838. Then in 1932, the first successful fuel cells were engineered by Francis Thomas Bacon
By the early 1900’s, automobiles had become a common sight on the roads of the United States. Edison tried to create an electric battery that could power an electric car. Due to the abundant availability of gasoline, the electric car did not receive the response that Edison hoped for. However, the car battery was a huge success, and still plays a pivotal role in the automobile industry.
It appeared on the moon, the three lunar rovers electric vehicles left behind by Apollo astronauts. This electric vehicle bought up a vision to the big three car companies. The electric vehicle 1 created by automaker General Motors in 1996, but it didn’t work out because of the car so expensive and low mileages. By the twenty-first century, Toyota released their new model-Prius in 1997. Toyota prius is a hybrid electric car power by a small engine and an electric battery. As science and technology develop, the motor company of Tesla introduced the new model of model s in 2010. According to Thomas Riggs (2016), the author of Electric Car, “The all-electric luxury sports car runs entirely on a battery-powered electric drive system, can last up to 200 miles (322 kilometers) on one charge, and can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour (0 to 97 kilometers per hour) in 3.7 seconds.” (p.153). This successful electric car built by Tesla has proved that a new age of electric car is coming.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars makes water by combining two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen molecule this makes electricity. It works like a regular battery; it stores chemicals inside its cell and converts them into an electric charge. With Fuel Cell, the flow in its cell is steady, so it never dies like a regular battery. Sir William Grove invented Fuel Cell in 1839. It did not become popular because of the success of internal combustion motor.
Recent years have shown an increasingly large need for a practical renewable energy source for such reasons as diminishing fossil fuels and increases in greenhouse gasses. Hydrogen appears to be a way out of this gasoline-dug hole, or at least, a way out in the future. Hydrogen fuel cell cars are being engineered as we speak as the technologies to refuel them cleanly are being proposed. Unfortunately, most of the technologies associated with hydrogen are still in the prototype/pre-production stages and require better enhancements before becoming mainstream. This paper assesses the practicality of hydrogen power in cars both now and in the future while explicating the actual process of how a hydrogen fuel cell works.
The next discovery in battery technology came in 1836 when English chemist John Frederick Daniell designed the Daniell cell. In this initial battery, a copper plate was positioned at the bottom of a glass jar and a copper sulfate solution was cascaded over the plate to fill the jar halfway. Then, the zinc plate was draped in the jar, and a zinc sulfate solution was added. The zinc solution drifted to the top of the copper solution and bordered the zinc platebecause copper ...
One type of engine is a called a fuel cell. A fuel cell operates like a battery. Unlike a battery, a fuel cell does not run down or require recharging. It will produce energy in the form of electricity and heat as long as fuel is supplied. A fuel cell consists of two electrodes sandwiched around and electrolyte. Oxygen passes over one electrode and hydrogen over the other, generating electricity, water and heat. Hydrogen fuel is used to make all this work. Fuel cell emissions are nothing but water vapor.
A battery is defined as the combination of one or more electrochemical cells and used to convert the stored chemical energy in to electrical energy.
So what was the thinking behind these inventors? What made them want to create the product or invention that they made? As well as most of all, which invention has impacted America the most? First we have to look at the inventions that pave the road for future ones. Such as the alkaline battery. There were three people behind this invention, Thomas Edison (1847-1931), Henry Ford (1863-1947), and Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958). Edison was an American chemist, inventor, and industrialist. Ford was also an American inventor and industrialist. Kettering was an American engineer and an inventor like the other two. Now a French physicist Gaston Planté made the first practical battery, employed electrodes of lead and lead oxide and sulfuric acid electrolyte (the solution that conducts electricity). Now thinking behind the battery was the car. In the beginning when cars first came out, they had a steam engin...
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Hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements on the earth. It can be found in the oceans as well as the atmosphere. Over the last few years, talk about the future of hydrogen power has grown from a whisper to a roar. The use of hydrogen is not just the burning of the gas, but of its use in a fuel cell. Fuel cells might be the device that causes the extinction of the internal combustion engine. A fuel cell is a device that produces electricity from a fuel and an oxidizer, a substance that combines with the fuel. The fuel and oxidizer react chemically at two separate electrodes to produce the direct electric current; These cells use hydrogen as the fuel and oxygen as the oxidizer. Hydrogen power could be the silver bullet to the current and future energy situation.
electricity as the “fuel” instead of gasoline or some other combustible fuel. The electric motor in