New applications for phosphoric acid fuel cells were identified and evaluated. Candidates considered included all possibilities except grid connected electric utility applications, on-site total energy systems, industrial co-generation, opportunistic use of waste hydrogen, space and military applications, and applications smaller than 10 kW. Applications identified were screened, with the most promising subjected to technical and economic evaluation using a fuel cell and conventional power system data base developed in the study. The most promising applications appear to be the underground mine locomotive and the railroad locomotive. Also interesting is power for robotic submersibles and Arctic villages. The mine locomotive is particularly attractive since it is expected that the fuel cell could command a very high price and still be competitive with the conventionally used battery system. The railroad locomotive's attractiveness results from the (smaller) premium price which the fuel cell could command over the conventional diesel electric system based on its superior fuel efficiency, and on the large size of this market and the accompanying opportunities for manufacturing economy. (ERA citation 09:018675)
New Applications for Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells
1983
222 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Miscellaneous Energy Conversion & Storage , Transportation , Acid Electrolyte Fuel Cells , Communities , On-Site Power Generation , Submarines , Trains , Arctic Regions , Capitalized Cost , Economic Analysis , Fuel Consumption , Life-Cycle Cost , Marketing Research , Mining Equipment , Phosphoric Acid , Rail Transport , Remote Areas , Systems Analysis , Uses , ERDA/300504 , ERDA/300502
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