Accession Number:

ADA056591

Title:

Reversible Metal Hydride-Air Fuel Cell

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Feb 1977-Feb 1978

Corporate Author:

ENERGY RESEARCH CORP DANBURY CT

Personal Author(s):

• George, Michael
• Scozzafava, Joseph

Report Date:

1978-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

38.0

Abstract:

A 60 watt portable power fuel cell system has been built operating on ambient air and hydrogen as supplied by the deactivation of lanthanum nickel hydride. The use of the endothermic hydride deactivation process in conjunction with the fuel cell considerably reduced steady state system operating temperatures. The hydride reaction was initially sustained through use of heating coil, but thereafter could be maintained at 20 C by transferring waste heat from the fuel cell.

Descriptors:

• *HYDRIDES
• *AIR
• *HYDROGEN
• *FUEL CELLS
• ELECTROCHEMISTRY
• FUELS
• POWER CONDITIONING
• STORAGE
• ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS
• LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
• DEACTIVATION
• NICKEL COMPOUNDS

Subject Categories:

• Physical Chemistry
• Electric Power Production and Distribution

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE