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Fuel Cells Exlained

 

FUEL CELL POWER PLANT: MAJOR SYSTEM COMPONENTS

The fuel cell system is composed of four principal components:

» Fuel cell stack

» Fuel processing

» Electric power conversion

» Balance Of plant

Details regarding these components are outlined in each section as well as some of the development issues different components face.

Note: Definitions of the various components (as noted by quotes) have been used with the permission and are courtesy of the US Fuel Cell Council Glossary

Schematic representation of a fuel cell

Figure 3. Schematic representation of a fuel cell