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FUEL CELL FUNDAMENTALS
Session 1
June 24, 2003
This session will include:
- The presentation of fuel cell operating principals, thermodynamics,
fundamental and system losses, system requirements and practical
limitations of the technology.
- A description of the different system components (e.g. fuel
processor, fuel cell stack, power conditioning equipment and balance
of plant) and a discussion of the issues involved in the integration
of these components into a system.
- An overview the of different types of fuels cells and their
technical characteristics. It will discuss performance issues (efficiencies)
as well as some of the material/ integration issues specific to the
different
technologies (AFC, MCFC, PAFC,
PEMFC, SOFC) and discuss why those differences lead to different market
potentials.
8:00 AM
Introduction, Overview
and Short Course Agenda/Scott Samuelsen (NFCRC)
8:45 AM
Fuel Cell Fundamentals /Jack Brouwer (NFCRC)
This session will include details on the operating principals of
fuel cells thermodynamics, fundamental and systems losses,
system requirement and practical limitations of fuel cells.
10:15 AM BREAK
10:45 AM
Fuel Cell System Components /Jack Brouwer (NFCRC)
A description of the different system components (fuel processing,
fuel cell stack, power conditioning equipment and balance of plant)
and a discussion
of the issues involved in the integration of these components into a system.
11:30 AM
Fuel Cell Types / Scott Samuelsen (NFCRC)
This session will overview the different types of fuels cells and
their technical characteristics. It will discuss performance issues
(efficiencies) as well
as some of the material / integration issues specific to the different
technologies.
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell / Stephen Torres (Fuel Cell Energy
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell / Chris Forbes (Siemens Westinghouse)
12:15 PM LUNCH
1:15 PM
Fuel Cell Types [cont'd]
Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell / Mike Binder (U.S. DOD)
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell / Scott Wilshire (Plug
Power)
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell / Jack Brouwer (NFCRC)
Others: Alkaline Fuel Cell, Zinc Air Fuel Cell / Jack Brouwer (NFCRC)
3:00 PM
Fuel Cell Systems and “Hybrid” Concepts / Rich
Dennis
This session will introduce the concept of hybrid systems, the benefits
and examples of actual installations
3:30 PM BREAK
4:00 PM
Tour of Ford Design Center Fuel Cell
A tour of the 200 kW UTC Fuel Cell (PAFC) at the Premier Automotive
Group Building, owned and operated by Ford Motor Land Development.
Hear from the facility
manager about the rationale, installation and operating performance of
the PC25C system.
5:30 pm
Adjourn to Reception at NFCRC
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