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Fuel cells convert chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. They require a continuous source of fuel and oxygen/air to sustain the reaction, unlike batteries which react internally stored chemicals. Fuel cells can produce electricity continuously as long as these inputs are supplied. There are many types of fuel cells classified by their electrolyte, but they all consist of an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte that allows charge to move between the sides of the fuel cell. Individual fuel cells produce small voltages, so multiple cells are stacked to increase voltage and meet power needs. Fuel cells are used for primary and backup power in buildings and remote areas as well as to power vehicles and have
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Demonstrationmodel of adirect-methanol fuel cell.The actual fuel cell stackisthe layeredcube shape
inthe centerof the image
Scheme of a proton-conductingfuel cell
A fuel cell isadevice that convertsthe chemical energyfromafuel intoelectricitythroughachemical
reactionwithoxygenoranotheroxidizingagent.[1]
Fuel cellsare differentfrombatteriesinthattheyrequire acontinuoussource of fuel andoxygen/airto
sustainthe chemical reactionwhereasinabatterythe chemicalspresentinthe batteryreactwitheach
otherto generate anelectromotive force (emf).Fuel cellscanproduce electricitycontinuouslyforas
longas these inputsare supplied.
The firstfuel cellswere invented in1838. The firstcommercial use of fuel cellscame more thana
centurylaterinNASA space programs to generate powerforprobes,satellitesandspace capsules.Since
then,fuel cellshave beenusedinmanyotherapplications.Fuelcellsare usedforprimaryandbackup
powerforcommercial,industrialandresidentialbuildingsandinremote orinaccessibleareas.Theyare
alsousedto powerfuel-cell vehicles,includingforklifts,automobiles,buses,boats,motorcyclesand
submarines.
There are manytypesof fuel cells,buttheyall consistof ananode,a cathode and an electrolytethat
allowschargestomove betweenthe twosidesof the fuel cell.Electronsare drawnfromthe anode to
the cathode throughan external circuit,producingdirectcurrentelectricity.Asthe maindifference
amongfuel cell typesisthe electrolyte,fuel cellsare classifiedbythe type of electrolytetheyuse
followedbythe difference instartuptime rangingfrom1secondfor protonexchange membrane fuel
cells(PEMfuel cells,orPEMFC) to 10 minutesforsolidoxide fuel cells(SOFC).Fuel cellscome ina
varietyof sizes.Individualfuel cellsproduce relativelysmall electrical potentials,about0.7volts,socells
are "stacked",orplacedinseries,toincrease the voltage andmeetanapplication'srequirements.[2] In
additiontoelectricity,fuel cellsproduce water,heatand,dependingonthe fuel source,verysmall
amountsof nitrogendioxideandotheremissions.The energyefficiencyof afuel cell isgenerally
between40–60%, or upto 85% efficientincogenerationif waste heatiscapturedforuse.
The fuel cell marketisgrowing,andPike Researchhasestimatedthatthe stationaryfuel cell marketwill
reach 50 GW by 2020.[3](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/fuelcell1-150525161637-lva1-app6891/85/Fuel-cells-1-320.jpg)
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