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The Fuel Cell is a hardware device used in converting energy (Chemical) of a fuel such as “Natural Gas”, “Hydrogen”, “Gasoline”. The conversion of chemical energy takes place with the help of an oxidant such as “Air” or “Oxygen” into an electricity.
There are lot of similarities between Fuel Cell and Battery in principle, the major difference is Fuel Cell don’t drain energy and don’t require recharging. The fuel cell will keep generating energy as long it is supplied fuel and an oxidizer.
- Advantages of Fuel Cell
- First, fuel cell can convert chemical energy directly into electricity without the combustion process.
- Fuel Cells are compact source of electric power
- The functioning of Fuel Cell is quit by nature.
Disadvantage of Fuel Cell
- Often requires replaceable fuel supply.
- high cost of managing fuel cell it as compared to other fuel sources.
<b>Types of Fuel Cell</b>
The partial list of fuel cells
- Metal hydride fuel cell - This fuel cell is subclass of a Alkaline fuel Cell. The research is underway.
- Electro-galvanic fuel cell - This is an electrical device used to measure the oxygen gas in equipments such as medical and scuba diving.
- Direct formic acid fuel cell - Application of this fuel cell is in phone and laptop.
- Zinc-air battery - The application use of these batteries is in hearing aids, electrical vehicles etc.
- Microbial fuel cell
- Upflow microbial fuel cell (UMFC)
- Reversible fuel cell
- Direct borohydride fuel cell
- Alkaline fuel cell -
- Direct methanol fuel cell
- Reformed methanol fuel cell
- Direct-ethanol fuel cell
- Direct formic acid fuel cell
- Proton exchange membrane fuel cell
- Molten carbonate fuel cell
- Protonic ceramic fuel cell
- Planar Solid oxide fuel cell
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