Automotive
Technical Paper

Development of Portable Power Generator Using Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell

978470

10/27/1997

Event
Small Engine Technology Conference & Exposition
Authors
Noboru Hashimoto Central Research Laboratory, Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
Junji Adachi Central Research Laboratory, Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
Hitoshi Kudo Central Research Laboratory, Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
Mikio Shinagawa Central Research Laboratory, Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
Manabu Mizobuchi Central Research Laboratory, Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
Noriyuki Yamaga Central Research Laboratory, Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
Akira Igarashi
Abstract
Content
Butane was investigated as a fuel for a portable generator using the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC). A steam reforming technology was applied and Ru was investigated as a catalyst for a reforming process and a selective oxidation process.
It was found that Ru realized a high space velocity (SV) which enables to reduce a volume of the reformer. Reformer manufactured was connected with PEFC and operated using butane, indicating that a drop of the cell voltage was small enough. Concentration of CO in the reformate gas was less than 10ppm.
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Topics
Corrosion
Gases
Electrolytes
Polymers
Catalysts
Affiliated or Co-Author
Central Research Laboratory, Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
Details
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/978470
Pages
10
Citation
Hashimoto, N., Adachi, J., Kudo, H., Shinagawa, M. et al., "Development of Portable Power Generator Using Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell," SAE Technical Paper 978470, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/978470.
Additional Details
Publisher
Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
Published
Oct 27, 1997
Product Code
978470
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English