Portable Propane-Fueled Solid Acid Fuel Cell System

摘要

Solid Acid Fuel Cells (SAFC) operate at intermediate temperatures (～250°C), are inherently impermeable to gases, and transport "bare" protons through a solid electrolyte. These properties give SAFCs advantages over other fuel cell technologies in cost, durability, start/stop cycling, fuel flexibility, and simplified system design. SAFCell has developed SAFC cells and stacks with very high tolerances to typical anode catalyst poisons such as carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide. These high impurity tolerances and intermediate operating temperatures allow SAFC power systems to operate on reformed fuels with simplified systems.