Investigation into the implications of fuel cell shipboard integration into the T-AGOS 19 class

摘要

Fuel cells have long promised to be the next significant development in power systems technology across all industries. The Navy, with the support of the Office of Naval Research (ONR), has undertaken a range of fuel cell technology developments at NSWC Carderock SSES that support the potential future use in shipboard powering. To date, the focus has been on demonstrating fuel cell technology with marine fuels and the associated risk mitigation of fuel processing systems. There has been, to date, less of a focus on the assessment of the potential navy ship integration aspects.