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The Fuel Cell
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Simply stated, a fuel cell is a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy so it can be used to power an electrical device. Below is an explanation of a typical fuel cell and an animation to show how it functions. There is also an animation of electrolysis which is defined by science as the opposite chemical reaction of a hydrogen fuel cell.
If you have read the science section on the Hydrogen Charging Cycle you will understand how this same process occurs in nature on a daily basis to produce water in our oceans.
Watch a step-by-step animation of a fuel cell in action and electrolysis.
A fuel cell is an electrochemical conversion device. It produces electricity from fuel (on the anode side) and an oxidant (on the cathode side), which react in the presence of an electrolyte. The reactants flow into the cell, and the reaction products flow out of it, while the electrolyte remains within it. Fuel cells can operate virtually continuously as long as the necessary flows are maintained.
Fuel cells are different from electrochemical cell batteries in that they consume reactant, which must be replenished, whereas batteries store electrical energy chemically in a closed system. Additionally, while the electrodes within a battery react and change as a battery is charged or discharged, a fuel cell's electrodes are catalytic and relatively stable.
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells, also known as proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells (PEMFC), are a type of fuel cell being developed for transport applications as well as for stationary fuel cell applications and portable fuel cell applications. Their distinguishing features include lower temperature/pressure ranges (50-100 degrees C) and a special polymer electrolyte membrane.
Extracted from Wikipedia.org
