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39. Portable Applications

Author : Masaru Tsuchiya

Published in: Hydrogen Energy Engineering

Publisher: Springer Japan

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Abstract

This chapter describes portable application of fuel cells. After a brief discussion on the advantages of fuel cells over batteries, recent efforts to develop portable fuel cells are summarized by the kind of fuels they use. Direct liquid fuel cells, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, and solid oxide fuel cells are discussed in this chapter.

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Title: Portable Applications
Author: Masaru Tsuchiya
Publisher: Springer Japan
Book: Hydrogen Energy Engineering
Print ISBN: 978-4-431-56040-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-4-431-56042-5

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56042-5_39