The 19th-20th Century Fuel Cell Engine
Date: Nov 28th, 2007 12:43:09 am - Subscribe
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Have you ever wondered where fuel cell engines originated, or in what era they were introduced? If you don’t have any idea, join me in my journey going back to the 19th and 20th centuries with my so called “time machine” courtesy of my source. Let’s ride and roll out!
The 19th Century
1838: Swiss scientist Christian Friedrich Schönbein discovered the idea of fuel cell engine and was enhanced by a Welsh scientist named Sir William Grove.
1843: A plan was published and Welsh Scientist Sir William Grove produced the first-ever fuel cell.
The 20th Century
1959: A 5 kW stationary fuel cell was effectively improved by British engineer Francis Thomas Bacon.
1959: Harry Ihrig directed a group that constructed a 15 kW fuel cell tractor that was showcased across the United States at every state event. The system made used of potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte and compressed hydrogen and oxygen as the reactants.
1959: Francis Bacon and his associates exhibited a convenient five-kilowatt unit that is able of generating a welding machine.
1960s: Bacon's exclusive rights were licensed in the United States where the ideas were used in the space program to provide electricity and drinking water.
Late 1980s and early 1990s: Fuel cells became a valid option for expanded purpose base. Several ground-breaking technologies helped take in the cost of fuel cells down and permitted making modifications of PEMFC systems.
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