Lightweight High-Performance Fuel Cells for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Propulsion

用于无人机推进的轻型高性能燃料电池

• 批准号: RGPIN-2017-06191
• 负责人: Zhou, Biao
• 金额: $ 1.6万
• 依托单位: University of Windsor
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=638561
• 关键词: Lightweight; Performance; Fuel; Cells; Unmanned

A Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) converts the chemical energy of hydrogen directly into electrical energy with the generation of water and heat. The PEMFC powerplant is the most promising power source for automotive and distributed power applications. Currently PEMFCs are regarded as the alternative power source for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). However, compared with other power sources (e.g., internal combustion engine, battery, and turboprop) that have been used to power UAVs, the power density of the PEMFC powerplant is much lower. Thus, the low power density (low power output by a heavy fuel cell powerplant) is the most critical challenge for fuel cell-powered UAVs (FCUAVs).

质子交换膜燃料电池（PEMFC）通过产生水和热将氢的化学能直接转化为电能。PEMFC动力装置是汽车和分布式电源应用中最有前途的电源。目前，pemfc被认为是无人机（uav）的替代电源。然而，与其他用于为无人机提供动力的动力源（例如，内燃机、电池和涡轮螺旋桨发动机）相比，PEMFC动力装置的功率密度要低得多。因此，低功率密度（重型燃料电池动力装置的低功率输出）是燃料电池动力无人机（FCUAVs）面临的最关键挑战。