SBIR Phase I: Dynamic, Variable Area, Rechargeable Zinc-Air Fuel Cells as Small Power Sources for Cold Regions

9860513 这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将阐明和优化革命性锌空气燃料电池（FCB）在低温环境下运行所涉及的基本电化学。 这项技术将用于一个500瓦的远程便携式电力系统，与自动化系统中的风能或太阳能充电器相结合。 FCB比其他电池技术具有更高的能量和功率密度，易于运输，同时避免了汽油发电机的燃料物流，并且更加环保。 FCB阳极、阴极和电解质材料以及反应途径将针对低温性能进行优化。 这项研究将探索锌-空气FCB的电化学，并将为这项有前途的技术的全球商业化做出重要贡献。 该技术可扩展到从瓦特到数百千瓦的任何功率输出。 预计它将为小型电气设备，踏板车，雪地摩托车，雪犁和汽车以及冬季和北美，北方，俄罗斯和极地地区的寒冷气候中的远程电力系统提供电力。

9860513 This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will elucidate and optimize the fundamental electrochemistry involved in a revolutionary zinc-air Fuel Cell Battery (FCB) for operation in low-temperature environments. This technology will be utilized in a 500-watt remote portable power system to be coupled with a wind or solar recharger in an automated system. The FCB exhibits greater energy- and power-density than other battery technologies and is easily transportable, while avoiding the fuel logistics of a gasoline-powered generator and being far more environmentally benign. The FCB anode, cathode, and electrolyte materials and reaction pathways will be optimized for low-temperature performance. This research will explore the electrochemistry of the zinc-air FCB and will make an important contribution to the global commercialization of this promising technology. This technology is scalable to any power output from watts to hundreds of kilowatts. It is expected to provide power for small electrical devices, scooters, snowmobiles, snowplows, and automobiles, as well as remote power systems during winter seasons and in the cold climates of North America, Northern Europe, Russia, and the Polar Regions.