NSF Workshop on Engineering Fundamentals of Low Temperature PEM Fuel Cells

本次研讨会的重点是确定低温燃料电池的发展关键的基本技术问题。 讲习班定于2001年11月在国家科学基金会举行。 该小组的集体专业知识将确定可行的方法，以提高认识，并建立一个议程，为基础工程研究，将满足这些需求。 燃料电池工业可能对未来的消费市场产生重大影响，在需要电力的地方发挥作用。 虽然理论上能够实现高效率，但催化剂和输送过程限制了实际性能。 必须克服集成和控制燃料电池系统（燃料处理器，燃料电池和功率调节）的工程挑战，特别是对于瞬态操作。 要解决的领域包括电极，膜，燃料储存和转换，以及建模。 支持燃料电池发展的基础科学是多种多样的，需要跨学科的方法。 燃料电池有潜力为家庭、工业和运输应用提供清洁的电力来源。 将编写一份报告，确定基本的科学和工程问题沿着研究方法。

The focus of this workshop is to define the fundamental technical issues critical for the development of low-temperature fuel cells. The workshop is scheduled to take place during November, 2001 at the National Science Foundation. The collective expertise of the group will identify feasible approaches to improved understanding and to establish an agenda for basic engineering research that will address these needs. The fuel-cell industry may have a significant impact on the consumer market in the future, playing a role wherever electrical power is needed. Although theoretically capable of high efficiency, the catalyst and transport processes limit actual performance. Engineering challenges of integrating and controlling the fuel-cell system (fuel processor, fuel cell, and power conditioning) must be overcome, especially for transient operation. Areas to be addressed include electrodes, membranes, fuel storage and conversion, and modeling. The basic sciences that support fuel-cell development are varied and require an interdisciplinary approach. Fuel cells have the potential to provide a clean source of electrical power for household, industrial, and transportation applications. A report defining the fundamental scientific and engineering issues along with research approaches will be prepared.