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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.6.618

R&D Trends and Technology Development Plan on Portable Fuel Cell for Future Soldier System  

Lee, Yu Hwa (Defense Agency for Technology and Quality)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.6, 2020 , pp. 618-624 More about this Journal
Abstract
A portable power supply system for soldiers must be able to supply electric energy corresponding to the power consumption of combat support troops, and have a carrying load in a range that does not impair the combatant's ability to execute operations. In particular, as the total required power of combat equipment increases with the advances in the future soldier system, a portable, lightweight power supply system with high efficiency is essential. A fuel cell has a high energy-to-weight density compared to lithium batteries, which are used mainly as a military power source system. Therefore, it is capable of miniaturization and lightweight, making active R&D to a portable power supply system. In this paper, the characteristics of the fuel cell applied as a portable power supply system, and the R&D trends of domestic and foreign military portable fuel cell systems were investigated. The current status of domestic technology compared to the level of foreign development was analyzed. In addition, future technology development plans are presented based on the consideration factors when developing a portable fuel cell (power supply stability, portability, and cost reduction) so that it can be used when establishing a plan on the development of a portable fuel cell system for the future soldier system.
Keywords
Fuel Cell; Military Portable Fuel Cell System; Direct Methanol Fuel Cell; R&D Trends; Technology Development Trends;
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