• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
• /
• v.39 no.7
• /
• pp.627-633
• /
• 2011

Performance of a hydrogen generator for a fuel cell unmanned aircraft was evaluated as the change of temperature environment. Sodium borohydride ($NaBH_4$) was used as a hydrogen source due to its high hydrogen content and good storability. The hydrogen gas was generated by the hydrolysis reaction using a catalytic reactor. Reaction chambers were set up with the range of temperatures from -20 to $60^{\circ}C$. The hydrogen generation rate and temperatures changes of reactor and separator were measured at the $NaBH_4$ concentrations of 20 and 25wt.%. As a result, the hydrogen generation rate was decreased as the repeated reaction cycles. It showed that the hydrogen generation rate was stable at low temperature, while at high temperature the hydrogen generation rate was rapidly decreased. The performance degradation was mainly caused by the catalyst loss and $NaBO_2$ deposition on the catalyst surface.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
• /
• v.13 no.3
• /
• pp.986-993
• /
• 2012

The objective of this study is to investigate performance characteristics of the thermal management system for passenger hydrogen fuel cell vehicle under various operating conditions. The thermal management systems comprised of a stack cooling system, an electric device cooling system and an air conditioning system for a passenger room were tested with driving conditions. As a result, in highway driving mode, the cooling performance of the stack cooling system with air conditioning on condition was 28.8 % lower than that of the air conditioning off condition. And cooling load of the electric cooling system in the city driving mode was 65.6% higher than that of the highway driving mode.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
• /
• v.41 no.3
• /
• pp.233-239
• /
• 2013

A 100 W fuel cell system using chemical storage method has been applied for a propulsion system of the SUAV(Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). A fuel cell and battery have been combined for both the small/light hydrogen generation control system and the hybrid power supply system. A small hydrogen generation device was implemented to utilize NaBH4 aqueous solution and dead-end type PEMFC system, which were evaluated on the ground and by the flight tests. The system pressurized at a 45kpa stably operates and get higher fuel efficiency. The pressure inside of the hydrogen generation control system was maintained at between 45 kPa and 55 kPa. The 100W fuel cell system satisfies the required weight and power consumption rate as well as the propulsion system, and the fuel cell system performance was demonstrated through flight test.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
• /
• v.34 no.7
• /
• pp.829-835
• /
• 2010

This paper presents a disposable power generator for microfluidic devices; the power generator has a tubular PEMFC and a $H_2$ generator. The tubular PEMFC has a tubular MEA (diameter: 1.52 mm) that is supported by a spiral wire electrode. The $H_2$ generator supplied $H_2$ to the tubular PEMFC; $H_2$ was generated via the reaction of Al foil (27 mg) and 5 M NaOH (0.12 ml). The open circuit voltage and power density of a unit cell of the tubular PEMFC were 0.81 V and $16.4\;mW/cm^2$ (0.35 V), respectively. The $H_2$ generator generated 11.6 ml $H_2$ for 15min. The power generator was continuously operated for 15 min at 0.64 mW (0.71 V) and for 10 min at 1.06 mW (0.46 V). We experimentally verified that it is feasible to use the proposed power generator as a power source for microfluidic devices; in the experiment, an LED (2.5 mW; 1.8 V) was lit for 10 min by using three serially connected TPEMFCs and one $H_2$ generator.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
• /
• v.13 no.3
• /
• pp.58-63
• /
• 2009

The global restriction on pollutant emissions and the soaring of crude oil price are expected to result in the change of future transportation system. Hydrogen is considered to be the leading candidate as an alternative energy source before other new alternative energy sources emerge. Scientists anticipate that hydrogen fuel gas turbine engine and fuel cell will be the power plant of the aircraft in the near future. To realize the aircraft powered by fuel cell system in the future, the technologies such as fuel cell with higher energy density, compressed gas or liquid storage system of hydrogen fuel, and efficient and lightweight electric motor have to be developed first.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
• /
• 2000.11a
• /
• pp.19-24
• /
• 2000

수소 연료는 공해물질을 전혀 배출하지 않고 수송용 및 연료전지 등에 널리 사용되므로 21세기의 궁극에너지로 인식되고 있다. 수소가 미래의 궁극적인 대체에너지원 또는 에너지 매체로 꼽히고 있는 것은 현재의 화석연료나 원자력 등이 따를 수 없는 장점을 갖고 있기 때문이다. 또한 수소는 연소시 극소량의 질소가 생성되는 것을 제외하고는 공해물질이 배출되지 않으며, 직접 연소를 위한 연료 또는 연료전지 등의 연료로 사용이 간편하다. 그러나, 기존의 수소제조 기술은 화석연료 중의 탄소 성분을 물과 반응시켜 수소로 만들기 때문에 상당량의 에너지가 필요하고 이 반응은 흡열반응이기 때문에 탄소 성분을 가스화 시키기 위해서는 1300K 이상의 고온과 상당한 반응기 용량이 요구된다.(중략)

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
• /
• v.3 no.4
• /
• pp.574-578
• /
• 1992

고분자 전해질형 연료전지(PEMFC)는 전해질로서 수소이온 교환 특성을 갖는 폴리머를 사용한 연료전지로서 다른 유형의 연료전지에 비하여 에너지 변환 특성이 우수할 뿐만 아니라 전력밀도 특성이 우수한 유형의 연료전지이다. 전해질 폴리머로서는 Perfluorosulfonate 멤브레인이 사용되고 있으며, 전지의 작동 원리는 인산형 연료전지와 동일하다. 본 총설 논문에서는 PEMFC의 작동 원리 및 기능상의 설명은 지양하고 고전력 밀도가 가능한 이유와 지금까지의 개발 역사 및 향후 개발 방향 등에 대해서 설명하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
• /
• 2012.05a
• /
• pp.149-152
• /
• 2012

This paper describes the study of integrated hydrogen supply system for environment friendly propulsion systems of fuel-cell UAV. Diluted hydrochloric acid was used for direct-decomposing solid-state $NaBH_4$ and generating hydrogen. Self-hydrogen pressurized reactor and pressure regulator was introduced for stable hydrogen supply. Prototype of integrated hydrogen supply systems using the solid-state $NaBH_4$ direct-decomposition was designed for performance evaluation and concept demonstration.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
• /
• v.31 no.4
• /
• pp.645-668
• /
• 2022

Hydrogen energy is emerging as an important means of carbon neutrality in the various sectors including power, transportation, storage, and industrial processes. Fuel cell power plants are the fastest spreading in the hydrogen ecosystem and are one of the key power sources among means of implementing carbon neutrality in 2050. However, high volatility in system marginal price (SMP) and renewable energy certificate (REC) prices, which affect the profits of fuel cell power plants, delay the investment timing and deployment. This study applied the real option methodology to analyze how the dual uncertainties in both SMP and REC prices affect the investment trigger price level in the irreversible investment decision of fuel cell power plants. The analysis is summarized into the following three. First, under the current Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), dual price uncertainties passed on to plant owners has significantly increased the investment trigger price relative to one under the deterministic price case. Second, reducing the volatility of REC price by half of the current level caused a significant drop in investment trigger prices and its investment trigger price is similar to one caused by offering one additional REC multiplier. Third, investment trigger price based on gray hydrogen and green hydrogen were analyzed along with the existing byproduct hydrogen-based fuel cells, and in the case of gray hydrogen, economic feasibility were narrowed significantly with green hydrogen when carbon costs were applied. The results of this study suggest that the current RPS system works as an obstacle to the deployment of fuel cell power plants, and policy that provides more stable revenue to plants is needed to build a more cost-effective and stable hydrogen ecosystem.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
• /
• v.35 no.4
• /
• pp.388-396
• /
• 2011

The strengthened regulations for atmospheric emissions from ships have caused a necessity of new, alternative power system in ships for the low pollutant emissions and the high energy efficiency. Recently, new kinds of propulsion power system such as fuel cell system, which use hydrogen as an energy source, have been sincerely considered. Fuel conversion system to hydrogen is an essential part for fuel cell ship. We have investigated thermodynamically the steam reforming characteristics of hydrocarbons and alcohols for the fuel conversion systems.