Publication Date:
2011-08-18
Description:
The technical and economic status of fuel cells is assessed with emphasis on their potential benefits to the Deep Space Network. The fuel cell, what it is, how it operates, and what its outputs are, is reviewed. Major technical problems of the fuel cell and its components are highlighted. Due to these problems and economic considerations it is concluded that fuel cells will not become commercially viable until the early 1990s.
Keywords:
ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION
Type:
The Telecommun. and Data Acquisition; p 154-168
Format:
text