Self-regulating fiber fuel cell

Steven J. Eickhoff

doi:10.1117/12.853146

28 April 2010 Self-regulating fiber fuel cell

Steven J. Eickhoff

Proceedings Volume 7683, Energy Harvesting and Storage: Materials, Devices, and Applications; 76830K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853146
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Advances in lithium primary battery technology, which serves as the gold standard power source for the dismounted soldier, have not kept pace with the ever increasing power and energy requirements of modern military electronic equipment. Fuel cells have long been touted as the solution to the dismounted soldier's power and energy problems, but until recently, have largely failed to live up to that promise. There is still a pressing need for better power sources at the Watt or sub-Watt level, especially in applications requiring nontraditional form factors (thin, prismatic) or those having special requirements like flexibility or conformability, where existing battery technology falls short. To address these needs, Honeywell is developing a Self Regulating Fiber Fuel Cell, which utilizes a novel fuel chemistry and regulation mechanism and micro fabrication techniques to create a flexible, conformal power source with substantially better energy density and specific energy compared to state of the art lithium primary batteries. This paper will cover Honeywell's progress on the Fiber Fuel Cell Project.

Citation Download Citation

Steven J. Eickhoff "Self-regulating fiber fuel cell", Proc. SPIE 7683, Energy Harvesting and Storage: Materials, Devices, and Applications, 76830K (28 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853146

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available