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Electrochemical Energy Conversion—Principles

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The history of fuel cells, since their discovery by Sir William Grove in 1839 and until the early fifties, has been covered in great detail in several publications(1–10) The main impetus to fuel cells was in the late fifties when known solar, nuclear, and chemical conversion systems were being considered as power sources for NASA’s space programs. These were rated with respect to weight, reliability, safety, power capability, and tolerance to the mission environmental profile. The fuel cell system ranked best, which resulted in the development of the General Electric solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells for the Gemini Space Program and the Pratt and Whitney alkaline (Bacon-type) fuel cell for the Apollo flights in the sixties. The potential advantages of fuel cells stimulated an enthusiastic research and development program on fuel cells for terrestrial applications, in addition to space applications. However, because of the high cost of fuel cells, noble metal requirements, and short life, the interest in fuel cells for terrestrial applications declined in the late sixties. Fuel cell activity was revived in the early seventies and was greatly enhanced in 1973 after the energy crisis, mainly for electric power generation.

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Tilak, B.V., Yeo, R.S., Srinivasan, S. (1981). Electrochemical Energy Conversion—Principles. In: Bockris, J.O., Conway, B.E., Yeager, E., White, R.E. (eds) Comprehensive Treatise of Electrochemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6687-8_2

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