Design and development of a high performance zinc air fuel cell
| dc.contributor.advisor | Pienaar, H. C. v Z. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lourens, Dewald | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-30T08:30:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-30T08:30:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006-06 | |
| dc.description | M. Tech. (Electrical, Applied Electronics and Electronic Communication, Faculty of Engineering and Technology) Vaal University of Technology| | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The demand for efficient and environmentally friendly power sources has become a major topic around the world. This research explores the capability of the zinc-air fuel cell to replace conventional power sources for various applications, more specifically telecommunication systems. The research consisted of a theoretical study of the zinc-air fuel cell and its components, as well as their performance characteristics. A zinc-air fuel ce.ll and test rig were built, and the system was tested under various conditions. It was found that the zinc-air fuel cell has an advantage over other fuel cells in that it does not require any expensive materials or noble metals, reducing the overall cost of such a system. The fuel cell showed the potential to power various applications, but problems persisted in the fueling process as well as constant leaking of the aqueous electrolyte. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | xiv, 132 leaves: illustrations | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10352/289 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Environmentally friendly power sources | en_US |
| dc.subject | Zinc-air fuel cell | en_US |
| dc.subject | Telecommunications systems | en_US |
| dc.subject.ddc | 621.312429 | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Fuel cells | en_US |
| dc.title | Design and development of a high performance zinc air fuel cell | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |