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Fuel Cell Technologies and Applications – Introduction - AM105024

Title:	Fuel Cell Technologies and Applications – Introduction
Guaranteed by:	Department of Inorganic Technology (105)
Faculty:	Faculty of Chemical Technology
Actual:	from 2023
Semester:	both
Points:	4
E-Credits:	4
Examination process:
Hours per week, examination:	2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity:	winter:unknown / unknown (unknown) summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
For type:
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester

Guarantor:	Bouzek Karel prof. Dr. Ing.

Examination dates Schedule

Annotation

Last update: Paidar Martin doc. Ing. Ph.D. (01.11.2022)

The Introductory course aims to introduce Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) to students and provide them with the basic science behind the processes involved. This will be a useful basic start for the students to understand the following, more detailed and complex courses. It is also intended to give some background and insight into topics that will later be explored in more detail or are covered in optional modules so that all students have at least a set of very basic knowledge on the broad range of topics covered in the program Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Engineering.

Aim of the course

Last update: Paidar Martin doc. Ing. Ph.D. (01.11.2022)

After absolving the module the students should be able to:

• Present and criticise the potential, benefits, boundary conditions, and prospects of employing fuel cell and hydrogen technology today and in future markets;

• Describe the Physics, Chemistry and Engineering of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies and be able to apply this knowledge to moderately complex problems;

• Be able to choose appropriate technology when faced with a moderately complex engineering design task;

• Communicate information, concepts, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialists.

Literature

Last update: Paidar Martin doc. Ing. Ph.D. (01.11.2022)

Larminie/Dicks: Fuel Cells Systems Explained, 2000 (Wiley, 2000, ISBN 0-471-49026-1)

EG&G Services, Parsons Inc.: Fuel Cell Handbook (DE-AM26-99FT40575, 7th Edition, 2005; www.fuelcells.org/fchandbook.pdf)

O’Hayre/Cha/Colella/Prinz: Fuel Cell Fundamentals (Wiley, 2009, 2nd ed., ISBN 978-0-470-25843-9)

G. Hoogers (Ed.): Fuel Cell Technology Handbook, (CRC Press, Boca Raton/London, 2003, ISBN 0-8493-0877-1)

C.-J. Winter/J. Nitsch: Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg/N.Y., 1985, ISBN 0-387-18896-7/3-540-18896-7)

IEA: World Energy Outlook (www.iea.com)

BP Statistical Review of Energy (https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html

Syllabus

Last update: Paidar Martin doc. Ing. Ph.D. (01.11.2022)

1. Sustainable and Renewable Energy Future

2. A basic introduction to Electrochemistry and Thermodynamics

3. Low Temperature Fuel Cells

4. High Temperature Fuel Cells

5. Reversible Fuel Cells

6. Fuel Cell Systems

7. Fuel Cell Applications

8. Fuels for Fuel Cells

9. Degradation and Lifetime Issues

10. Market Introduction and Market Development

Course completion requirements

Last update: Paidar Martin doc. Ing. Ph.D. (01.11.2022)

Completing a course is an written exam. The requirement for an exam is a completation of project to advance the topic.