First Prize of the 13th Youth and Children Creative Contest of Thua Thien Hue Province, in 2020
- Authors: Ho Huu Tuong, Le Dinh Ngoc Bach
- Instructors: Le Duy Binh, Vo Anh Tu, Le Thi Thuy Lai
- Unit: Quoc Hoc high school.
Currently, environmental pollution is a pain problem of the entire society that is being paid special attention by public opinion, and exhaust gas from transport means is one of the main causes of environmental pollution. The project “Research and manufacture of fuel cells which use AEM membranes” aiming to set out and implement the replacement of current fossil fuel sources with clean, renewable energy to solve the problem of environmental pollution.
A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that directly converts chemical energy (usually hydrogen gas, methanol, ethanol, and oxidizing agents such as oxygen …) into electricity.
Basically, fuel cells have the same components and characteristics as batteries but t different than conventional batteries. Conventional batteries are energy storage devices and will stop working when the chemicals are consumed, requiring recharging from an external power supply. In contrast, a fuel cell does not store fuel inside it, the electric in the battery is continuously generated when there is an external fuel source is directly and continuously supplied.
Compared with conventional batteries, fuel batteries generate very low or no polluting waste and the amount of water produced after the reaction is clean and drinkable water.
The novelty and creativity of the topic:
• There are not many studies on hydrogen energy and its application in Vietnam and some parts of the world.
• Fuel cells store energy and generate electricity by converting energy into electricity with higher efficiency than internal combustion engines in using hydrogen energy.
• Applied practical models of hydrogen fuel cells in energy storage to operate electronic equipment, engines…
• Research on AEM (Anion Exchange Membrane) membrane to replace PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) with low cost.
