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In order to find out the power solution for long term operation, ITRI/ MCL fuel cell group has participated in the development of MEA, stack and power generator integration of PEMFC and DMFC for a long time. DMFC power system has been developed to apply in the outdoor monitoring system for powering. PEMFC system with light weight and high power has been used in drone application to provide long endurance power. The flight time of PEMFC drone is 2~3 times more than that of LIB drone in the same weight. The higher efficiency hybrid power technique integrated with UAV has been developed to provide the stable power of FC and LIB for long endurance flight. The optimized components and integration of fuel cell systems have been developed to satisfy the power need of UAV, such as multiple stacks, BOP components, mechanical assembly, light weight FC system integration and so on. So far, Fuel cell powered helicopter have been developed and passed the special inspection certification of the Civil Aviation Administration. Continuously, the mountain flight over 3,000m height and across sea flight longer than 88km for emergency medicine delivery demo have also been completed. The accumulation distance of fuel cell power helicopter has been flown over 1,000km. That shows the flight stability and safety for drone application.
Meanwhile, ITRI/MCL has developed PEMFC products including membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) and MEA integrated stacks, which can be applied for distributed generation or backup power or UAV use. ITRI/MCL MEAs benefit from ITRI's patented material/structure design and can be steadily operated under various humidified or non-humidified environments. The power generated by ITRI's MEAs outperforms mainstream products in the market. ITRI MEAs and patented structure design are also integrated into stacks, thus they can well fit whether air cooling or water cooling condition. The above products are all mass production ready and customizable as customer requires.
In addition, ITRI/MCL also has developed AEMEL products including MEA, stack and electrolysis system to provide hydrogen. By utilizing ITRI's patented BOP components and system integration of stacks with low power consumption designs, a 5 kW electrolyzer has been built-up. With renewable energy, the low cost hydrogen with net zero carbon emissions could be achieved in the near future.
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