Microtubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Power System developement and integration into a Mini-UAV
COORDINATOR | |
Contact persons: | Organisation: |
1. Dr. Ellart de Wit 2. Dr. Ing. Michael Walter HyGear B.V. The Netherlands
| Name: HyGear Fuel Cell Systems B.V.
address: Westervoortsedijk 73 6827 AV Arnhem The Netherlands
website: www.hygear.nl |
DESCRIPTION
Abstract: S-U-A-V aims to design, optimise and build a 100-200 W mSOFC stack and to integrate it into a hybrid power system comprising the mSOFC stack and a battery. Additional components of the system are a fuel processor to generate reformate gas from propane and other electrical, mechanical and control balance of plant (BoP). All these components will be constituents of an entire fuel cell power generator which will first be tested in the lab and after further optimisation and miniaturisation in a mini UAV platform. S-U-A-V is primarily aiming at the CopterCity UAV platform from Surveycopter (France), but will consider other options (in particular fixed wing vehicles) too.
Propane was chosen as the fuel due to its superior energy density compared to hydrogen, whichever storage technique is used. The SOFC was chosen since it can convert reformate (CO/H2 mixtures) to electricity, as compared to other types of fuel cell that require very pure hydrogen, which significantly reduces fuel processing. The design of the mSOFC power generator will be primarily driven by the weight and volume available in the mini-UAV. The project intends to optimise mission duration, while efficiency is of less concern. It will open opportunities for exploitation in other light-weight man-portable applications.
PROJECT DETAILS
Project details | |
Project Acronym: SUAV |
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Project reference: 278629 | Contract type: Collaborative Project |
Start date: 01 December 2011 | End date: 30 November 2014 |
Duration: 36 months | Project status: ongoing |
Project cost: € 3.9 milion (3,916,543.00 euro) | Project funding: € 2.2 milion (2,228,721.00 euro) |
Programme Acronym: FP7-JTI | Programme type: Seventh Framework Programme |
Subprogramme area: RTD on new portable and micro Fuel Cell solutions | Contract type: Joint Technology Initiatives - Collaborative Project (FCH) |
Participant organisation | Country |
HyGear Ful Cell Systems B.V. | Netherlands |
Adeland Ltd. | United Kingdom |
Catator AB | Sweden |
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche | Italy |
EADS Deutschland GMBH | Germany |
EADS UK Ltd. | United Kingdom |
Efceco | Germany |
Survey Copter SAS | France |
The University of Birmingham | United Kingdom |
Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie | Poland |
PARTICIPANT 10 WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN SZCZECIN | |
Contact persons: | Organisation: |
1. prof. dr hab. inż. Zdzisław Jaworski - manager of SUAV tasks in ZUT e-mail: Zdzislaw.Jaworski@zut.edu.pl tel. +48 91 449 40 20 2. dr inż. Paulina Pianko-Oprych - research team leader of SUAV tasks in ZUT e-mail: Paulina.Pianko@zut.edu.pl tel. +48 91 449 47 31 dr inż. Barbara Zakrzewska dr inż. Piotr Baniukiewicz
| Name: West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin
addess: ul. Piastów 42 71 - 065 Szczecin Poland
website: www.pmgeng.zut.edu.pl |
