Fuel cell mobile lighting: A fuel cell market transformation project

Klebanoff, Lennie; Breit, J.S.; Roe, G.S.; Damberger, T.A.; Erbel, T.; Wingert, Sarah; Coleman, B; Radley, C.J.; Oros, J.M.; Schuttinger, P.; Woolley, Ronald L.; Ghotb, H.; Prey, S.; Velinsky, SA; White, W.A.; Saunders, Richard C.; Saunders, C.; Drake, Robert F.; Rea, G.; Fliess, D.; Hooson, R.; Elrick, W.T.; Hamilton, James; Skradski, T.; Brown, George W.; Chao, B. S.; Zelinsky, M.; Sorkin, A.; McGlaughlin, R.; Moreland, G.; Hanley, Ryan; Koonce, M.; Johnson, Tom

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.180

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“…where denotes the luminous flux typically represented in lumens, and denotes the solid angle in steradians. Thus, combining Equations (6) and (17)…”

Section: Isoilluminance Test Methodology and Light Output Approximationmentioning

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“…All of these are intended to have high efficacy and good light quality. The application of plasma bulbs and LEDs to light towers is a recent development, 17 and both technologies are rapidly improving. The metal halide lamp is a type of high-intensity discharge (HID) lamp that is traditionally used in high-output applications such as light towers.…”

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“…16 The use of fuel cell portable construction equipment represents a good early market introduction of fuel cells, thereby supporting fuel cell market growth. Klebanoff and coworkers 17 have recently described a project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Boeing Company, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and others to design, build, field test, and then commercialize a hydrogen fuel cell light tower (H 2 LT). The system combines a 5-kW PEM fuel cell manufactured by Altergy Systems with high-pressure (350 bar) hydrogen storage to provide DC fuel cell power for advanced lighting.…”

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Evaluation of Metal Halide, Plasma, and LED Lighting Technologies for a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mobile Light (H₂LT)

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Donohoe

Jones

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Energy Technology & Policy

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This article reports on the testing and comparison of a prototype hydrogen fuel cell light tower (H 2 LT) and a conventional diesel-powered metal halide light trailer for use in road maintenance and construction activities. The prototype was originally outfitted with plasma lights and then with light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires. Light output and distribution, lighting energy efficiency (i.e., efficacy), power source thermal efficiency, and fuel costs are compared. The metal halide luminaires have 2.2 and 3.1 times more light output than the plasma and LED luminaires, respectively, but they require more power/lumen to provide that output. The LED luminaires have 1.6 times better light efficacy than either the metal halide or plasma luminaires. The light uniformity ratios produced by the plasma and LED towers are acceptable. The fuel cell thermal efficiency at the power required to operate the plasma lights is 48%, significantly higher than the diesel generator efficiency of 23% when operating the metal halide lights. Due to the increased efficiency of the fuel cell and the LED lighting, the fuel cost per lumen-hour of the H 2 LT is 62% of the metal halide diesel light tower assuming a kilogram of hydrogen is twice the cost of a gallon of diesel fuel.

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“…where denotes the luminous flux typically represented in lumens, and denotes the solid angle in steradians. Thus, combining Equations (6) and (17)…”

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Evaluation of Metal Halide, Plasma, and LED Lighting Technologies for a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mobile Light (H₂LT)

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Jones

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“…The early market-entry points continue to be in small-scale, niche power applications, such as backup power and power for remote off-grid locations (Altergy, 2017;Klebanoff et al, 2014;Phi Suea House Project, 2017;Romano, 2017). At this scale, a solid-electrolyte electrolyser is typically used in combination with hydrogen and battery storage and a fuel cell to provide continuous or backup power for remote or off-grid applications in the kW range.…”

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Emerging technologies, markets and commercialization of solid‐electrolytic hydrogen production

Badwal

Giddey

Munnings

2018

WIREs Energy & Environment

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Around 60 million tons of hydrogen are generated globally each year, 96% of which is produced from fossil fuels. Very little hydrogen is used as energy media; instead, it is most commonly used in nonenergy‐related applications, such as the production of ammonia, fertilizer, methanol and other chemicals, the petrochemical industry, and the hydrogenation of products. However, there is a clear global shift in the use of hydrogen, which is now rapidly developing as a renewable fuel for both stationary and transport applications. Hydrogen can be transported in compressed form at high pressures, in liquid form at –253°C, or more conveniently converted to liquid fuels for easy transportation from locations high in renewable‐energy intensity to areas scarce in renewable resources. In the last 5 years there has been a significant advancement in the scale of solid‐electrolyte demonstrations with a number of megawatt (MW) class products under operation for onsite hydrogen generation, power to gas networks, and storage at multiple sites. This manuscript, building on our previous WIRES publication, discusses the commercialization status of renewable hydrogen‐generation technologies, along with advances in research and development linked to electrolytic hydrogen generation, use, and transportation in the form of liquid fuels such as ammonia, methanol, or dimethyl ether. This article is categorized under: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen > Science and Materials Fuel Cells and Hydrogen > Systems and Infrastructure

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“…That way, Boeing could assess the technology for performance, reliability, safety and ease of fueling in an aviation environment not as challenging as the "on-board" aircraft application. Klebanoff et al [9] have recently reported the results of a project funded by Boeing and the U.S. DOE to design, build, field-test and then commercialize fuel-cell GSE equipment in the form of a hydrogen fuel cell mobile light tower (H 2 LT), two of which are currently in use at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), with another two H 2 LT units deployed in the Los Angeles entertainment industry by Saunders Electric Inc. The deployed H 2 LT systems combine a 5 kW PEM fuel cell with hydrogen stored as a high-pressure gas at 5,000 psig (~ 350 bar) pressure in Type III, carbon fiber overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV) (i.e., "composite tanks") to power advanced lighting.…”

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Using metal hydride H2 storage in mobile fuel cell equipment: Design and predicted performance of a metal hydride fuel cell mobile light

Song

Klebanoff

Johnson

et al. 2014

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

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This study examines the practical prospects and benefits for using interstitial metal hydride hydrogen storage in "unsupported" fuel cell mobile construction equipment and aviation GSE applications. An engineering design and performance study is reported of a fuel cell mobile light tower that incorporates a 5 kW Altergy Systems fuel cell, Grote Trilliant LED lighting and storage of hydrogen in the Ovonic interstitial metal hydride alloy OV679. The metal hydride hydrogen light tower (mhH 2 LT) system is compared directly to its analogue employing highpressure hydrogen storage (H 2 LT) and to a comparable diesel-fueled light tower with regard to size, performance, delivered energy density and emissions. Our analysis indicates that the 5 kW proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) fuel cell provides sufficient waste heat to supply the desorption enthalpy needed for the hydride material to release the required hydrogen. Hydrogen refueling of the mhH 2 LT is possible even without external sources of cooling water by making use of thermal management hardware already installed on the PEM fuel cell. In such "unsupported" cases, refueling times of ~ 3 -8 hours can be achieved, depending on the temperature of the ambient air. Shorter refueling times (~ 20 minutes) are possible if an external source of chilled water is available for metal hydride bed cooling during rapid hydrogen refueling. Overall, the analysis shows that it is technically feasible and in some aspects beneficial to use metal hydride hydrogen storage in portable fuel cell mobile lighting equipment deployed in remote areas. The cost of the metal hydride storage technology needs to be reduced if it is to be commercially viable in the replacement of common construction equipment or mobile generators with fuel cells.

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Fuel cell mobile lighting: A fuel cell market transformation project

Cited by 12 publications

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Evaluation of Metal Halide, Plasma, and LED Lighting Technologies for a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mobile Light (H₂LT)

Evaluation of Metal Halide, Plasma, and LED Lighting Technologies for a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mobile Light (H₂LT)

Emerging technologies, markets and commercialization of solid‐electrolytic hydrogen production

Using metal hydride H2 storage in mobile fuel cell equipment: Design and predicted performance of a metal hydride fuel cell mobile light

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Fuel cell mobile lighting: A fuel cell market transformation project

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Evaluation of Metal Halide, Plasma, and LED Lighting Technologies for a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mobile Light (H2LT)

Evaluation of Metal Halide, Plasma, and LED Lighting Technologies for a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mobile Light (H2LT)

Emerging technologies, markets and commercialization of solid‐electrolytic hydrogen production

Using metal hydride H2 storage in mobile fuel cell equipment: Design and predicted performance of a metal hydride fuel cell mobile light

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Evaluation of Metal Halide, Plasma, and LED Lighting Technologies for a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mobile Light (H₂LT)

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