Build A Solar Hydrogen Fuel Cell System
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Learn how to construct and operate the components of a solar hydrogen fuel cell system: the fuel cell stack, the electrolyzer to generate hydrogen fuel, simple hydrogen storage, and solar panels designed specifically to run electrolyzers for hydrogen production. Complete, clear, illustrated instructions to build all the major components make it easy for the non-engineer to understand and work with this important new technology. Featured are the author's innovative and practical designs for efficient solar powered hydrogen production including: ESPMs (Electrolyzer Specific Photovoltaic Modules) – 40 watt solar panels designed specifically to run electrolyzers efficiently; a 40-80 watt electrolyzer for intermittant power from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind; and, a 6-12 watt planar hydrogen fuel cell stack to generate electricity. Any of these components can be ganged or racked, or scaled up in size for higher output. You'll also learn how to set up an entire gas processing system, and where to find parts and materials – everything you need for an experimental stationary unit that will give you a solid base for building and operating systems for larger power needs. There are even schematics for adapting conventional solar panels (BSPMs – Battery Specific Photovoltaic Modules) for efficient hydrogen production, and setting up hybrid (battery and fuel cell) PV systems. Build a Solar Hydrogen Fuel Cell System has over 135 photos and illustrations, as well as 5 templates for a planar fuel cell stack. *NOTE* If you have never constructed a fuel cell before, we recommend you first study Build Your Own Fuel Cells by the same author, before you attempt to build the planar fuel cell stack. Review: Author: Phillip Hurley - This is the definitive book that all should have in their personal library. Phillip Hurley takes you step by step to energy independence. No fluff here. Well written and thought out and well documented with illustrations and photos. All one needs to know is how operate a soldering iron. Low tech teaching method with high tech results. Want to slash those energy bills? Buy ALL of his books. Not one contains any disappointment. Ed Rivera Review: Great book that covers the basics of the technology and shows you step by step how to build you own cell. - I purchased this book to gain a better understand of fuel cell technology and this book (and author) do a great job. There's a lot of details that don't go too deep, which was exactly what I was seeking. I have zero plans on building my own cell, but I do understand how they work based on how the author laid out each chapter.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 95 Reviews |
E**A
Author: Phillip Hurley
This is the definitive book that all should have in their personal library. Phillip Hurley takes you step by step to energy independence. No fluff here. Well written and thought out and well documented with illustrations and photos. All one needs to know is how operate a soldering iron. Low tech teaching method with high tech results. Want to slash those energy bills? Buy ALL of his books. Not one contains any disappointment. Ed Rivera
M**K
Great book that covers the basics of the technology and shows you step by step how to build you own cell.
I purchased this book to gain a better understand of fuel cell technology and this book (and author) do a great job. There's a lot of details that don't go too deep, which was exactly what I was seeking. I have zero plans on building my own cell, but I do understand how they work based on how the author laid out each chapter.
R**O
Love the info
It was good info that I will use!! I would recomend it! Doing it his way will save money and get the job done!!
R**N
Nice
Nice
R**I
Great! very comprehensive book!
Great! very comprehensive book!
J**G
Some useful info in here
Some useful info in here, but it's barely enough to figure out how to build a toy system for fun. If you want a real system that you can count on you're going to have to research beyond this book. Still, the basics are all in here.
M**K
Five Stars
Very easy with step by step instructions with the proper tools.
J**Y
ok
all is well
J**A
Great book!
Phillip Hurley is garanty of good, practical and easy to implement projects. His books are allways easy to read and hands on style, and this one is not the exeption.
A**S
Good book.
Good book. Easy to read, comprehensive book. Great to understand the basic principles. Not sure about trying to build one myself. I would have safety concerns.
P**W
Five Stars
Great book!!!
F**N
Possibly the most disappointing book in my collection
This book breaks all the conventions of how to structure a good book. I was hoping to get an overview of what a solar hydrogen fuel cell system is which would then go into the details of how to build the individual components with pros and cons about the design choices and alternatives. Instead what I got is a random shopping list of stuff from suppliers in the US that aren't available in the UK and poor diagrams that go into detail about the easy stuff but skip the complicated stuff. Poor explanations, poor diagrams and even the print quality of the book is poor. The only thing I got out of it is that I should not build it myself based on these poor instructions and wait for the solar industry to catch up on longer-term energy storage solutions.
J**S
Five Stars
Great
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