[Mike AA]

Originally Posted by Sparks333

Hello!
I did an ISEF project on hydrogen and its uses as a power source. Believe me, you would do a lot better to modify a standard generator to run of hydrogen directly. It's easy, safe, and there's plans all over the place. It may be a little louder, but much quicker (Ex: a fuel cell is slow but efficient. A hydrogen engine isn't nearly as efficient, but much quicker.) Furthermore, any thoughts that it might explode is bunk. Unless you're using brown's gas (a really stupid thing to do), the hydrogen will (1) not even ignite until it comes within contact with the air, (2) not explode, only burn, unless it's compressed, which is almost never the case when a leak occurs, and (3) float up into the atmosphere, so even if it is burning, it will dissipate into the air quick enough it won't do damage, and it won't stay on the ground, like propane.

Sparks

What do you mean by quicker? Are you referring to charging rates? I am looking to use a fuel cell because I would like it to be quiet and compact. I am not worried about charge rates too much.

-Mike