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Re: Alternative Power Sources?
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Originally Posted by Mike AA
Back to the original question I am actually working on 1) a hybrid car which will run off batteries charged from an engine or Hydrogen Fuel cell. 2) powering part/all of my house off a Hydrogen fuel cell. 3) Building a "bomb squad" robot powered from solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells.
I contacted a company in Canada I believe and could get a 1200 watt 12 volt ( so ~100 amp) Hydrogen fuel cell for about $5000. Not too bad considering how much energy it could save me.
As for power during competitions I am building a portable power pack with 3 inverters and about 200 amp worth of SLA.
-Mike
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I would recommend against anything involving hydrogen cells at this point unless you get the kind that does not directly use hydrogen gas. First of where will you get the hydrogen gas and how you will store it. You won't know if it's leaking until it explodes. Unlike other gases, hydrogen's size actually makes it particularly hard to add an odor for safety. There has to be regulations concerning this. I would just go with solar/wind generators and run a converted electric car off of that power. Now that is a really smart way to go because the government may help you depending where you are. Hmmm... This topic also reminded me of another technology that I find really weird. People are now developing cars that depend on compressed air to run.
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Last edited by Adam Y. : 29-05-2005 at 20:08.
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