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The fuel cell has come a long way since Sir Hubert Davy built the first prototype in 1801 . After a slow 150 years , the fuel cell came to the attention of the world with the first slew of fuel cell operated vehicles in the 1950's . The next decade saw fuel cells used in NASA's Gemini and Apollo space missions . The 1990's have seen fuel cells in power plants , city busses , and space shuttle missions . Currently , $1 billion has been invested worldwide to investigate fuel cell operated vehicles as an alternate to Internal Combustion Engine (ICE ) operated vehicles . With fuel cell efficiencies nearing 50 % , low emissions and better reliability , fuel cell research is at an all -time high . This research will investigate the performance of the hydrogen circulation system of a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM ) fuel cell specifically designed for a hybrid vehicle . System parameters will be analyzed to find the optimum operating conditions for the hydrogen circulation system . |
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