{"id":276599,"date":"2024-01-06T19:04:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T13:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=276599"},"modified":"2024-01-06T19:04:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T13:34:18","slug":"isro-successfully-tests-polymer-electrolyte-membrane-fuel-cell-on-pslv-c58s-orbital-platform-poem3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/isro-successfully-tests-polymer-electrolyte-membrane-fuel-cell-on-pslv-c58s-orbital-platform-poem3\/","title":{"rendered":"ISRO successfully tests Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell on PSLV-C58\u2019s orbital platform POEM3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong> This post is based on the article “ISRO successfully tests Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell on PSLV-C58\u2019s orbital platform POEM3<\/strong>” published in “The Hindu<\/strong>” on 5th January 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

ISRO successfully tested a 100 W Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Power System (FCPS) on the orbital platform POEM3, which was launched onboard PSLV-C58 on January 1, 2024.<\/p>\n

What did ISRO Observe in the Conducted Experiment?<\/h2>\n

1) Objective-<\/strong> To evaluate the functioning of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel cells in space and gather data to support the design of systems for upcoming missions.<\/p>\n

2) During a brief test on POEM, the system generated 180 W of power<\/strong> by utilizing hydrogen and oxygen gases stored in high-pressure vessels.<\/p>\n

3) It offered extensive data on the performance of diverse static and dynamic systems within the power system, as well as the underlying physics involved.<\/p>\n

4) Hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity directly from hydrogen and oxygen gases<\/strong>, producing pure water and heat as byproducts. It is an electric generator which works on electrochemical principles<\/strong>, as in batteries, as against the combustion reactions employed in conventional generators.<\/p>\n

5) Producing electricity directly from fuels makes fuel cells highly efficient<\/strong>, and being emission-free<\/strong> with only water as a byproduct further enhances their environmental benefits.<\/p>\n

6) India is proposing to establish a space station by 2035<\/strong>, and the FCPS payload could potentially find applications in it.<\/p>\n

What is Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell?<\/h2>\n
\"PEM
Source- ScienceDirect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1)\u00a0Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, also called proton exchange membrane fuel cells, use a proton-conducting polymer membrane as the electrolyte<\/b>. Hydrogen is typically used as the fuel.<\/p>\n

2) These cells operate at relatively low temperatures<\/strong> and can quickly vary their output to meet shifting power demands.<\/p>\n

3) They are being developed mainly for transport applications<\/strong>, as well as for stationary and portable fuel-cell applications.<\/p>\n

What is ISRO\u2019s \u2018POEM\u2019 platform?<\/h2>\n

Click here to read<\/a><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus- Science & Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- This post is based on the article “ISRO successfully tests Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell on PSLV-C58\u2019s orbital platform POEM3” published in “The Hindu” on 5th January 2024. Why in the News? ISRO successfully tested a 100 W Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Power System (FCPS) on the orbital platform POEM3, which was launched… Continue reading ISRO successfully tests Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell on PSLV-C58\u2019s orbital platform POEM3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-276599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":7,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704561198},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276599\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}