A fuel cell is a power generation system that can directly convert chemical energy of hydrogen fuel into electrical energy. The features of fuel cells includes high energy density, high efficiency, and no pollution/noise.
The ITRI-MCL researches of fuel cell includes materials, stacks, system control logic and hybrid power control methods. The developed high-energy fuel cell system can specially support long-endurance power for drones.
The ITRI-MCL Fuel cell technology triples the flight time for drones
(comparison with lithium batteries of the same weight)
▣ ITRI Fuel Cell Drone
▣ Fuel Cell Multirotor Drone
2019/12 Flight Time：130min. ( with 5 kg payload )
▣ Fuel Cell Helicopter
2020/09 Yilan Wushigang - Guishan Island; Flight Distance：Round Trip 25km. ( with 1.6 kg payload )
2020/09, 2020/11 Penghu Magong - Wangan ；
Flight Distance： Round Trip 34km. ( with 1.6、6.6kg payload )
▣ Mountain flight
2021/04 Taichung Chinye Farm - Shinda mountain cabin; Flight Distance: Round Trip 24km. ( Altitude 3200 m ) , medical rescue package delivery.
▣ Across sea flight for longer distance
2021/09 Tainan Beimen- Penghu Dongji Island; Flight Distance：Cross Sea Flight Distance 44km,
Round Trip 88 km , COVID-19 test kits delivery .
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
Material and Chemical Research Laboratories (MCL)
Dept. of Fuel Cell Devices and System Design (I600)