fuel cell in rectangular case
date: label: date made
content: 1957
name: label: maker
content: Union Carbide
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: “Early Model” fuel cell in rectangular case, 1957. A rectangular plastic case containing nine cylindrical carbon elements. On each end is set a plastic block with two nylon ports, an electrical connector, and four acorn cap nuts. The left end also has two thin plastic ports Labeled: "Sol'n / inlet / outlet". The contact on that end is labeled: "+", and the two nylon ports are labeled: "H2 O2 / Inlets". The contact on the right end is labeled: "-" and the ports are labeled: "O2 H2 / Outlets". Label on the side reads: "Early Model / Union Carbide / Fuel Cell". This cell is nearly identical to the unit displayed at the 1958 World's Fair. (Catalog #2023.0106.04.)
label: Description (Brief)
content: Fuel cells, like batteries, generate direct current electricity through chemical action. First developed in 1839, they combine hydrogen and oxygen to make electricity, emitting water and heat as byproducts. Several types exist and their operational details vary in important ways. Alkali cells are one of the major types, and have been used in spacecraft and in many experimental devices.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Martin E. Kordesch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2023.0106.05
label: accession number
content: 2023.0106
label: catalog number
content: 2023.0106.05
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fuel cell
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 31.75 cm x 8.89 cm