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ENERGIZING THE EDUCATIONAL MARKET
Powered by E-TEK MEAs,
economical fuel cell stacks and kits are helping train the next generation of fuel cell engineers. Manufactured by two of our customers, TDM and Parker, these modular stack assemblies and kits allow university and technical school students to assemble fully functional fuel cells. We're proud of our contribution to the successful sales of these important learning tools – and excited about the next generation of this product line. Just as the old Heathkit computers helped jump-start the PC revolution, these fuel cell assemblies offer students hands-on experience with an emerging technology that's poised to revolutionize power production in an array of applications.
Both of the following products are available through the E-TEK website. We also offer expansion kits for scaling up existing stack assemblies to multiple-cell configurations.
The D-1 Fuel Cell Stack Assembly,
from TDM is a general-purpose hydrogen-air fuel cell that has been tested and is ready to use. It is offered in a pressurized (HAP) or non-pressurized (HAN) version, and is available in 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20 cell stacks.
The D-6 TekStak™, Fuel Cell Kit by Parker includes everything needed to build a 1, 5, or 10 cell fuel cell stack. These rugged, high-performance components are designed to be easily and repeatedly built, operated, disassembled and rebuilt.

E-TEK Power at the Core
The heart of each of these products is the E-TEK Series 12-W general-purpose membrane electrode assembly (MEA). The MEA includes the catalyst, gas diffusion layer, and gas diffusion electrode. Customers integrate E-TEK MEAs into flow field bipolar plates and assemble them into stacks or kits that include all the components that make up a cell stack assembly. The end-users assemble the device and provide reactant air and hydrogen as feedstock – and they have a fully functional fuel cell that produces electricity and heat, with water as a by-product.
Low Price, Clear Instructions The fuel cell stacks and kits are economically priced to appeal to the educational market. The Parker TekStak products come with excellent instructions, including a well-organized manual and a DVD that takes viewers step-by-step through the assembly procedure.
Foundation for Next Generation Products
These fuel cell assemblies can be used for a variety of applications. The Boston Museum of Science, for example, has displayed a Parker built radio controlled VEX robotic car powered by one of these fuel cell kits. Future generations of this technology will have greater energy density, making them well-suited to powering robotic vehicles for competitions, similar to the annual DARPA Grand Challenge for robotic vehicles. It's a good bet that both the winning designer and the winning vehicle will owe their achievement to the power of E-TEK MEAs.
To learn more, please visit our Web site, www.etek-inc.com, or call us at +1 732 545-5100
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