IPRO 313 - Refuelable Electric Car

IPRO 313 - Refuelable Electric Car If you are interested in our project, spread the word about our project and join our IPRO team next An improvement in transportation is a benefit to all!

This IPRO is designing, building, and testing electric vehicles powered by zinc-air fuel cells (ZAFCs). The majority of electric and hybrid vehicles produced commercially are powered with lithium ion batteries or nickel-metal hydride batteries. The research community is currently intrigued about hydrogen fuel cells and super-capacitors. The team at IIT chooses to explore an alternative to both, ZA

FCs. A ZAFC reacts zinc with oxygen to produce electricity which then powers an electric motor. The two ingredients are brought together in a chamber called a fuel cell to react. Because oxygen, one-half of the reactants, is freely available in air, the chemistry can be physically compact. In addition, zinc element is abundant, geographically evenly disbursed, recyclable, and maturely developed. ZAFC technology has been researched for decades, and businesses have commercialized them to varying success. Technical and economic challenges remain, and the team at IIT seeks to finish the work started by many great scientists and entrepreneurs.

Team members presenting on the ipro midterm presentation day
04/13/2012

Team members presenting on the ipro midterm presentation day

04/12/2012

Check out the current status of our work!

04/12/2012
04/12/2012
Here are some pictures of the 1st and 2nd generation battery, as well as some of the materials and equipment used in lab...
04/12/2012

Here are some pictures of the 1st and 2nd generation battery, as well as some of the materials and equipment used in laboratory experiments

Zinc-air's competition just got stiffer
11/18/2011

Zinc-air's competition just got stiffer

Knovel is a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools to drive innovation and deliver answers engineers can trust.

11/17/2011

Make sure you register for the next semester's IPRO 313 "Refuelable Electric Car" class on time! :)

Mark I against a pleasant background suitable for presentations and posters.
02/13/2011

Mark I against a pleasant background suitable for presentations and posters.

Computer aided design of the first zinc-air fuel cell (mark I), inspired by the Lawrence Livermore National Lab tapered ...
02/13/2011

Computer aided design of the first zinc-air fuel cell (mark I), inspired by the Lawrence Livermore National Lab tapered cell design.

A sketch for the zinc refueling cycle under a service station distribution scheme
02/13/2011

A sketch for the zinc refueling cycle under a service station distribution scheme

02/13/2011

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