Mobion Cell Demonstrates 2700 Hours of Operation
MTI MicroFuel Cells today announced that it has achieved 2,700 hours of continuous operation with a Mobion laboratory cell – the building block of the Company’s Mobion chip and systems. In comparison, a typical cell phone plan in the U.S., marketed to moderate to heavy users, includes 3,000 minutes per month which, over the life of a typical 2 year contract, translates to only 1,200 hours of use.
In an industry report published by the Journal of Power Sources, tests conducted on direct methanol micro fuel cells show degradation of up to 35% after only 360 hours of operation. In addition to the 2,700 hours of continuous run-time, our Mobion test, which is still ongoing, successfully demonstrated a significant achievement by showing power degradation of less than 15% - which we believe is a breakthrough for the micro fuel cell industry.
Source: Fuel Cell Today
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