Fuel Cell Electronics Packaging
Today's commercial, medical and military electronics are becoming smaller and smaller. At the same time, these devices are packed with more functions and demand more power. This power requirement is currently met almost exclusively by battery power. A fue
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Fuel Cell Electronics Packaging
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FUEL CELL ELECTRONICS PACKAGING
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FUEL CELL ELECTRONICS PACKAGING
Edited by
Ken Kuang Torrey Hills Technology, LLC San Diego, CA 92121
Keith Easler Kyocera America, Inc. San Diego, CA 92123
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Editors: Ken Kuang Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC 10401 Roselle St., Suite 205 San Diego, CA 92121 Keith Easler Kyocera America, Inc. 8611 Balboa Avenue San Diego, CA 92123
Fuel Cell Electronics Packaging Library of Congress Control Number: 2006939574
ISBN-13: 978-0-387-47323-9
e-ISBN-13: 978-0-387-47324-6
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Foreword
A Look at Fuel Cells from Inside the Beltway It is an interesting time to be involved with fuel cells. After President Bush’s 2003 State of the Union address, companies involved in fuel cells and hydrogen were riding a wave of national attention. The president’s 10-year program was an exciting, long-term effort designed to dramatically change the way Americans use and harness energy. With funding proposed at $1.2 billion for the first five years, it was clear that the federal government was not only making a handsome investment in fuel cells and hydrogen, but also serious about becoming more energy independent. Despite the fact that the primary focus of the new initiative revolved around automotive technologies, the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative was crafted into a balanced program that benefited a wide range of technologies and applications, including micro, portable, stationary fuel cells. This massive effort was given an additional nod after Congress passed, and the president signed into law, the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The bill called for new levels of research and development, demonstrations, early market incentives, as well as tax credits. While the president praised the new package, and kept his commitment to the original $1.2 billion, neither he nor the Congress has yet proposed new appropriations for these programs. Clearly, the industry must make its case anew, to counter critics who question the administration’s motives and the potential of the technology, but also to justify program increases in
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