First element

First

element

Make a breakthrough in the field
of hydrogen fuel cells

Конкурс завершен

About the contest

to build an active community of enthusiastic scientists and developers who will launch new start-ups and ensure the competitiveness of the Russian Federation in this field on the international market in the mid- and long-term perspective

to overcome technological barriers in the perspective field of hydrogen energy on fuel cells.

to create power units based on hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles that are comparable with conventional energy sources by efficiency.

Final results of the Up Great contest “First element.Air”

The final stage of the contest was completed with the following results:

Team “BVS”

Specific power capacity:

529,3 W*h/kg

Team “Polytech”

Specific power capacity:

529,3 W*h/kg

Тeam “NaukaSoft”

Specific power capacity:

128.7 W * h/kg

The technological barrier in accordance with p. 3.2 and p. 3.3 of The competition task is not overcome.

completed

Technological barrier

to overcome the specific mass power value (W*h/kg) of the unit, which is 700 W*h/kg.

Task

Development of power plants on hydrogen fuel cells, comparable in efficiency with traditional energy sources on vehicles, for small unmanned vehicles, i.e. for ground, flying and floating drones of small size.

Requirements for equipment of the competition participants

The total mass of the power plant with fuel supply system and fuel tank, batteries

<7 kg

Average power

1,3 kW

Max power

2 kW

The duration of operation at maximum power

5 segments each for 1 minute

Output characteristics

direct current, voltage 36 V with a maximum deviation of 10%, variable load 0-2kW

Fuel

Hydrogen

Oxidizer

Natural air

Use of cryogenic reservoirs with hydrogen

not allowed

Criteria for victory

Create a power unit based on fuel cells with a capacity of 1.3 kW

Place the power plant on the multicopter platform provided by the organizersPlace the power unit on the multicopter platform provided by the organizers

Hold out in the air longer than all, but not less than 3 hoursHold out in the air longer than all of the other participants but not less than 3 hours

Called off

Technological barrier

to overcome the specific mass power value (W*h/kg) of the unit, which is 700 W*h/kg.

Task

Requirements for equipment of the competition participants

The total mass of the power plant with fuel supply system and fuel tank, batteries

<7 kg

Average power

1,3 kW

Max power

2 kW

The duration of operation at maximum power

5 segments each for 1 minute

Output characteristics

direct current, voltage 36 V with a maximum deviation of 10%, variable load 0-2kW

Fuel

Hydrogen

Oxidizer

Natural air

Use of cryogenic reservoirs with hydrogen

not allowed

Criteria for victory

Create a power unit based on fuel cells with a capacity of 1.3 kW

Place the power plant on the multicopter platform provided by the organizersPlace the power unit on the multicopter platform provided by the organizers

Hold out in the air longer than all, but not less than 3 hoursHold out in the air longer than all of the other participants but not less than 3 hours

Russian and foreign legal entities are invited to participate: engineering teams, innovative companies, universities, scientific organizations.

CONTEST TIMELINE

03.07.18 - 25.12.18

Registration

20.02.19 - 20.03.19

Qualification
stage

15.04.19 - 20.05.19

Product testing
(in person)

10.07.19 - 12.07.19

Final stage

Develop technical documentation of the competition and all necessary regulations;

Provide the expertise of participants.

Dobrovolsky Yuri

The Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Head of Laboratory of Solid State Ionics, professor, doctor of chemical sciences
Leader of the contests "First element. Air" and "First element. Earth"

Levchenko Alexey

Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Acting head of the Department of Functional Inorganic Materials, Senior Researcher, Candidate of Chemical Sciences