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POLYMER ELECTROLYTIC FUEL CELL -A CONVENTIONAL ENERGY ABSTRACT Fuel cell is an electro chemical device which will produces electrical energy by using chemical energy. Polymer electrolyte fuel cells have attracted enormous interest as a primary power source for electric vehicles. Water management in the electrolyte is one of the complicated problems to be overcome. A new self-humidifying electrolyte membrane is proposed to solve this problem. Self humidification allows the use of very hin membranes, simultaneously allowing high performance of the cell. Use of the new, thin membranes makes the system very simple and ready for cold starts and also amenable to abrupt load changes. The electrolyte is comprised of polymer membrane containing platinum catalyst particles and a few weight percent of a hygroscopic material such as silica or titanium. The platinum particles catalyze the oxidation of cross over hydrogen with oxygen to generate water, which in turn is adsorbed by the oxide particles. The cell shows exceptionally stable and high performance even under ambient pressure conditions when operated with hydrogen saturated with water at 20 0c and dry oxygen. Operation under the non-humidified conditions was demonstrated with a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a proton exchange membrane cell. The platinum catalyst was coated with a gradient on the active area of a MEA. The MEA with the gradient coating method produced more water than with uniform coating method. And the water was used to mitigate the dryness of the MEA. The polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC’s) powered vehicles has the potential for zero emission high energy conversion efficiency and extended range compared to present day battery powered EV’s. BACKGROUND? ? Fuel cells convert the chemical energy of fuel