The main advantage of a fuel cell for generating electrical energy, compared with an internal combustion engine coupled to an alternator, lies in its very high conversion efficiency.
The theoretical maximum efficiency of a thermal machine is given by Carnot's theorem:
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Polymer membrane fuel cells
