SIMHA: Sustainable Integrated Microbial and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Architecture for BAS

With the increase in energy consumption, finding alternate energy sources is crucial. Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) and Hydrogen Fuel Cells (HFCs) pose as promising candidates with considerable energy-yielding capacity. The proposed work uses a hybrid fuel cell architecture comprising of MFC and HFC units that utilize biowaste produced regularly in space to generate energy. The system is designed to produce a significant amount of electricity, sufficient to power small electronics such as environmental sensors, low-power LEDs, and microbots for maintenance or inspection tasks on the Bharatiya Antariksh Station(BAS), offering a sustainable and efficient energy solution for space applications.