An experimental evaluation of the effects of ripple current generated by the power conditioning stage on a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-264

  Choi, Woojin ^a   Joung, Gyubum ^b   Enjeti, Prasad N ^a   Howze, Jo W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Woosuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Current ripple; Frequency response analysis; Fuel cell; Impedance; Modeling; Power reduction; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CURRENT RIPPLE; FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALYSIS; POWER REDUCTION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 2942689684     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/10599490419144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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