Control-oriented modelling and experimental study of the transient response of a high-temperature polymer fuel cell

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 215-227

  Zenith, Federico ^a   Seland, Frode ^a   Kongstein, Ole Edvard ^a   Børresen, Børre ^a   Tunold, Reidar ^a   Skogestad, Sigurd ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Control; Dynamics; Fuel cell; Model; Polybenzimidazole

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY DIAGRAMS; CURRENT-VOLTAGE PATHS; FUEL-CELL DYNAMICS; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE;

CURRENT DENSITY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; POWER CONTROL; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33750019969     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.06.022     Document Type: Article

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