Model-based detection of hydrogen leaks in a fuel cell stack

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1004-1012

  Ingimundarson, Ari ^a   Stefanopoulou, Anna G ^b   McKay, Denise A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault diagnosis; Fuel cells; Hydrogen leak; Safety

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CELL MEMBRANES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; GAS MIXTURES; HUMIDITY SENSORS; HYDROGEN; LEAK DETECTION; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; NONMETALS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SENSORS; SILICONES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

DETECTION METHODS; DIRECT-DETECTION; FALSE ALARMS; FAULT DIAGNOSIS; FUEL CELL SYSTEMS; FUEL-CELL STACKS; HYDROGEN LEAK; HYDROGEN LEAK DETECTION; HYDROGEN SENSORS; HYDROGEN SUPPLY; HYDROGEN-RICH GAS; MASS FLOWS; MASS-BALANCE EQUATIONS; MODEL-BASED; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSORS; SAFETY;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 49249101932     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2007.916311     Document Type: Article

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