A compact electrical model for microscale fuel cells capable of predicting runtime and I-V polarization performance

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 842-850

  Chen, Min ^a   Rincón Mora, Gabriel A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Battery; Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC); Electrical model; I V performance; Methanol crossover effects; Predicting runtime; Temperature drift; Transient response

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CURVE FITTING; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FORECASTING; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLARIZATION; POWER ELECTRONICS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TECHNOLOGY;

BATTERY; CHIP-SCALE; CURRENT LOADS; DIRECT-METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC); ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRICAL MODEL; ELECTRICAL MODELING; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCES; EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONAL DENSITY; I-V PERFORMANCE; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; LOADING CONDITIONS; LOW-POWER ELECTRONICS; MACRO SCALES; METHANOL CROSSOVER EFFECTS; METHANOL FUEL CELLS; MICRO-SCALE FUEL CELLS; MICROSCALE DEVICES; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPERATIONAL LIFE; POLARIZATION CURVES; PORTABLE SYSTEMS; PREDICTING RUNTIME; ROOT CAUSES; RUN-TIME; RUN-TIME ERRORS; SIMULATION RESULTS; STATIONARY POWER; TEMPERATURE DRIFT; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; TIME-DEPENDENT RESPONSE; TRANSIENT RESPONSE; VOLTAGE ERRORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 50849115466     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2008.926038     Document Type: Article

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