PEM fuel cell testing by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-26

  Brunetto, Carmelo ^a   Moschetto, Antonino ^b   Tina, Giuseppe ^b  

^a TERNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circuit modelling; Electrochemistry; Fuel cells; Impedance; Stationary generation; System diagnostics

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CIRCUIT THEORY; CONTROL SYSTEMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

AUTOMOTIVE; CIRCUIT MODELLING; DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; EFFECTIVE TOOLS; ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MODELS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCES; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; IMPEDANCE; MEASUREMENT HARDWARES; MODEL PARAMETERS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; PEM FUEL CELLS; PORTABLE POWER APPLICATIONS; POWER SOURCES; SINGLE FUELS; STATIONARY GENERATION; STATIONARY GENERATIONS; SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS; VARIATIONS OF;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 54049148108     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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