Development and characteristics of a 400 W-class direct methanol fuel cell stack

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 7153-7162

  Joh, Han Ik ^a,b   Hwang, Sang Youp ^a   Cho, Jae Hyung ^a   Ha, Tae Jung ^a   Kim, Soo Kil ^a   Moon, Sang Heup ^b   Ha, Heung Yong ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CO2; Direct methanol fuel cell; Distributions of voltage and temperature; pH; Stack

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STOICHIOMETRY; THEOREM PROVING;

ACTIVE AREAS; CO2; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; DIRECT METHANOLS; DISTRIBUTIONS OF VOLTAGE AND TEMPERATURE; DYNAMIC CHANGES; ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; GOOD STABILITIES; GRAPHITE BIPOLAR PLATES; LARGE SIZES; OPERATING BEHAVIORS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PORTABLE APPLICATIONS; RESTORATION PROCESSES; SINGLE CELLS; STACK; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTIONS; UNIT CELLS;

CELLS;

EID: 56449127404     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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