An analytical model and parametric study of electrical contact resistance in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1066-1073

  Wu, Zhiliang ^a   Wang, Shuxin ^a   Zhang, Lianhong ^a   Hu, S Jack ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical contact resistance; PEM fuel cell; Probability distribution

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT RESISTANCE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAPHITE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; CARBON PAPERS; CHOPPED CARBON FIBERS; CONTACT BEHAVIORS; CONTACT PERFORMANCE; CONTACT THEORIES; ELECTRICAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GRAPHITE BIPOLAR PLATES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; PEM FUEL CELL; POWER SOURCES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; SURFACE PROFILES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 62649083596     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.12.129     Document Type: Article

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