Experimental validation of the "EasyTest Cell" operational principle for autonomous MEA characterization

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2428-2435

  Radev, I ^a,b   Topalov, G ^a   Slavcheva, E ^a   Lefterova, E ^a   Tsotridis, G ^b   Schnakenberg, U ^c  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

EasyTest Cell; MEA; PEMFC; PEMWE; Sputtered electrodes

Indexed keywords

ARGON PRESSURE; CONVENTIONAL POLYMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST; ELECTROLYZERS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; GAS DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN ENERGY; MEA; MEA CHARACTERIZATION; MEA TESTING; OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PRECISE CONTROL; PT LOADING; RESOURCE SAVINGS; SINGLE CELLS; SPUTTERED ELECTRODES; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; WORKING PARAMETERS;

ARGON; CELLS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY CONVERSION; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 76749111438     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.01.051     Document Type: Article

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