Experimental investigation of PEM fuel cell aging under current cycling using segmented fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3664-3675

  Weng, Fang Bor ^a   Hsu, Chun Ying ^a   Li, Chun Wei ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging; Segmented fuel cell; Transient

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; AGING; CARBON CORROSION; CATALYST DEGRADATION; CELL TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION OF; CURRENT LOADINGS; CYCLING CONDITIONS; EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW CHANNELS; HIGH FREQUENCY RESISTANCE; MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PEM FUEL CELL; POLARIZATION CURVES; SEGMENTED FUEL CELL; SURFACE AREA; UNIFORM CELLS; WATERFLOODING;

CATALYSTS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEGRADATION; FUEL CELLS; WATER VAPOR;

CELLS;

EID: 77950298933     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.01.065     Document Type: Article

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