Diagnosis of performance degradation phenomena in PEM fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2586-2590

  Rubio, M A ^a   Urquia, A ^a   Dormido, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CO poisoning; Diagnosis; Electrochemical parameters; Flooding; Impedance spectroscopy; Membrane drying

Indexed keywords

ANODE CATALYSTS; CATHODE FLOODING; CELL DYNAMICS; CELL OPERATION; CO POISONING; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DRYING PROCESS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; EQUIVALENT-CIRCUIT MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; FLOODING; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT; NORMAL OPERATIONS; PEM FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST POISONING; CIRCUIT THEORY; DEWATERING; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77951023309     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.03.054     Document Type: Article

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