Design and development of a 7kW polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack for UPS application

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 9983-9989

  Squadrito, G ^a   Giacoppo, G ^a   Barbera, O ^a   Urbani, F ^a   Passalacqua, E ^a   Borello, L ^b   Musso, A ^b   Rosso, I ^b  

^a CNR ITAE   (Italy)

^b Electro Power Systems SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells; Stack design; UPS

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; BIPOLAR PLATES; CELL PERFORMANCE; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DESIGN PROCEDURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GAS FLOW PATHS; GASKET MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS; MAXIMUM COOLING; MECHANICAL STRESS; OPERATING POINTS; PEMFC STACK; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; POWER SUPPLY; POWER SYSTEMS; SINGLE CELLS; STACK DESIGN; TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT; TEST BENCHES; UPS; UPS APPLICATIONS; UPS SYSTEMS;

DESIGN; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS; PRESSURE DROP; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); STRESSES;

UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 77955304054     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.11.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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