Ac impedance study of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack under various loading conditions

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 0310101-03101010

  Dale, N V ^a   Mann, M D ^a   Salehfar, H ^a   Dhirde, A M ^a   Han, T ^a  

^a University of North Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Ac impedance; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; PEM fuel cell stack

Indexed keywords

AC IMPEDANCE; AC IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; CAPACITIVE BEHAVIOR; CAPACITIVE COMPONENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGH FREQUENCY LOOP; IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; IMPEDANCE DATA; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; INDUCTIVE EFFECTS; LIQUID WATER; LOADING CONDITION; LOW FREQUENCY; LOW FREQUENCY REGIONS; MASS TRANSPORT LOSS; OHMIC RESISTANCE; PEM FUEL CELL STACK; POLARIZATION RESISTANCES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL STACKS; RESISTANCE VALUES; ROOM AIR; RUNTIMES; SINGLE CELLS; STEADY STATE;

CELLS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; LOCATION; OHMIC CONTACTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77955440449     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3207871     Document Type: Article

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