On-line measurement for ohmic resistance in direct methanol fuel cell by current interruption method

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 843-847

  Liu, Min ^a,b   Wang, Jinhai ^b   Wang, Shubo ^b   Xie, Xiaofeng ^b   Zhou, Tao ^a   Mathur, V K ^c  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

current interruption method; direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC); electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS); membrane resistance; ohmic resistance

Indexed keywords

CURRENT INTERRUPTION; DIRECT METHANOL; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (EIS); MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; OHMIC RESISTANCE;

CURRENT DENSITY; DATA REDUCTION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; METAL ANALYSIS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OHMIC CONTACTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION;

EID: 78049482013     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(09)60137-3     Document Type: Article

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