Simple and reliable model for estimation of methanol cross-over in direct methanol fuel cells and its application on methanol-concentration control

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 519-527

  Zenith, Federico ^a,b   Krewer, Ulrike ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX TECHNICAL SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODIC METHANOL; CONCENTRATION CONTROL; CROSS-OVER; EFFECT OF PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FEED-FORWARD; METHANOL CROSSOVER; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION; RELIABLE MODELS; SENSORLESS; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRACKING ERRORS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FEEDFORWARD CONTROL; METHANOL FUELS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

METHANOL;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; MASS TRANSPORT; METHANOL; NONLINEARITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79851504365     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0ee00415d     Document Type: Article

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