An available method exploiting the waste heat in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell system

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6099-6104

  Chen, Xiaohang ^a   Chen, Liwei ^a   Guo, Juncheng ^a   Chen, Jincan ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hybrid system; Optimum analysis; Performance characteristic; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; OPTIMAL REGIONS; OPTIMUM ANALYSIS; PEM FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; POWER OUT PUT; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; STEADY STATE; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; HYBRID COMPUTERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79955476165     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.02.018     Document Type: Article

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