The performance analysis and multi-objective optimization of a typical alkaline fuel cell

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4327-4332

  Zhang, Houcheng ^a   Lin, Guoxing ^a   Chen, Jincan ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline fuel cell; Electrolyte concentration; Multi objective optimization; Optimal operation region; Overpotentials

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTROLYTES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

DECREASING FUNCTIONS; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MAIN PARAMETERS; MONOTONIC FUNCTIONS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI-OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL OPERATION; OVER POTENTIAL; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION; POWER OUT PUT;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN;

EID: 79959376676     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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