Multi-objective optimisation analysis and load matching of a phosphoric acid fuel cell system

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 3438-3446

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

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Irreversible loss; Load matching; Multi objective optimisation; Performance characteristic; Phosphoric acid fuel cell system

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION OVERPOTENTIAL; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CONCENTRATION OVERPOTENTIAL; CURRENT MODELS; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; IRREVERSIBLE LOSS; LEAKAGE RESISTANCE; LOAD MATCHING; LOWER LIMITS; MAIN PARAMETERS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMUM MATCHING; OVERPOTENTIAL; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; POWER OUT PUT;

EFFICIENCY; FUEL SYSTEMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELLS (PAFC);

EID: 84856560166     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.11.030     Document Type: Article

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