Effect of operating conditions on current density distribution and high frequency resistance in a segmented PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 7736-7744

  Gerteisen, Dietmar ^a   Zamel, Nada ^a   Sadeler, Christian ^a   Geiger, Florian ^a   Ludwig, Victor ^a   Hebling, Christopher ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

High frequency resistance; Local current density; Operating conditions; Segmented fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CELL VOLTAGES; ELECTRO-OSMOTIC DRAG; FLOW CONFIGURATIONS; HIGH FREQUENCY RESISTANCE; LOCAL CURRENT DENSITY; ON CURRENTS; OPERATING CONDITION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PEM FUEL CELL; SERPENTINE FLOW FIELDS; SPATIALLY RESOLVED;

INLET FLOW; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE;

CURRENT DENSITY;

EID: 84860295768     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.024     Document Type: Article

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