Micro humidity sensor for monitoring water flooding in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 389-397

  Lee, Chi Yuan ^a   Fan, Wei Yuan ^a   Chang, Chih Ping ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flexible micro humidity sensor; Flexible substrate; MEMS; PEMFC; Water flooding

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; HIGH SENSITIVITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE; OPERATING CONDITION; STAINLESS STEEL FOIL;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HUMIDITY SENSORS; MEMS; WELL FLOODING;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOODING; FUEL CELL; HUMIDITY; MONITORING; SENSOR; WATER;

EID: 84865007274     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2011.621485     Document Type: Article

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