Impedance-based diagnosis of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell failures associated with a low frequency ripple current

Renewable Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 302-309

  Kim, Jonghoon ^a   Lee, Inhae ^b   Tak, Yongsug ^b   Cho, B H ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cathode flooding; Degradation; Low frequency ripple current; Membrane drying; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; CATHODE FLOODING; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; GAIN INSIGHT; HIGH FREQUENCY RIPPLE; IMPEDANCE CURVES; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE DRYING; MODEL PARAMETERS; OPERATING FREQUENCY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; RIPPLE CURRENTS; SINGLE CELLS; VARIABLE FREQUENCIES;

CATHODES; DEGRADATION; DRYING; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; FLOODS; POLYMERS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; PARAMETERIZATION; POLYMER; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84867800107     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.09.053     Document Type: Article

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