Estimation of membrane hydration status for standby proton exchange membrane fuel cell systems by complex impedance measurement: Constant temperature stack characterization

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4054-4066

  Bidoggia, Benoit ^a   Kær, Søren Knudsen ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Distributed power generation; Humidity measurement; Impedance measurement; Proton exchange membrane fuel cells; Standby systems; Uninterruptible power systems

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS; STAND-BY SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ESTIMATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEMS;

HYDRATION;

EID: 84875221893     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.01.025     Document Type: Article

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