A portable system powered with hydrogen and one single air-breathing PEM fuel cell

Applied Energy

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 60-66

  Fernandez Moreno J ^a   Guelbenzu, G ^a   Martin A J ^a   Folgado, M A ^a   Ferreira Aparicio, P ^a   Chaparro, A M ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air breathing; Fuel cell; Hydrogen; Portable application; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT;

AIR BREATHING; CONTROL ELECTRONICS; ELECTRONIC APPLICATION; ELECTRONIC VALVES; FUEL CELL OPERATION; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; PORTABLE APPLICATIONS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

AMBIENT AIR; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84877074871     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.03.076     Document Type: Article

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