Performance optimization and selection of operating parameters for a solid oxide fuel cell stack

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Shih Bin ^a,b   Wu, Chih Fu ^a   Liu, Syu Fang ^b   Yuan, Ping ^b  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b LEE MING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BPNN; Inverse predicting model of operating parameters; Optimization of electrical performance; SOFC stack

Indexed keywords

BACK-PROPAGATION NEURAL NETWORKS; BPNN; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; SOFC STACK; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK; TAGUCHI ORTHOGONAL ARRAYS;

ALGORITHMS; CURRENT DENSITY; ERRORS; FORECASTING; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84890424491     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4024966     Document Type: Article

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