Degradation modeling and operational optimization for improving thelifetime of high-temperature PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cells

Energy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 41-49

  Kim, Jintae ^a,b   Kim, Minjin ^a,b   Kang, Taegon ^a,b   Sohn, Young Jun ^a   Song, Taewon ^c   Choi, Kyoung Hwan ^c  

^a University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Degradation modeling; High temperature PEMFC; Lifetime; Operational optimization; PA doped PBI

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; FORECASTING; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE; PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELLS (PAFC); PROTONS;

DEGRADATION MODEL; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PEMFC; LIFETIME; OPERATIONAL OPTIMIZATION; PA-DOPED PBI; AUTOMOTIVE FUEL-CELL; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ION EXCHANGE; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84896322633     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.08.053     Document Type: Article

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