Fuel Cells - Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells | Freeze Operational Conditions

Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 931-940

  Oszcipok, M ^a   Alink, R ^b  

^a NuCellSys GmbH   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degradation; Freeze start; PEM; Water balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923299360     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452745-5.00237-9     Document Type: Chapter

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