Development of 500 W PEM fuel cell stack for portable power generators

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 7707-7719

  Devrim, Yilser ^a   Devrim, Huseyin ^b   Eroglu, Inci ^b  

^a ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fuel cell system; MEA; PEM fuel cell; Proton exchange membrane; Stack

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION COATINGS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; MOBILE POWER PLANTS; ON-OFF CONTROL SYSTEMS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SERPENTINE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL DATA; FUEL CELL SYSTEM; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE BIPOLAR PLATES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PEM FUEL CELL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; STACK;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84930373882     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.02.005     Document Type: Article

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