Effect of driving cycle on the performance of PEM fuel cell and microstructure of membrane electrode assembly

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 2814-2819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Li ◽  
Rui Lin ◽  
Daijun Yang ◽  
Jianxin Ma
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Membrane Electrode Assembly ◽  
Driving Cycle ◽  
Membrane Electrode

In-Situ Measurements of Water Transfer Due to Different Mechanisms in a PEM Fuel Cell

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attila Husar ◽  
Andrew Higier ◽  
Hongtan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Membrane Electrode Assembly ◽  
Pem Fuel Cells ◽  
Water Transfer ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Membrane Electrode ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

Water management is of critical importance in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. Yet there are very limited studies of water transfer through the membrane and no data are available for water transfer due to individual mechanisms through the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) in an operational fuel cell. Thus it is the objective of this study to measure water transfer through the MEA due to different mechanisms through the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of an operational PEM fuel cell. The three different mechanisms of water transfer, i.e., electro-osmotic drag, diffusion and hydraulic permeation were isolated by specially imposed boundary conditions. Therefore water transfer through the MEA due to each mechanism could be measured separately. In this study, all the data were collected in an actual assembled operational fuel cell, and some of the data were collected while the fuel cell was generating power. The measured results showed that water transfer due to hydraulic permeation, i.e. the pressure difference between the anode and cathode is at least an order of magnitude lower than those due to other two mechanisms. The data for water transfers due to electro-osmosis and diffusion through the MEA are in good agreement with some of the data and model predications in the literature for the membrane. The methodology used in this study is simple and can be easily adopted for in-situ water transfer measurement due to different mechanisms in actual PEM fuel cells without any cell modifications.

Enhancement of PEM Fuel Cell Performance by Flow Control

2014 ◽  
Vol 804 ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinh Nguyen Duy ◽  
Jung Koo Lee ◽  
Ki Won Park ◽  
Hyung Man Kim
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Membrane Electrode Assembly ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Field Pattern ◽  
Battery Life ◽  
Membrane Electrode ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Serpentine Flow Field

Flow-field design affects directly to the PEM fuel cell performance. This study aims to stimulate the under-rib convection by adding sub-channels and by-passes to the conventional-advanced serpentine flow-field to improve the PEM fuel cell performance. The experimental results show that if reacting gases flow in the same direction as the neighboring main channels, the under-rib convection shows a flow from the main channels to the sub-channels makes progress in reducing pressure drop and enhancing uniform gas supply and water diffusion. Alternatively, if in the direction opposite to that of the neighboring main channels, the under-rib convection shows a flow from the inlet side towards the outlet side across the sub-channel as in the conventional serpentine channels. Analyses of the local transport phenomena in the cell suggest that the inlet by-pass supplies the reacting gases uniformly from the entrance into the sub-channels and the outlet by-pass enhances water removal. Novel serpentine flow-field pattern employing sub-channels and by-passes shows uniform current density and temperature distribution by uniformly supplying the reacting gas. Furthermore, performance improvement of around 20% is observed from the experimental performance evaluation. As a result, longer battery life is expected by reducing the mechanical stress of membrane electrode assembly.

Experimental Investigation of Irreversibility of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Khazaee
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Exergy Analysis ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Membrane Electrode Assembly ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Membrane Electrode ◽  
Cell Temperature ◽  
Internal Parameters ◽  
Exchange Membrane

For an 11 W proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell, the exergy analysis at different channel geometry and internal parameters such as temperature, pressure, and mass flow rate are investigated experimentally. The geometry of the cell is rectangular, elliptical, and triangular. A PEM fuel cell with 25cm2 active area and Nafion 117 membrane with 4 mg Pt cm-2 for the anode and cathode is employed as a membrane electrode assembly. The results show that when the geometry of the cell is rectangular, the irreversibility of the cell is at lower value and the exergy efficiency is at higher value. Also, the results show that with the increase of hydrogen, oxygen, and cell temperature, the exergy efficiencies of the cell increase and irreversibilities decrease.

Dataset of Standard Tests of Nafion 112 Membrane and Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) Activation Tests of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarmin Hamidi ◽  
Sepand Haghighi ◽  
Kasra Askari
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Membrane Electrode Assembly ◽  
Electrochemical Analysis ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Membrane Electrode ◽  
Operation Condition ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Standard Tests

Reported data in this paper are about Nafion 112 membrane standard tests and MEA activation tests of PEM fuel cell in various operation condition. Dataset include two general electrochemical analysis method, Polarization and Impedance curves. In this dataset, effect of different pressure of H2/O2 gas, different voltages and various humidity conditions in several steps are considered. Details of experimental methods has been explained in this paper. Behavior of PEM fuel cell during distinct operation condition tests, activation procedure and different operation condition before and after activation analysis can be concluded from data. In Polarization curves, voltage and power density change as a function of flows of H2/O2 and relative humidity. Resistance of the used equivalent circuit of fuel cell can be calculated from Impedance data. Thus, experimental response of the cell is obvious in the presented data, which is useful in depth analysis, simulation and material performance investigation in PEM fuel cell researches.<br>

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