Performance Degradation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Caused by an Accelerated Stress Test

Fuel Cells ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Zhang ◽  
Y. Yang ◽  
X. Zhang ◽  
L. Guo ◽  
H. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Performance Degradation ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Accelerated Stress Test ◽  
Exchange Membrane

scholarly journals Boosting efficiency and stability using zirconia nanosphere-held carbon for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 472-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Dhanasekaran ◽  
Sharon R. Williams ◽  
D. Kalpana ◽  
Santoshkumar D. Bhat
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Pt Nanoparticles ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Carbon Corrosion ◽  
Accelerated Stress Test ◽  
Exchange Membrane

Corrosion during the accelerated stress test for Pt on carbon and Pt on Zr–C 3 composite representing the steps for reduced carbon corrosion, stabilized Pt nanoparticles and re-deposition of Pt nanoparticles on the ZrO2:C composite.

scholarly journals Performance degradation of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell with dual ejector-based recirculation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 100114
Author(s):  
Yang Liu ◽  
Biao Xiao ◽  
Junjie Zhao ◽  
Lixin Fan ◽  
Xiaobing Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Performance Degradation ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Exchange Membrane

scholarly journals Investigation of gas purging and cold storage impact on PEM fuel cell system performance for aeronautical applications

2022 ◽  
Vol 334 ◽  
pp. 06004
Author(s):  
Gema Montaner Ríos ◽  
Florian Becker ◽  
Anna Vorndran ◽  
Christoph Gentner ◽  
Syed Asif Ansar
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Performance Degradation ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Cell Systems ◽  
Gas Purge ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Exchange Membrane

Durability of proton exchange membrane fuel cell systems under cold weather conditions is essential and a critical challenge for transportation applications. During cold storage the water remaining in the cells can freeze causing damage to the cell components. In order to avoid this degradation, fuel cells are commonly purged with dried gases during shutdown prior to its storage at subzero temperatures. This work investigates cold storage of PEMFC systems at temperatures down to -40°C with the aim of developing a shutdown procedure that leads to minimal degradation due to cold storage, while meets energy efficient and time requirements of aeronautical applications. To that end, several experiments were carried out with two different stacks (a 4 kW liquid cooled and a 100 W air cooled) under a wide range of operating parameters: cathode gas, purge temperature, anode and cathode gas purge flow rates, purge time and cold storage temperature. The fuel cell performance degradation due to ice formation was measured by the polarization curves conducted prior and after every F/T cycle. The effects of these operating parameters on the durability of the PEMFC systems under cold storage are evaluated. The obtained experimental results showed that very long purge process lead to further performance degradation at -10°C than shorter process at -40°C, which indicates that eliminating all remained water in the cells is not only inefficient, but also lead to degradation due to the drying process. Moreover, guidelines to improve shutdown procedure for cold storage of proton exchange membrane fuel cell systems for aeronautical applications are discussed.

Durability studies on performance degradation of Pt/C catalysts of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 4387-4394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen-Bo Wang ◽  
Peng-Jian Zuo ◽  
Yuan-Yuan Chu ◽  
Yu-Yan Shao ◽  
Ge-Ping Yin
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Performance Degradation ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Exchange Membrane
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