Measurement and modelling of carbon monoxide poisoning distribution within a polymer electrolyte fuel cell

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 863-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
D BRETT ◽  
P AGUIAR ◽  
N BRANDON ◽  
A KUCERNAK
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell

Electrochemical Impedance Parameters for the Diagnosis of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide in Reformed Hydrogen Fuel

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironori Nakajima ◽  
Toshiaki Konomi ◽  
Tatsumi Kitahara ◽  
Hideaki Tachibana
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Co Adsorption ◽  
Equivalent Circuit Model ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell ◽  
Co Poisoning ◽  
Hydrogen Fuel ◽  
Electro Oxidation

We have investigated the behavior of an operating polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) with supplying a mixture of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) gases into the anode to develop the PEFC diagnosis method for anode CO poisoning by reformed hydrogen fuel. We analyze the characteristics of the CO poisoned anode of the PEFC at 80°C including CO adsorption and electro-oxidation behaviors by current-voltage (I‐V) measurement and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to find parameters useful for the diagnosis. I‐V curves show the dependence of the output voltage on the CO adsorption and electro-oxidation. EIS analyses are performed with an equivalent circuit model consisting of several resistances and capacitances attributed to the activation, diffusion, and adsorption∕desorption processes. As the result, those resistances and capacitances are shown to change with current density and anode overpotential depending on the CO adsorption and electro-oxidation. The characteristic changes of those parameters show that they can be used for the diagnosis of the CO poisoning.

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