Development and Experimental Validation of a Physics-Based PEM Fuel Cell Model for Cathode Humidity Control Design

The gas diffusion layer (GDL) in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell has a porous structure with anisotropic and non-homogenous properties. The objective of this research is to develop a PEM fuel cell model where transport phenomena in the GDL are simulated based on GDL’s pore structure. The GDL pore structure was obtained by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). GDL’s cross-section view instead of surface view was scanned under the SEM. The SEM image was then processed using an image processing tool to obtain a two dimensional computational domain. This pore structure model was then coupled with an electrochemical model to predict the overall fuel cell performance. The transport phenomena in the GDL were simulated by solving the Navier-Stokes equation directly in the GDL pore structure. By comparing with the testing data, the fuel cell model predicted a reasonable fuel cell polarization curve. The pore structure model was further used to calculate the GDL permeability. The numerically predicted permeability was close to the value published in the literature. A future application of the current pore structure model is to predict GDL thermal and electric related properties.

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A New Feedback Linearization-NSGA-II based Control Design for PEM Fuel Cell

International Journal of Computer Applications ◽

10.5120/17044-7354 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 97 (10) ◽

pp. 25-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Alireza Abaspour ◽

Nasrin Tadrisi Parsa ◽

Mohammad Sadeghi

Keyword(s):

Fuel Cell ◽

Feedback Linearization ◽

Control Design ◽

Pem Fuel Cell ◽

Nsga Ii

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Passivity based control of a distributed PEM fuel cell model

Journal of Process Control ◽

10.1016/j.jprocont.2009.11.008 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 292-313 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Michael Mangold ◽

Andreas Bück ◽

Richard Hanke-Rauschenbach

Keyword(s):

Fuel Cell ◽

Cell Model ◽

Pem Fuel Cell ◽

Passivity Based Control

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A three-dimensional PEM fuel cell model with consistent treatment of water transport in MEA

Journal of Power Sources ◽

10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.07.022 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 162 (1) ◽

pp. 426-435 ◽

Cited By ~ 57

Author(s):

Hua Meng

Keyword(s):

Fuel Cell ◽

Water Transport ◽

Cell Model ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Pem Fuel Cell ◽

Consistent Treatment

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Experimental validation of a PEM fuel cell dynamic model

International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, 2006. SPEEDAM 2006. ◽

10.1109/speedam.2006.1649832 ◽

2006 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

G. Bucci ◽

F. Ciancetta ◽

E. Fiorucci ◽

E. Rotondale ◽

F. Veglio

Keyword(s):

Fuel Cell ◽

Dynamic Model ◽

Experimental Validation ◽

Pem Fuel Cell

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Pore Structure Modeling of Flow in Gas Diffusion Layers of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology ◽

10.1115/1.4005613 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Z. Shi ◽

X. Wang

Keyword(s):

Fuel Cell ◽

Pore Structure ◽

Proton Exchange Membrane ◽

Cell Model ◽

Transport Phenomena ◽

Pem Fuel Cell ◽

Gas Diffusion ◽

Proton Exchange ◽

Structure Model ◽

Exchange Membrane

The gas diffusion layer (GDL) in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell has a porous structure with anisotropic and non-homogenous properties. The objective of this research is to develop a PEM fuel cell model where transport phenomena in the GDL are simulated based on GDL’s pore structure. The GDL pore structure was obtained by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). GDL’s cross-section view instead of surface view was scanned under the SEM. The SEM image was then processed using an image processing tool to obtain a two-dimensional computational domain. This pore structure model was then coupled with an electrochemical model to predict the overall fuel cell performance. The transport phenomena in the GDL were simulated by solving the Navier-Stokes equation directly in the GDL pore structure. By comparing with the testing data, the fuel cell model predicted a reasonable fuel cell polarization curve. The pore structure model was further used to calculate the GDL permeability. The numerically predicted permeability was close to the value published in the literature. A future application of the current pore structure model is to predict GDL thermal and electric related properties.

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