Analysis of Impedance for Water Management in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Using Factorial Design of Experiment (DoE) Methodology

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Mammar ◽  
Belkacem Ould-Bouamama
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Factorial Design ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Simulation Accuracy ◽  
Impedance Model ◽  
Flooding And Drying ◽  
Exchange Membrane

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is a very powerful tool for exploitation as a rich source of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) diagnostic information. A primary goal of this work was to develop a suitable PEMFC impedance model, which can be used in the analysis for flooding and drying of fuel cell. For this one a novel optimization method based on factorial Design methodology is used. It was applied for parametric analysis of electrochemical impedance Thus it is possible to evaluate the relative importance of each parameter to the simulation accuracy. Furthermore this work presents an analysis of the PEMFC impedance behavior in the case of flooding and drying.

Evaluation of the corrosion behavior of a TiN-coated 316L SS bipolar plate using dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (17) ◽  
pp. 14394-14409 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Pugal Mani ◽  
Bhavana Rikhari ◽  
Perumal Agilan ◽  
N. Rajendran
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Corrosion Behavior ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Bipolar Plate ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Exchange Membrane ◽  
Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

In the present investigation, the corrosion behavior of TiN-coated 316L SS was evaluated for use in a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell using dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (DEIS).

Study on the degradation mechanism of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell based on constant voltage cold start mode

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Yanbo Yang ◽  
Tiancai Ma ◽  
Fenglai Pei ◽  
Weikang Lin ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Degradation Mechanism ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Constant Voltage ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Exchange Membrane

Abstract The constant voltage cold start of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is usually operated at a low start voltage in order to ensure high heat generation, which can shorten the process of the PEMFC cold start. However, the effect of constant voltage cold start on the durability of PEMFC is still unclear. Thus, in this work, the PEMFC is tested repeatedly at a low start-voltage to simulate its actual operating state in the vehicle. Then the effect of the PEMFC durability under constant voltage cold start is investigated by polarization curve, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, transmission electron microscope and ion chromatography. After the repeatedly cold start, the output performance of the PEMFC decreases significantly. According to the characterization results, the degradation mechanism of the PEMFC at the constant voltage cold start is demonstrated to be that the PEMFC start-up repeatedly at low start-voltage leads to the decomposition of membrane polymer structure and promotes the crossover of H2. Meanwhile, the PEMFC start-up repeatedly at low start-voltage also leads to the agglomeration of catalysts, which reduces the active area of catalysts and ultimately results in the degradation of fuel cell performance. Above all, this study proves that the durability of PEMFC can be shortened by the constant voltage cold start at 0.1 V, which provides a reference for the development of the PEMFC cold start control strategy.

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