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Operating characteristics of an air cooling PEMFC for portable application

이동 전원용 공랭식 고분자 연료전지의 제작 및 운전 특성 연구

  • 손영준 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 박구곤 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 양태현 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 윤영기 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 이원용 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 임성대 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 김창수 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료전지연구센터)
  • Published : 2005.03.01
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Abstract

Optimal design and proper operation are important to get aimed output power of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack. An air cooling fuel cell stack is widely used in sub kW PEMFC systems. The purpose of this study is to analyze operating conditions affecting the performance of the air cooling PEMFC which is designed for portable application. In portable applications, air cooling stack is difficult to maintain well balanced operating conditions. The importart parameters are the relative humidity, the temperature of the stack, the utilization of reactant gas and so on. in this study, a 500W air cooling PEMFC was fabricated and tested to evaluate the design performance and to determine optimal operating conditions. Moreover, basic modeling also is carried out. These results can be used 3s design criteria and optimal operating conditions for portable PEMFCs

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