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Prediction of Membrane Water Content Characteristics through Dynamic Nonlinear Model

비선형 동특성 모델을 통한 전해막 습증기 함유도 특성 예측

  • LEE, CHANHEE (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chungnam National University Graduate School) ;
  • KIM, YOUNGHYEON (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chungnam National University Graduate School) ;
  • YU, SANGSEOK (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chungnam National University)
  • 이찬희 (충남대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 김영현 (충남대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 유상석 (충남대학교 기계공학부)
  • Received : 2021.10.13
  • Accepted : 2021.12.14
  • Published : 2021.12.30
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Abstract

Water management is essential to improve the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. This study targets to understand the characteristics of water concentration in proton exchange membrane fuel cells at a dynamic load variable environment. The fuel cell model was developed to simulate nonlinear water transport in membrane by the MATLAB/Simulink® (MathWorks, Natick, MA, USA) platform, and it calculates water content in membrane, ionic conductivity, and predicts fuel cell performance through one-dimensional analysis.

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본 연구는 산업통상자원부(MOTIE)와 한국에너지기술평가원(KETEP)의 지원(No. 20203010030010)과 2021년도 산업통상자원부 및 산업기술평가관리원(KEIT) 연구비 지원(20011907)에 의한 연구입니다.

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