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http://dx.doi.org/10.5229/JKES.2005.8.4.149

Efficiency Improvement Research in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell  

Jang, Haer-Yong (Daegu City Gas Co. Ltd., Daesung Institute for Clean Energy)
Kim, Jun-Bom (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ulsan)
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Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society / v.8, no.4, 2005 , pp. 149-154 More about this Journal
Abstract
Fuel cell performance evaluation logic was developed using G-language (LabVIEW) to measure performance stability. Degree of stability and reliability of performance data were improved with averaged value and standard deviation method. Water injection system was introduced and the performance using this method was comparable to that of conventional humidification method. Water injection system has advantage of lowering operation energy consumption, reducing the number of parts needed in humidification, therefore increasing efficiency of fuel cell system. Fuel cell performance was decreased in case of low temperature operation such as sub freezing condition. Air purge method was tested to reduce the water content in cell fixture before sub freezing condition. The performance degradation due to low temperature operation was minimized by air purge method in medium size cell fixture ($25cm^2$) case.
Keywords
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Stability test; Water injection; Humidification; Low temperature;
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