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http://dx.doi.org/10.7316/KHNES.2018.29.4.339

A Review on Prognostics of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells  

LEE, WON-YONG (Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
KIM, MINJIN (Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
OH, HWANYEONG (Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
SOHN, YOUNG-JUN (Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
KIM, SEUNG-GON (Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
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Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society / v.29, no.4, 2018 , pp. 339-356 More about this Journal
Abstract
Although fuel cell systems have advantages in terms of electric efficiency and environmental impact compared with conventional power systems, fuel cell systems have not been deployed widely due to their low reliability and high price. In order to guarantee the lifetime of 10 years, which is the commercialization goal of Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs), it is necessary to improve durability and reliability through optimized operation and maintenance technologies. Due to the complexity of components and their degradation phenomena, it's not easy to develop and apply the diagnose and prognostic methodologies for PEFCs. The purpose of the paper is to show the current state on PEFC prognostic technology for condition based maintenance. For the prognostic of PEFCs, the model driven method, the data-driven, and the hybrid method can be applied. The methods reviewed in this paper can contribute to the development of technologies to reduce the life cycle cost of fuel cells and increase the reliability through prognostics-based health management system.
Keywords
Polymer electrolyte fuel cell; Prognostics; Model driven method; Data-driven method; Remaining useful life;
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