Title :
Characteristics and modelling of PEM fuel cells
Author :
Yuvarajan, S. ; Yu, Dachuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND, USA
Abstract :
PEM fuel cells are being used in a variety of applications including transportation and back-up power systems. The paper presents the complete experimental characteristics of a 1.2kW PEM fuel including its overload capability and dynamic performance. A circuit model for the fuel cell module that can be used to analyze and design fuel-cell power systems is also given. The model includes the mass transport effect and the pressure regulator effect. Simulated characteristics of the fuel cell are compared with the experimental results obtained on a commercial fuel cell.
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; 1.2 KW; PEM fuel cells; back-up power systems; circuit model; dynamic performance; experimental characteristics; fuel cell module; fuel-cell power systems; mass tansport effect; overload capability; pressure regulator; transportation applications; Biomembranes; Current density; Electrodes; Fuel cells; Mathematical model; Polarization; Power system dynamics; Power system modeling; Transportation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2004. ISCAS '04. Proceedings of the 2004 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8251-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2004.1329949
