Analysis of a Fuel Cell Durability Test Using the Response Surface Methodology

Author

Wahdame, B. ; Candusso, D. ; Francois, X. ; Harel, F. ; Pera, M.-C. ; Hissel, D. ; Jauffmann, J.-M.

Author_Institution

L2ES, UTBM, Belfort

Volume

3

fYear

2006

fDate

9-13 July 2006

Firstpage

2007

Lastpage

2012

Abstract

The design of experiment (DoE) technique and one of its important aspects, the response surface methodology (RSM), are employed to analyze the results of an ageing test performed during 1000 hours on a 100 W PEM fuel cell stack. The response surfaces are plotted thanks to load current - fuel cell voltage curves recorded at regular time-spaced intervals and for various air utilization rates. Some covariance based models are used to fit and adjust response surfaces to experimental data. An optimization of the fuel cell performances is done by taken into account the time, current and air stoichiometry rate factors

Keywords

ageing; design of experiments; durability; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; response surface methodology; testing; 100 W; 1000 hour; PEM fuel cell stack; RSM; ageing test; covariance based models; design of experiment technique; durability test; fuel cell durability; load current - fuel cell voltage curves; response surface methodology; Aging; Biomembranes; Fuel cells; Fuel economy; Performance analysis; Response surface methodology; Surface fitting; Temperature; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics, 2006 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0496-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISIE.2006.295881

Filename

4078556