Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

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Electrochemical Impedance Parameters for the Diagnosis of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide in Reformed Hydrogen Fuel
We have investigated the behavior of an operating polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) with supplying a mixture of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) gases into the anode to develop the PEFC diagn...

A Low-Order Dynamic Model for Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using Online Iterative Computation
High-fidelity dynamic models of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) capture the spatial distribution of key performance variables by considering the cells as distributed parameter systems. As such, they ar...

J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. / Volume 5 / Issue 4 / Research Papers

Optimal Design of Hybrid Fuel Cell Vehicles

J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. -- November 2008 -- Volume 5, Issue 4, 041014 (8 pages)
doi:10.1115/1.2890106

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Author(s):
Jeongwoo Han, Michael Kokkolaras, and Panos Y. Papalambros
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2350 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Automotiveuse of fuel cells has received increased attention due toclean and efficient power generation. Successful vehicular applications require carefulbalance of design and control trade-offs. This article presents amodel-based vehicle design capability with sufficient fidelity and efficiency toperform design and power management optimization using quasisteady fuel cellperformance maps. Optimized fuel cell systems demonstrate a trade-off betweenpower density and efficiency depending on compressor size. Vehicle performancecan be improved significantly when the fuel cell system isdesigned to balance this trade-off.