Comparison and Identification of Static Electrical Terminal Fuel Cell Models

• Published in: IEEE transactions on energy conversion Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 746 - 754
• Main Authors: Pasricha, S., Keppler, M., Shaw, S.R., Nehrir, M.H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01-09-2007; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Biomembranes; Current density; Direct power generation; Electrons; Energy conversion; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Membranes; modeling; Polarization; Protons; Reviewing; static behavior; Steady-state; Strontium; Temperature measurement; Terminals; Voltage
• ISSN: 0885-8969; 1558-0059
• DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2007.895465

Six steady-state fuel cell electrical terminal models are compared using experimental data from an Avista Laboratories SR-12 500 W proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. The paper begins by reviewing the physical effects in a fuel cell. The proposed electrical terminal models are introduced in terms of these physical effects, parameterized for identification and compared using the measured data.