Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells’ (PEMFCs) systems usually require power conditioning by a dc-dc boost converter to increase the output fuel cell voltage, especially for automotive applications and stationary applications. The output fuel cell current is then submitted to the high frequency switching leading to a current ripple. The ripple current effects on fuel cell are studied by experimental ripple current aging test on a five cell stack (membrane electrode assembly (MEA) surface of ) and compared with a reference aging test. The stack is run in nominal conditions but an ac component is added to the dc load. The ac component is a 5 kHz triangle, amplitude of which is ±20% of the dc component, in order to simulate a boost waveform. Fuel cell characterizations (polarization curves, impedance spectra, and voltammetry) provide information on the PEMFC aging and the performance evolution. Local conditions are computed through a dynamic stack model. The model takes into account transport phenomena, heat transfer, and semi-empirical electrochemical reactions and includes a meshing to calculate local conditions on the MEA surface (gas reactant pressures, local temperature, gas molar fractions, water activity, and local electronic current density). The consequences about performance and aging during high frequency ripple current are explained.
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Ripple Current Effects on PEMFC Aging Test by Experimental and Modeling
Mathias Gerard,
Mathias Gerard
Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)
, LITEN, 38054 Grenoble, France; FEMTO-ST ENISYS/FCLAB Laboratory, University of Franche-Comte
, 90000 Belfort, France
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Jean-Philippe Poirot-Crouvezier,
Jean-Philippe Poirot-Crouvezier
Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)
, LITEN, 38054 Grenoble, France
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Daniel Hissel,
Daniel Hissel
FEMTO-ST ENISYS/FCLAB Laboratory,
University of Franche-Comte
, 90000 Belfort, France
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Marie-Cecile Péra
Marie-Cecile Péra
FEMTO-ST ENISYS/FCLAB Laboratory,
University of Franche-Comte
, 90000 Belfort, France
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Mathias Gerard
Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)
, LITEN, 38054 Grenoble, France; FEMTO-ST ENISYS/FCLAB Laboratory, University of Franche-Comte
, 90000 Belfort, France
Jean-Philippe Poirot-Crouvezier
Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)
, LITEN, 38054 Grenoble, France
Daniel Hissel
FEMTO-ST ENISYS/FCLAB Laboratory,
University of Franche-Comte
, 90000 Belfort, France
Marie-Cecile Péra
FEMTO-ST ENISYS/FCLAB Laboratory,
University of Franche-Comte
, 90000 Belfort, FranceJ. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. Apr 2011, 8(2): 021004 (5 pages)
Published Online: November 24, 2010
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July 23, 2010
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August 3, 2010
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November 24, 2010
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November 24, 2010
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Gerard, M., Poirot-Crouvezier, J., Hissel, D., and Péra, M. (November 24, 2010). "Ripple Current Effects on PEMFC Aging Test by Experimental and Modeling." ASME. J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. April 2011; 8(2): 021004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002467
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