Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) has the advantages of high energy efficiency, clean, pollution-free, fast start-up and noise-free, but its thermal management problems still restrict development practical application PEMFC. This paper analyzes important influence heat on working performance proton cell, summarizes structure principle effect evaluation system using pipe under premise s...

Temperature, voltage and fuel flow distribution all contribute considerably to fuel cell performance. Conventional methods cannot accurately determine parameter changes inside a fuel cell. This investigation developed flexible and multi-functional micro sensors on a 40 μm-thick stainless steel foil substrate by using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and embedded them in a proton exchange...

There has been growing interest in the modelling of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). While some steady-state models have been proposed, literature is scarce in PEMFC two-phase dynamic models and transient studies. Typical dynamic models for the fuel cell are empirical current-voltage dynamic models. The internal transients associated with reactant and product species and other compo...

This paper presents the artificial intelligence techniques to control a proton exchange membrane fuel cell system process using particularly a methodology of dynamic neural network. The focus of this study is to derive a non-parametric empirical model. Also it will include process variations to estimate the performance of fuel cells without extensive calculations. The ANN model has been validat...

A full three-dimensional, single phase computational fluid dynamics model of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with both the gas distribution flow channels and the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) has been developed. A single set of conservation equations which are valid for the flow channels, gas-diffusion electrodes, catalyst layers, and the membrane region are developed and numer...

The possibility of implementing fuel cell technology in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) propulsion systems is considered. Potential advantages of the Proton Exchange Membrane or Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEMFC) and Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC), their fuels (hydrogen and methanol), and their storage systems are revised from technical and environmental standpoints. Some operating commercia...

Environmental issues due to increases in emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases are driving the development of clean energy delivery technologies such as fuel cells. Low temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) use hydrogen as a fuel and their only emission is water. W hile significant advances have been made in recent years, a major limitation of the current technology...

Movable power sources of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) are the important research done in the current fuel cells (FC) field. The PEMFC system control influences the cell performance greatly and it is a control system for industrial complex problems, due to the imprecision, uncertainty and partial truth and intrinsic nonlinear characteristics of PEMFCs. In this paper an adaptive PI...

In order to optimise the performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) and maximise their life cycle, water content has be properly controlled. This paper presents a model-based method determine effect load on PEMFC in PEMFCs using Acoustic Emission (AE) measurements. The developed model was implemented COMSOL verified single proton exchange membrane fuel cell (FC) operated under ...

This paper describes simulation results of a small 500 W wind fuel cell hybrid energy system. The system consists of a Southwest Wind Power Inc. AIR 403 wind turbine, a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) and an electrolyzer. Dynamic modeling of various components of this small isolated system is presented. Simulink is used for the dynamic simulation of this nonlinear 48 V hybrid energy ...