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A PEMFC Stack with Extended Operating Temperature Range up to 120 °C and Related Water Management Considerations

Dreizler, Andreas und Ruiu, Tiziana und Mitzel, Jens und Gülzow, Erich (2014) A PEMFC Stack with Extended Operating Temperature Range up to 120 °C and Related Water Management Considerations. In: Gordon Research Conference on Fuel Cells (ISSN: 0378-7753). Gordon Research Seminar & Conference: Fuel Cells, 2014-08-02 - 2014-08-08, Smithfield RI, United States of America. ISSN 0378-7753.

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Water management research is an important field that has to be taken into account during fuel cell development since membrane hydration and water at the catalyst surface have a direct influence on cell performance. The consumption of reactants hydrogen and oxygen as fuel, from inlet to outlet, leads to a distribution in the reaction rate at the catalytic active area at both cathode and anode. This results in gradients in temperature and water production, which can have an influence on the reaction rate [1]. Also flooding can occur, when local partial pressure of water exceeds the saturation pressure at the local temperature [1]. Other effects include water transport distributions through the membrane due to electroosmosis and diffusion, as well as inhomogeneity in membrane conductivity due to changes in the local water activity [1]. The interaction of all these factors makes operation and understanding of phenomena occurring in a single cell already complex, and even more complicated in a stack. The work presented here concerns the characterization of a 30-cell polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack developed at the DLR designed for operation in an extended temperature range up to 120 °C. The normal operating temperature range of a PEMFC stack for automotive application lies between –20 °C and 80 °C. Nevertheless, the feasibility to operate in a broader temperature range can be of particular relevance in two possible scenarios: vehicles running in hot areas like deserts, and long uphill drive (e.g. during mountain driving) that requires higher power with simultaneous slow average speed, and thus with minimized air cooling. In this contribution we present the current-voltage characteristic curves measured on the 30-cell stack and the homogeneity obtained along the cells. Moreover, in order to investigate the stack behaviour at extended operating temperatures, we performed a series of 20 temperature cycles from 90 to 120 °C. The results are promising, since only a slight stack voltage decrease was observed. Furthermore, the results of a long-term stability test are shown, together with an electrochemical characterization (CV and EIS) on the most relevant cells, before and after the long-term test, to find out possible causes of degradation due to catalyst or electrode degradation. In order to explore the stack water management behaviour, shorter stacks with the same design were used. Humidification measurements at gases inlet and outlet were performed, together with the use of a segmented board developed at DLR [2] at different stack positions, to follow performance changes depending on the operative conditions (in particular humidification). [1] S. Shimpalee, S. Greenway, J. W. Van Zee, J. Power Sources 2006, 160, 398-406. [2] R. Lin, H. Sander, E. Gülzow, A. K. Friedrich, ECS Trans., 2010, 26, 229-236.

elib-URL des Eintrags:https://elib.dlr.de/90308/
Dokumentart:Konferenzbeitrag (Poster)
Titel:A PEMFC Stack with Extended Operating Temperature Range up to 120 °C and Related Water Management Considerations
Autoren:
AutorenInstitution oder E-Mail-AdresseAutoren-ORCID-iDORCID Put Code
Dreizler, AndreasAndreas.Dreizler (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2681-6350NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Ruiu, TizianaTiziana.Ruiu (at) dlr.deNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Mitzel, JensJens.Mitzel (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8137-9689NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Gülzow, ErichErich.Guelzow (at) dlr.deNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Datum:2 August 2014
Erschienen in:Gordon Research Conference on Fuel Cells (ISSN: 0378-7753)
Referierte Publikation:Ja
Open Access:Ja
Gold Open Access:Nein
In SCOPUS:Nein
In ISI Web of Science:Ja
ISSN:0378-7753
Status:veröffentlicht
Stichwörter:fuel cell, fuel cell stack, pemfc stack, stack development, water management, segmented board
Veranstaltungstitel:Gordon Research Seminar & Conference: Fuel Cells
Veranstaltungsort:Smithfield RI, United States of America
Veranstaltungsart:internationale Konferenz
Veranstaltungsbeginn:2 August 2014
Veranstaltungsende:8 August 2014
Veranstalter :Gordon Research Conferences
HGF - Forschungsbereich:Energie
HGF - Programm:Rationelle Energieumwandlung und Nutzung (alt)
HGF - Programmthema:Brennstoffzelle (alt)
DLR - Schwerpunkt:Energie
DLR - Forschungsgebiet:E EV - Energieverfahrenstechnik
DLR - Teilgebiet (Projekt, Vorhaben):E - Elektrochemische Prozesse (alt)
Standort: Stuttgart
Institute & Einrichtungen:Institut für Technische Thermodynamik > Elektrochemische Energietechnik
Hinterlegt von: Dreizler, Dr. Andreas
Hinterlegt am:20 Aug 2014 10:38
Letzte Änderung:24 Apr 2024 19:56

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