Date of Award
2008
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
Keywords
Engineering, Mechanical.
Supervisor
Sobiesiak, Andrzej (Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Fast growing application of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell in automotive industries, has brought the necessity of conducting research on automotive aspects of the fuel cell. In this study a medium size commercial PEM fuel cell is examined to observe the transient behavior of PEM fuel cells. The stack voltage transient is observed while the fuel cell undergoes step current loads and the time constant of the final transient process is calculated. The overall performance of the fuel cell is evaluated using standard ramp load experiment and the contribution of different type of voltage drops to the overall stack voltage is discussed.
Recommended Citation
Toutounchian, Hamid, "Dynamic characteristics of a commercial Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1792.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/1792