Relaxation-Based Monitoring of Fuel Cells Using an Equivalent Electrical RC Circuit
摘要
Abstract
This study investigates the feasibility of using the relaxation response to a stepwise change in load current for real-time monitoring of hydrogen proton exchange membrane fuel cells. It is showing that the relaxation response is accurately described by a model consisting three exponential components. The results of experimental studies on an equivalent model system and a real fuel cell confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed relaxation-based monitoring method. Experimental evidence demonstrated that the slow exponential component of the proposed model enables the detection of hydrogen deficiency within the membrane–electrode assembly of the fuel cell.