Reactivation System for Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel-Cells

Energies

Carlos Restrepo¹  Oriol Avino¹  Javier Calvente¹  Alfonso Romero¹  Miro Milanovic² 

[1]Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda. Països Catalans 26, Campus Sescelades, Tarragona 43007, Spain

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[3]Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of Maribor, Smetanova ul. 17, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia

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关键词: reactivation system;    PEM fuel cell;    automated system;   

DOI  :  10.3390/en5072404

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In recent years, Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) have been the focus of very intensive researches. Manufacturers of these alternative power sources propose a rejuvenation sequence after the FC has been operating at high power for a certain period of time. These rejuvenation methods could be not appropriate for the reactivation of the FC when it has been out of operation for a long period of time or after it has been repaired. Since the developed reactivation system monitors temperature, current, and the cell voltages of the stack, it could be also useful for the diagnostic and repairing processes. The limited number of published contributions suggests that systems developing reactivation techniques are an open research field. In this paper, an automated system for reactivating PEMFCs and results of experimental testing are presented.

【 授权许可】

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