Title :
Dynamic modeling of proton exchange membrane fuel cell: The effect of temperature and membrane humidity
Author :
Haddad, Ahmad ; Bouyekhf, Rachid ; Moudni, Abdellah El ; Wack, Maxime
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Technology of Belfort Montbeliard, Belfort
Abstract :
This paper aims to study the dynamic behavior of the fuel cell by focusing on the cell temperature and the membrane humidity effects. The objective is to build a non-linear dynamic model based on the electrical aspect. We consider most of the phenomena that occur inside the fuel cell by assimilating it to an equivalent electrical circuit that associates several elements. The simulations show the influence of the cell temperature and the membrane humidification rate on the power economy. The model built in this paper constitutes an important step towards the optimization of the energy loss inside the cell
Keywords :
humidity; membranes; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; equivalent electrical circuit; membrane humidity; nonlinear dynamic model; power economy; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; temperature effect; Biomembranes; Cathodes; Circuits; Electrons; Fuel cells; Humidity; Hydrogen; Protons; Temperature; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 2007. ETFA. IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Patras
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0825-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0826-9
DOI :
10.1109/EFTA.2007.4416820
