Current short circuit implementation for performance improvement and lifetime extension of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Zhan, Y; Guo, Y; Zhu, J; Li, L

Current short circuit implementation for performance improvement and lifetime extension of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Zhan, Y Guo, Y

Zhu, J

Li, L

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Citation:: Journal of Power Sources, 2014, 270 pp. 183 - 192
Issue Date:: 2014-12-15

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dc.contributor.author	Zhan, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Guo, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6182-0684	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhu, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9763-4047	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Li, L	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:19:13Z
dc.date.issued	2014-12-15	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Power Sources, 2014, 270 pp. 183 - 192	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0378-7753	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33116
dc.description.abstract	To improve its performance, extend its lifetime, and overcome the problem of the slow dynamic during the start-up and the operation process of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), this paper presents current short circuit and smart energy management approaches for a main PEMFC with auxiliary PEMFC, battery and supercapacitor as hybrid power source in parallel with an intelligent uninterrupted power supply (UPS) system. The hybrid UPS system consists of two low-cost 63-cell 300 W PEMFC stacks, 3-cell lead-acid battery, and 20-cell series-connected supercapacitors. Based on the designed intelligent hybrid UPS system, experimental tests and theoretical studies are conducted. Firstly, the modeling of PEMFC is obtained and evaluated. Then the performance improvement mechanism of the current short circuit is proposed and analyzed based on the Faradaic process and non-Faradaic process of electrochemical theory. Finally, the performances of the main PEMFC with the auxiliary PEMFC/battery/supercapacitor hybrid power source and intelligent energy management are experimentally measured and analyzed. The proposed current short circuit method can significantly extend the lifetime, improve the performance of PEMFC and decrease the size of the main FC for stationary, backup power sources and vehicular applications. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Power Sources	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.07.104	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Energy	en_US
dc.title	Current short circuit implementation for performance improvement and lifetime extension of proton exchange membrane fuel cell	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	270	en_US
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	03 Chemical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCET - Centre for Clean Energy Technology
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	270	en_US

Abstract:

To improve its performance, extend its lifetime, and overcome the problem of the slow dynamic during the start-up and the operation process of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), this paper presents current short circuit and smart energy management approaches for a main PEMFC with auxiliary PEMFC, battery and supercapacitor as hybrid power source in parallel with an intelligent uninterrupted power supply (UPS) system. The hybrid UPS system consists of two low-cost 63-cell 300 W PEMFC stacks, 3-cell lead-acid battery, and 20-cell series-connected supercapacitors. Based on the designed intelligent hybrid UPS system, experimental tests and theoretical studies are conducted. Firstly, the modeling of PEMFC is obtained and evaluated. Then the performance improvement mechanism of the current short circuit is proposed and analyzed based on the Faradaic process and non-Faradaic process of electrochemical theory. Finally, the performances of the main PEMFC with the auxiliary PEMFC/battery/supercapacitor hybrid power source and intelligent energy management are experimentally measured and analyzed. The proposed current short circuit method can significantly extend the lifetime, improve the performance of PEMFC and decrease the size of the main FC for stationary, backup power sources and vehicular applications. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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