This content is not included in
your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.
Study on the Performance-Determining Factors of Commercially Available MEA in PEMFCs
Technical Paper
2020-01-1171
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
This content contains downloadable datasets
Annotation ability available
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), which convert the chemical energy into electrical energy directly through electrochemical reactions, are widely considered as one of the best power sources for new energy vehicles (NEV). Some of the major advantages of a PEMFC include high power density, high energy conversion efficiency, minimum pollution, low noise, fast startup and low operating temperature. The Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) is one of the core components of fuel cells, which composes catalyst layers (CL) coated proton exchange membrane (PEM) and gas diffusion layers (GDL). The performance of MEA is closely related to mass transportation and the rate of electrochemical reaction. The MEA plays a key role not only in the performance of the PEMFCs, but also for the reducing the cost of the fuel cells, as well as accelerating the commercial applications. Commercialized large-size MEA directly plays a major role in determining fuel cell stack and vehicle performance. In this work, commercial sample A and B from two different batches of the MEA production line are tested. Compared with the polarization curve, the current density of type A and type B MEA are 1.84 A·cm-2 and 1.28 A·cm-2 respectively. In terms of current density, the result of type A is 43% higher than the one of type B. In addition, the morphology and electrochemical test are used to explain the reasons for the different performance between type A and type B. According to the result, it can be seen that the electrochemical properties of the catalyst in type A is superior than type B. Meanwhile, the pore size and blow-hole rate of the GDL in type A is larger than that in type B. Thus, the performance of type A is better than that of type B.
Recommended Content
Journal Article | Feasibility Study of a Fossile Fueled Zero Emission Vehicle |
Technical Paper | Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Fuel Economy Measurements and Calculation |
Technical Paper | Fuel Economy Sensitivity to Vehicle Mass for Advanced Vehicle Powertrains |
Authors
Citation
Ma, T., Zhao, J., Yang, Y., and Lin, W., "Study on the Performance-Determining Factors of Commercially Available MEA in PEMFCs," SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1171, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-1171.Data Sets - Support Documents
Title | Description | Download |
---|---|---|
Unnamed Dataset 1 | ||
Unnamed Dataset 2 | ||
Unnamed Dataset 3 |
Also In
References
- Barbir , F. Chapter Three - Fuel Cell Electrochemistry PEM Fuel Cells Second Boston 2013 33 72 10.1016/B978-0-12-387710-9.00003-5
- Gimba , I.D. , Abdulkareem , A.S. , Jimoh , A. , and Afolabi , A.S. Theoretical Energy and Exergy Analyses of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell by Computer Simulation Journal of Applied Chemistry 2016 1 15 2016 10.1155/2016/2684919
- Salameh , Z. Chapter 4 - Energy Storage Renewable Energy System Design Second Boston 2014 201 298 10.1016/B978-0-12-374991-8.00004-0
- Chadwick , S.S. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Reference Services Review 16 4 31 34 1988 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.04.067
- Mu , Y. , Zheng , X. , Yu , H. , and Zhu , R. Biological Hydrogen Production by Anaerobic Sludge at Various Temperatures International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31 6 780 785 2006 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2005.06.016
- Bičáková , O. and Straka , P. The Resources and Methods of Hydrogen Production Acta Geodyn. Geomater 7 158 175 188 2010
- Fathabadi , H. Combining a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Stack with a Li-Ion Battery to Supply the Power Needs of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Renewable Energy 130 714 724 2019 10.1016/j.renene.2018.06.104
- E4tech http://www.fuelcellindustryreview.com/fcirarchive.html Dec. 2014
- Wang , J. et al. From Rotating Disk Electrode to Single Cell: Exploration of PtNi/C Octahedral Nanocrystal as Practical Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst Journal of Power Sources 406 118 127 2018 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.10.01 0
- Quinson , J. et al. Investigating Particle Size Effects in Catalysis by Applying A Size-Controlled and Surfactant-Free Synthesis of Colloidal Nanoparticles in Alkaline Ethylene Glycol: Case Study of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt ACS Catal 8 7 6627 6635 2018 10.1021/acscatal.8b00694
- Liang , B. et al. Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dual-Doped Carbon Derived from Chitosan: An Excellent Cathode Catalyst in Microbial Fuel Cell Chemical Engineering Journal 358 1002 1011 2019 10.1016/j.cej.2018.09.217
- Kwon , S. et al. Active Methanol Oxidation Reaction by Enhanced CO Tolerance on Bimetallic Pt/Ir Electrocatalysts Using Electronic and Bifunctional Effects ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10 46 39581 39589 2018 10.1021/acsami.8b09053
- Prass , S. , Friedrich , K.A. , and Zamel , N. Tolerance and Recovery of Ultralow-Loaded Platinum Anode Electrodes upon Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure Molecules 24 19 3514 2019 10.3390/molecules24193514
- Chung , D.Y. et al. Inhibition of CO Poisoning on Pt Catalyst Coupled with the Reduction of Toxic Hexavalent Chromium in a Dual-Functional Fuel Cell Scientific Reports 4 7450 2014 10.1038/srep07450
- Wu , J. et al. A Review of PEM Fuel Cell Durability: Degradation Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies Journal of Power Sources 184 1 104 119 2008 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.06.006
- Lee , C.H. and Lee , S.U. Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Evolution: Theory to Design Korea 2018 10.5772/intechopen.77109
- Popov , B. Effect of Cathode GDL Characteristics on Mass Transport in PEM Fuel Cells Fuel 88 11 2068 2073 2009 10.1016/j.fuel.2009.06.020
- Sridhar , D. , Omanovic , S. , and Meunier , J.L. Inhibition of CO Poisoning on Pt Catalyst Coupled with the Reduction of Toxic Hexavalent Chromium in a Dual-Functional Fuel Cell 231st ECS Meeting New Orleans May 28-June 1, 2017
- Sridhar , D. , Omanovic , S. , and Meunier , J.L. Direct Growth of Carbon Nanofiber Forest on Nickel Foam without Any External Catalyst Diamond and Related Materials 81 70 76 2018 10.1016/j.diamond.2017.11.011
- Cho , J. et al. Effect of the Micro Porous Layer Design on the Dynamic Performance of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39 459 468 2014 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.10.041
- Nanadegani , F.S. , Lay , E.N. , and Sunden , B. Effects of an MPL on Water and Thermal Management in a PEMFC International Journal of Energy Research 43 14 2018 10.1002/er.4262
- Ni , M. Why a More Uniform Fuel/Oxygen Distribution is Critical for Fuel Cell Stack Performance Improvement International Journal of Energy Research 42 14 4259 4262 2018 10.1002/er.4214
- Lin , R. et al. Optimized Microporous Layer for Improving Polymer Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Performance Using Orthogonal Test Design Applied Energy 254 113714 2019 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113714
- Roh , C.W. et al. Monodisperse IrOx Deposited on Pt/C for Reversal Tolerant Anode in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Journal of Power Sources 443 227270 2019 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227270
- Ahadi , M. et al. PEMFC Catalyst Layers: Recent Advances in Process-Structure-Property Correlations AiMES 2018: ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting USA Sep 30-Oct 4, 2018
- Yoon , Y.G. et al. Effect of Pore Structure of Catalyst Layer in a PEMFC on Its Performance International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 28 657 662 2003 10.1016/s0360-3199(02)00156-8
- El-kharouf , A. et al. Ex-situ Characterisation of Gas Diffusion Layers for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Journal of Power Sources 218 393 404 2012 10.1016/j.jpowsour.20 12.06.099
- Rao , L.J.M. Handbook of Membrane Separations: Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, and Biotechnological Applications International Journal of Food Science & Technology 44 7 1464 1466 2009 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2009.01974.x
- Culubret , S. et al. Dynamic Modeling of the Effect of Water Management on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Performance International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2019 10.1016/j.ij hydene.2019.07.176
- De , L.H.A. et al. From the Cell to the Stack: A Chronological Walk through the Techniques to Manufacture the PEFCs Core Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 96 29 45 2018 10.1016/j.rse r.2018.07.036