Segmented polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells-A review

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Pérez, L.C. (Author) Other; Brandão, L. (Author) FEUP; Sousa, J.M. (Author) FEUP; Mendes, A. (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Vol. 15

Pages: 169-185

ISSN: 1364-0321

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 116 Citations

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Scopus - 125 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-ZE7

DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.08.024

Abstract (EN): A complex interaction of many design, assembling and operating parameters as well as the properties of the materials used in the construction of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) result in an uneven electrochemical performance over the MEA active area. For more than one decade, segmented PEMFC (SFC) have been used to study the factors responsible for that uneven performance. This paper reviews relevant literature related to SFC published since 1998 focusing on the three most important SFC design techniques: (1) printed circuit board, (2) resistors network and (3) Hall effect sensors. First, the three techniques are described and fundamental considerations for its design, construction and electrochemical characterization are provided. After that, the effect of most important parameters on the current density distribution is highlighted. Finally, representative results combining current density distribution measurements with other analytical techniques for distributed analysis are presented.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: Publicação abrangida pelo Journal Citation Reports 2015

No. of pages: 17