Boosting the output power of PEM fuel cells by identifying best-operating conditions

T Wilberforce, AG Olabi, H Rezk, AY Abdelaziz… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Voltage, as well as current from proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), is reliant
on various working and structural parameters, such as operating pressure, temperature …

Catalyst layer design with inhomogeneous distribution of platinum and ionomer optimal for proton exchange membrane fuel cell cold-start

L Yang, K Fu, X **, S Wang, Q Gan, Q Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells under subfreezing environments is
restrained by the properties of electrode materials, for instance, the platinum and ionomer …

Modeling analysis of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell with regard to oxygen and charge transport under operating conditions and hydrophobic porous electrode …

N Wang, Z Qu, G Zhang - ETransportation, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing the power density of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is vital
for their commercial application but requires detailed knowledge of the charge, oxygen, and …

A unified catalyst layer design classification criterion on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance based on a modified agglomerate model

N Wang, ZG Qu, ZY Jiang, GB Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The main goal of catalyst layer (CL) optimization is decreasing the platinum in proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) without a deterioration in performance; this …

Study of cell voltage uniformity of proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack with an optimized artificial neural network model

Y Su, C Yin, S Hua, R Wang, H Tang - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2022 - Elsevier
The cell voltage uniformity of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack, which may
consist of tens or hundreds of cells in series, plays a significant role in the stack's lifetime …

Advancing heat management in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells through hybrid nano-composite phase change materials

I Sarani, M Ji, Z Bao, W Huo, B Wang, Y Yin… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heat management challenges in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) leads to
performance degradation, particularly during operational fluctuations and vehicle downtime …

Enhanced operational performance of PEM fuel cells with Porous-Carbon catalyst support: A multiscale modeling approach

L Yang, Z Ma, Q Gan, Q Zhang, P Li, C Cao - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Replacing the conventional catalyst support of Pt/C for proton exchange membrane fuel
cells (PEMFC) by meso-porous carbon is considered highly promising in improving the …

A method of combining active and passive strategies by genetic algorithm in multi-stage cold start of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Q Cao, H Min, W Sun, H Zhao, Y Yu, Z Zhang, J Jiang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The difficulty of cold start at low temperatures has been a major technical barrier to the
commercialization of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In this context, this …

A safe region method to quantitatively evaluate the safety of fuel cell operating states

J Li, T Wang, Q Yang, Z Tian, H Lv, X Wang, J Shen - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
The operation of fuel cell (FC) necessitates ensuring safety across various aspects. The high
coupling of state parameters poses challenges in pinpointing potential risks implicit in the …

Modeling transport of membrane water in PEMFC and energy loss analysis at− 20° C based on mathematical boundedness

Y Chen, L Chen, WQ Tao - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This work analyzes why the classic cold start-up model cannot match experimental data well
in high initial membrane water content due to the unboundedness of membrane water …