Operating Characteristics of Proton-Exchange-Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells
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2008-04
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European Journal of Scientific Research
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The H2-O2 fuel cells in which solar hydrogen and oxygen supplied to the anode side
and cathode side of the cell respectively were fabricated and the two sides of the cells were
separated by a proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) which allowed the passage of hydrogen
ions H+ but not the oxygen O2. The operating characteristics of two fuel cells, Al-C/Pt-
PEM-C/Pt-Al and Al-C/Pt-PEM-C/Pt-Cu were plotted and internal resistance as well as the
efficiency of these cells were computed and compared. It was found that Al-C/Pt-PEMC/
Pt-Cu cell did not clearly exhibit mass transport over-potential, while it was clearly
observable for Al-C/Pt-PEM-C/Pt-Al cell.
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European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X Vol.20 No.2 (2008), pp.397-405 © EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2008