A simple model for the start-up of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack is proposed. The model covers a wide temperature range from temperatures below the freezing point of water to usual operation temperatures of a low-temperature fuel cell. Model equations are derived from first principles. They account for the effects of ice and liquid water on the stack behavior. The model is validated by experimental data published by Schießwohl [2009, “Experimental Investigation of Parameters Influencing the Freeze Start Ability of a Fuel Cell System,” J. Power Sources, 193(1), pp. 107–115.], and a good qualitative agreement is found. The applicability of the model to problems of operation strategies and stack design is demonstrated by simulation studies.
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June 2011
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A Model for the Freeze Start Behavior of a PEM Fuel Cell Stack
Michael Mangold,
e-mail: mangold@mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de
Michael Mangold
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
, Sandtorstraße 1, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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Silvia Piewek,
e-mail: piewek@mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de
Silvia Piewek
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
, Sandtorstraße 1, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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Olaf Klein,
e-mail: olaf.klein@volkswagen.de
Olaf Klein
Volkswagen AG
, Konzernforschung Antriebssysteme, 38436 Wolfsburg, Germany
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Achim Kienle
Achim Kienle
Chair of Automatization/Modelling
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Michael Mangold
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
, Sandtorstraße 1, 39106 Magdeburg, Germanye-mail: mangold@mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de
Silvia Piewek
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
, Sandtorstraße 1, 39106 Magdeburg, Germanye-mail: piewek@mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de
Olaf Klein
Volkswagen AG
, Konzernforschung Antriebssysteme, 38436 Wolfsburg, Germanye-mail: olaf.klein@volkswagen.de
Achim Kienle
Chair of Automatization/Modelling
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. Jun 2011, 8(3): 031006 (9 pages)
Published Online: February 18, 2011
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Received:
January 20, 2010
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October 29, 2010
Online:
February 18, 2011
Published:
February 18, 2011
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Mangold, M., Piewek, S., Klein, O., and Kienle, A. (February 18, 2011). "A Model for the Freeze Start Behavior of a PEM Fuel Cell Stack." ASME. J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. June 2011; 8(3): 031006. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4003015
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