期刊
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
卷 375, 期 -, 页码 191-204出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.07.012
关键词
Anion exchange membrane fuel cells; Modelling; Hydration; Water transport; Cell design; Anion exchange membranes
资金
- TEPS consortium
- Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP)
- European Union's Horizon research and innovation programme [721065]
- Ministry of Science, Technology & Space of Israel through the M.era-NET Transnational Call, NEXTGAME project [3-12948]
- 2nd Israel National Research Center for Electrochemical Propulsion (INREP2-ISF)
We present a new model for anion exchange membrane fuel cells. Validation against experimental polarization curve data is obtained for current densities ranging from zero to above 2 A cm(-2). Experimental transient data is also successfully reproduced. The model is very flexible and can be used to explore the system's sensitivity to a wide range of material properties, cell design specifications, and operating parameters. We demonstrate the impact of gas inlet relative humidity (RH), operating current density, ionomer loading and ionomer ion exchange capacity (IEC) values on cell performance. In agreement with the literature, high air RH levels are shown to improve cell performance. At high current densities (>1 A cm(-2)) this effect is observed to be especially significant. Simulated hydration number distributions across the cell reveal the related critical dependence of cathode hydration on air RH and current density values. When exploring catalyst layer design, optimal intermediate ionomer loading values are demonstrated. The benefits of asymmetric (cathode versus anode) electrode design are revealed, showing enhanced performance using higher cathode IEC levels. Finally, electrochemical reaction profiles across the electrodes uncover inhomogeneous catalyst utilization. Specifically, at high current densities the cathodic reaction is confined to a narrow region near the membrane. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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