Reactivation System for Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel-Cells

Carlos Restrepo, Oriol Avino, Javier Calvente, Alfonso Romero, Miro Milanovic and Roberto Giral
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Carlos Restrepo: Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda.Països Catalans 26, Campus Sescelades, Tarragona 43007, Spain
Oriol Avino: Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda.Països Catalans 26, Campus Sescelades, Tarragona 43007, Spain
Javier Calvente: Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda.Països Catalans 26, Campus Sescelades, Tarragona 43007, Spain
Alfonso Romero: Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda.Països Catalans 26, Campus Sescelades, Tarragona 43007, Spain
Miro Milanovic: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of Maribor, Smetanova ul. 17, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia
Roberto Giral: Departament d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda.Països Catalans 26, Campus Sescelades, Tarragona 43007, Spain

Energies, 2012, vol. 5, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: In recent years, Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) have been the focus of very intensive researches. Manufacturers of these alternative power sources propose a rejuvenation sequence after the FC has been operating at high power for a certain period of time. These rejuvenation methods could be not appropriate for the reactivation of the FC when it has been out of operation for a long period of time or after it has been repaired. Since the developed reactivation system monitors temperature, current, and the cell voltages of the stack, it could be also useful for the diagnostic and repairing processes. The limited number of published contributions suggests that systems developing reactivation techniques are an open research field. In this paper, an automated system for reactivating PEMFCs and results of experimental testing are presented.

Keywords: reactivation system; PEM fuel cell; automated system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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