ECEC Fuel Cell Research: PEFC Cold Start
ECEC is a world leader in PEFC cold start research. Efforts in the past 4 years encompass:
- Development of experimental protocols for fundamental research on PEFC cold start
- Elaboration of fundamental mechanisms and key materials/operating parameters governing PEFC cold start
- In-situ imaging of ice formation on the catalyst layer of an operating fuel cell
- Cyclic voltammetry of the triple-phase boundary
- Development of a multiphase CFD model for prediction of multi-scale physics in PEFC cold start
- MEA durability studies, TEM analysis of cycled MEAs, and development of degradation mechanisms and mitigation techniques
As PEFC cold start research just began to emerge in the open literature, many research groups, both inside and outside Penn State, are expected to follow in this important field of PEFC research. We encourage you to contact Dr. Wang if you would like to know more details of our cold start research: past and present efforts.
Related Publications
L. Mao, Ph.D. Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, 2002-2006.
S. Ge and C. Y. Wang, "In-situ imaging of liquid water and ice formation in an operating polymer electrolyte fuel cell during cold start," Electrochem. & Solid-State Lett., vol. 9, pp. A499-A503, 2006.
L. Mao and C. Y. Wang, "Analysis of cold start of polymer electrolyte fuel cells," J. Electrochem. Soc., Vol.154, pp.B139-B146, 2007.
K. Tajiri, Y. Tabuchi, and C. Y. Wang, "Isothermal cold start of polymer electrolyte fuel cells," J. Electrochem. Soc., Vol. 154, pp. B147-B152, 2007.
L. Mao, C. Y. Wang, and Y. Tabuchi, "A multiphase model for cold start of polymer electrolyte fuel cells," J. Electrochem. Soc., Vol. 154, pp. B341-B351, 2007.
K. Tajiri et al., "Effects of operating and design parameters on PEFC cold start," J. Power Sources, Vol. 165, pp. B279-B286, 2007.
S. Ge and C. Y. Wang, "Characteristics of Subzero Startup and Water/Ice Formation on the Catalyst Layer in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell," Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 52, pp. 4825-4835, 2007.