Electrochemistry Open LessonsSustainable Electrochemical Science & Technology, BRIN

Tools

Fuel cell polarization

Build a polarization curve from its activation, ohmic and mass-transport losses, and see the power density and where the voltage goes. The background is in Lesson 7.2.

Polarization and power

Sources

  1. J. Larminie, A. Dicks, Fuel Cell Systems Explained, 2nd ed., Wiley, 2003.
  2. R. O'Hayre, S.-W. Cha, W. G. Colella, F. B. Prinz, Fuel Cell Fundamentals, 3rd ed., Wiley, 2016.
  3. H. A. Gasteiger, S. S. Kocha, B. Sompalli, F. T. Wagner, Activity benchmarks and requirements for Pt, Pt-alloy, and non-Pt oxygen reduction catalysts for PEMFCs, Appl. Catal. B 56 (2005) 9–35.

These tools are for learning and quick checks. Keep the raw data and the full calculation for any paper, and state every assumption in the methods.