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FUELLING MODE EFFECT ON A PEM FUEL CELL STACK EFFICIENCY Print

FUELLING MODE EFFECT ON A PEM FUEL CELL STACK EFFICIENCY

 

 


Mircea Raceanu1*, Mariana Iliescu1, Mihai Culcer1, Adriana Marinoiu1, Mihai Varlam1, Nicu Bizon2


 

1National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies - ICSI Rm. Valcea, Uzinei Street no. 4,
 
P.O. Box Râureni 7, 240050, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania;  2University of Pitesti, 1 Fair Vale str.,  110040 Pitesti, Romania

 

 

 

ABSTRACT

 

The paper deals with the experimental studies performed on a NEDSTACK 5 kW PEM Fuel Cell Stack  in order to evaluate the influence of the fuelling mode on the stack efficiency. An experimental facility dedicated to fuel cells (FC) and fuel cell stacks (FCS) testing was used. A  purge control algorithm was implemented to allow dead- end anode supply.

The FCS alone and the whole FCS based energy system efficiencies were determined in both flow-through and dead-end anode fuelling modes and the results are made known.

 

Keywords: PEM fuel cell, efficiency, flow-through, dead-end


 

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*Corresponding author: Mircea Raceanu, Phone: 0250-732744, Fax: 0250-732746, E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it