Study on Water Content and Water Saturation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Under Dynamic Conditions

Xuanyu Wang, Kai Han*, Xiaolong Li, Chang Ke, Bao Lv

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

Membrane water and liquid water of Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) have hysteresis, overshoot and uneven distribution under dynamic conditions. These characteristics lead to dehydration or water flooding which affect the performance and working life of PEMFC. In this paper, a three-dimensional non-isothermal two-phase model of PEMFC was established, considering the transport of water content and the liquid water saturation. The model was simulated under 0.8 V → 0.5 V → 0.8 V. The results showed: At 0.8 V → 0.5 V, the lag time of average water content in ACL was 25 s, and the location of the lowest water content was inlet in centerline between ACL and MEM. At 0.5 V → 0.8 V, the lag time and the overshoot of average water saturation in CCL were 45 s and 9.5%, and the location of the highest water saturation moved from inlet to outlet at the edge of interface between CCL and MEM.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Energy Storage and Intelligent Vehicles, ICEIV 2022
EditorsFengchun Sun, Qingxin Yang, Erik Dahlquist, Rui Xiong
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages865-872
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789819910267
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event5th International Conference on Energy Storage and Intelligent Vehicles, ICEIV 2022 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 3 Dec 20224 Dec 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume1016 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Energy Storage and Intelligent Vehicles, ICEIV 2022
CityVirtual, Online
Period3/12/224/12/22

Keywords

  • Dynamic condition
  • Liquid Water Saturation
  • Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
  • Water Content

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Study on Water Content and Water Saturation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Under Dynamic Conditions'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this

Wang, X., Han, K., Li, X., Ke, C., & Lv, B. (2023). Study on Water Content and Water Saturation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Under Dynamic Conditions. In F. Sun, Q. Yang, E. Dahlquist, & R. Xiong (Eds.), The Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Energy Storage and Intelligent Vehicles, ICEIV 2022 (pp. 865-872). (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 1016 LNEE). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1027-4_90