In situ and operando characterization of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Q Meyer, Y Zeng, C Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
For proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) to become a mainstream energy
source, significant improvements in their performance, durability, and efficiency are …

Machine learning as an online diagnostic tool for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

S Zhou, PR Shearing, DJL Brett, R Jervis - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells are considered a promising power supply system with
high efficiency and zero emissions. They typically work within a relatively narrow range of …

Nanostructure engineering of cathode layers in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: From catalysts to membrane electrode assembly

B Yang, Z Xiang - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
The membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is the core component of proton exchange
membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), which is the place where the reaction occurrence, the …

The hydro-electro-thermal performance of air-cooled, open-cathode polymer electrolyte fuel cells: combined localised current density, temperature and water mapping

Q Meyer, S Ashton, R Jervis, DP Finegan, P Boillat… - Electrochimica …, 2015 - Elsevier
In situ diagnostic techniques provide a means of understanding the internal workings of fuel
cells so that improved designs and operating regimes can be identified. Here, a novel …

Nitrogen blanketing and hydrogen starvation in dead-ended-anode polymer electrolyte fuel cells revealed by hydro-electro-thermal analysis

Q Meyer, S Ashton, S Torija, C Gurney, P Boillat… - Electrochimica …, 2016 - Elsevier
Dead-ended anode operation has a number of practical advantages that simplify system
complexity and lower cost for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. However, dead-ended mode …

Study of water accumulation dynamics in the channels of an open-cathode fuel cell through electro-thermal characterisation and droplet visualisation

OA Obeisun, Q Meyer, E Engebretsen… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Open-cathode polymer electrolyte fuel cells have the advantage of simplified construction
and the potential for cost reduction. However, effective water and temperature management …

Thermal imaging of electrochemical power systems: a review

JB Robinson, PR Shearing, DJL Brett - Journal of Imaging, 2016 - mdpi.com
The performance and durability of electrochemical power systems are determined by a
complex interdependency of many complex and interrelated factors, temperature and heat …

Electro-thermal impedance spectroscopy applied to an open-cathode polymer electrolyte fuel cell

E Engebretsen, JB Robinson, O Obeisun… - Journal of Power …, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of in-situ diagnostic techniques is critical to ensure safe and effective
operation of polymer electrolyte fuel cell systems. Infrared thermal imaging is an established …

Ex-situ characterisation of water droplet dynamics on the surface of a fuel cell gas diffusion layer through wettability analysis and thermal characterisation

OA Obeisun, DP Finegan, E Engebretsen… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Understanding the evaporation of water from gas diffusion layers (GDL) is important for
polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) design and operational purposes, particularly for open …

Examining the effect of the secondary flow-field on polymer electrolyte fuel cells using X-ray computed radiography and computational modelling

N Kulkarni, Q Meyer, J Hack, R Jervis… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Flow-fields are key factors in determining the operation of fuel cells. While extensive work
has been conducted to develop and optimise the reactant flow and current collection …