Main factors affecting the lifetime of Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cells in vehicle applications: A review

P Pei, H Chen - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on reviewing the main factors affecting the life time of fuel cells on
vehicles. The main difference between fuel cells used in vehicles and fuel cells used as …

Water transport in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

K Jiao, X Li - Progress in energy and combustion Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) has been recognized as a promising zero-
emission power source for portable, mobile and stationary applications. To simultaneously …

Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation

R Borup, J Meyers, B Pivovar, YS Kim… - Chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells have the potential to alleviate major
problems associated with the production and consumption of energy. Fuel cells operate as …

A review of PEM fuel cell durability: Degradation mechanisms and mitigation strategies

J Wu, XZ Yuan, JJ Martin, H Wang, J Zhang… - Journal of Power …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper reviews publications in the literature on performance degradation of and
mitigation strategies for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Durability is one of …

Durability and degradation issues of PEM fuel cell components

FA de Bruijn, VAT Dam, GJM Janssen - Fuel cells, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Besides cost reduction, durability is the most important issue to be solved before
commercialisation of PEM Fuel Cells can be successful. For a fuel cell operating under …

A review of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell durability test protocols

XZ Yuan, H Li, S Zhang, J Martin, H Wang - Journal of Power Sources, 2011 - Elsevier
Durability is one of the major barriers to polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)
being accepted as a commercially viable product. It is therefore important to understand their …

Degradation of polymer electrolyte membranes

A Collier, H Wang, XZ Yuan, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
One of the predominant failure modes of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells is
the degradation of the PEM, especially when the fuel cell is used for transportation …

A review of accelerated stress tests of MEA durability in PEM fuel cells

S Zhang, X Yuan, H Wang, W Mérida, H Zhu… - International journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper is a review of recent work done on accelerated stress tests in the study of PEM
fuel cell durability, with a primary focus on the main components of the membrane electrode …

Theory and practice of flow field designs for fuel cell scaling-up: A critical review

J Wang - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
It is a major challenge to transform a laboratory scale production of fuel cells to an industrial
scale in terms of throughput, operating lifetime, cost, reliability and efficiency. In spite of a …

A review on performance degradation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells during startup and shutdown processes: Causes, consequences, and mitigation …

Y Yu, H Li, H Wang, XZ Yuan, G Wang, MU Pan - Journal of Power Sources, 2012 - Elsevier
Performance degradation during startup and shutdown is considered an important issue
affecting the durability and lifetime of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Due …