期刊
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
卷 196, 期 11, 页码 5077-5083出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.01.075
关键词
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cell; Startup and shutdown cycles; Performance decay; Carbon corrosion
资金
- Ministry of Science and Technology [2008AA11A106, 2008AA040503]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50632050]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [20100471165]
As catalyst support materials, the oxidation of carbon materials is considered one of the major factors for performance decay during the startup and shutdown process of proton exchange membrane fuel cells, which must be mitigated to achieve acceptable durability. In this paper, the effect of cathode exhaust conditions on the degradation behaviors of fuel cells is investigated using two single cells named the open-ended and closed cells. The cathode inlet pressure during the introduction of the dummy load is an important factor in analyzing the performance decay of membrane electrode assemblies under different conditions. Electrochemical techniques, including the measurement of polarization curves, cyclic and linear sweep voltammetry, and cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy of tested membrane electrode assemblies, are employed to evaluate the performance decay of fuel cells. The results show that a closed cathode exhaust valve during the introduction of the dummy load would significantly alleviate both the performance decay and the decrease in the electrochemically active surface area, resulting in an improvement in fuel cell durability. No significant deterioration of the membranes is observed for both the open-ended and the closed cells during frequent startup and shutdown processes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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