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Planar self-breathing fuel cells
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In this paper, a planar fuel cell based on printed circuit board (PCB) technology has been developed, which allows a completely passive, self-breathing operation of the fuel cell.About:
This article is published in Journal of Power Sources.The article was published on 2003-05-25. It has received 116 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Proton exchange membrane fuel cell & Cathode.read more
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Synthesis and characterization of metal nanoparticles-decorated PPY–CNT composite and their electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid and formaldehyde for fuel cell applications
TL;DR: In this paper, polypyrrole and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were synthesized by in situ polymerization of pyrrole in 0.1-M HCl containing (NH 4 )S 2 O 8 as oxidizing agent at 0-5°C.
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Influence of cathode gas diffusion media on the performance of the PEMFCs
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of gas diffusion media (GDM) on PEMFCs was studied based on GDM thickness pore size distribution, air-permeability, electronic resistance and hydrophobicity.
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Development of a planar micro fuel cell with thin film and micro patterning technologies
TL;DR: In this article, a planar PEM fuel cell with a size of 1 cm × 1 ǫ cm and 200μm thickness was fabricated and stable operation was achieved at 80mW/cm2 at varying ambient conditions with dry hydrogen fuel.
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Effects of cathode open area and relative humidity on the performance of air-breathing polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
TL;DR: In this article, the characteristics of passive air-breathing PEMFCs were investigated by examining effects of cathode open area and relative humidity on the cell performance, and the single cell with the open area of 77% exhibited the highest performance.
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The role of ambient conditions on the performance of a planar, air-breathing hydrogen PEM fuel cell
Tibor Fabian,Jonathan D. Posner,Ryan O'Hayre,Suk Won Cha,John K. Eaton,Fritz B. Prinz,Juan G. Santiago +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of varying ambient temperature and relative humidity on the operation of a free-breathing fuel cell operated on dry-hydrogen in dead ended mode were investigated.
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Fuel cells for portable applications
TL;DR: In this article, the prospect of small fuel cells replacing batteries in portable equipment is considered in terms of their prospective energy density, technological feasibility, safety and cost, and fuel cells seem to be best suited to applications where significantly more energy storage is required than at present in portable devices.
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Fuel cell systems
TL;DR: Mugerwa, L.J. Blomen, M.N.M.A.Bezzeccheri, and A.S. Murugesamoorthi as mentioned in this paper have shown that solid polymer fuel cells can be used as fuel cells.
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An Along‐the‐Channel Model for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Jung S. Yi,Trung Van Nguyen +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an along-the-channel model is developed for evaluating the effects of various design and operating parameters on the performance of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell.
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Fuel Cells for Low Power Applications
TL;DR: In this article, fuel cells are used for a large variety of applications as efficient and clean power generators, and they offer advantages like variable geometry, high storage capacity, no self discharge and the potential for low production costs which make them interesting candidates for an environmentally friendly energy source.