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Design of experiments to generate a fuel cell electro-thermal performance map and optimise transitional pathways

Meyer, Q; Rasha, L; Koegeler, HM; Foster, S; Adcock, P; Shearing, PR; Brett, DJL; (2018) Design of experiments to generate a fuel cell electro-thermal performance map and optimise transitional pathways. International Journal of Powertrains , 7 (1-3) pp. 118-141. 10.1504/IJPT.2018.090369. Green open access

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Abstract

The influence of the air cooling flow rate and current density on the temperature, voltage and power density is a challenging issue for air-cooled, open cathode fuel cells. Electro-thermal maps have been generated using large datasets (530 experimental points) to characterise these correlations, which reveal that the amount of cooling, alongside with the load, directly affect the cell temperature. This work uses the design of experiment (DoE) approach to tackle two challenges. Firstly, an S-optimal design plan is used to reduce the number of experiments from 530 to 555 to determine the peak power density in an electro-thermal map. Secondly, the design of experiment approach is used to determine the fastest way to reach the highest power density, yet limiting acute temperature gradients, via three intermediate steps of current density and air cooling rate.

Type: Article
Title: Design of experiments to generate a fuel cell electro-thermal performance map and optimise transitional pathways
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1504/IJPT.2018.090369
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPT.2018.090369
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: fuel cell; electro-thermal mapping; S-optimal design; cost-reduction; optimum transitional pathway
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10060301
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