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Considerations for Stainless Steel Bipolar Plate Manufacturing: Part 2
Low-temperature fuel cells have historically used CNC-machined graphite as bipolar plates. Graphite’s high-cost, high-permeability, and precise machin... Read more
Membrane Comparison Chart - 2024
For PEM fuel cell and electrolyzer applications, a proton exchange membrane is sandwiched between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode. Read more
Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) Activation Procedures
Why is an activation procedure or break-in necessary for a membrane electrode assembly (MEA)? A large reason for performing an activation procedure o... Read more
Fuel Cell Voltage Monitoring Considerations
Knowing what's happening inside a fuel cell is a critical function, especially as fuel cells are continuing to be developed. One important aspect of t... Read more
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion
Electrochemical devices that convert CO2 into fuels and valuable compounds have been undergoing extensive research for over a decade now. The research... Read more
An Introduction to Alkaline Fuel Cells
Alkaline fuel cells (AFCs) was one of the first extensively researched fuel cell types and was used by NASA for the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle ... Read more
Calculator for Preparing Methanol-Water Mixture for DMFCs
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) utilize a mixture of methanol and deionized water (or distilled water) as the fuel for anode side. The most common ... Read more
A One-Dimensional Heat, Mass and Charge Transfer Model for a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stack
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A one-dimensional heat, mass and charge transfer model was developed for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack to predict the temperatures, ... Read more
Building a Micro DMFC Design
This blog post includes a quick fuel cell introduction, parts list and design for a 1 cm x 1 cm (active area) fuel cell. This summary was put together... Read more
Stationary Fuel Cell Power Applications
Fuel cells can be used for primary power, backup power, or combined heat and power (CHP) for stationary applications. Read more
Fuel Cell Buses, Utility Vehicles and Scooters
Fuel cells can be used to power the electric motor of buses, utility vehicles, and electric scooters. The vast majority of these fuel cells use oxygen... Read more
Pressure Distribution in Bipolar Plate Flow Channels
After the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) has been fabricated, it must be integrated into a fuel cell stack. Read more
Fuel Cell Vehicles - Automobiles
Fuel cell vehicles (FCV) use fuel cells to power the vehicle’s electric motor. Many FCVs use a fuel cell combined with a battery and supercapacitor to... Read more
Become a Renewable Energy Expert
How to Become a Renewable Energy Expert – Recommendations, Classes, and Degrees Based Upon My Experience
Many years ago, there was a great guy that... Read more
How to Predict Fuel Cell Performance
The performance of a fuel cell stack can be estimated using a few equations combined with some input data. A common way of characterizing performance ... Read more