The Fuel Cell Blog

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

As fuel cell size decreases, the transport phenomena of the fuels and water changes in the fuel cell. In standard fuel cell designs, the movement of f... Read more

There are many steps involved in the manufacturing of a fuel cell stack. One of these steps is the hot pressing of the polymer electrolyte membrane to... Read more

Mathematical models are a precise description of a problem, process, or technology in the form of mathematics. These models are built to learn more ab... Read more

Selecting the appropriate technique to properly characterize the fuel cell is extremely important because it helps the user to understand why the fuel... Read more

The first step in building a fuel cell is to determine the power requirements needed to power the particular device or application. Fuel cells can be ... Read more

In fuel cells, the flow field plates are designed to provide an adequate amount of the reactants (hydrogen and oxygen) to the gas diffusion layer (GDL... Read more

One of the greatest challenges associated with PEMFCs is the water balance in the fuel cell stack. As the chemical reaction occurs in each cell, water... Read more

Fuel cell system designs range from very simple to very complex depending upon the fuel cell application and the system efficiency desired. A fuel cel... Read more

When you first consider your fuel cell stack design, you will need to calculate the following: Stack size Number of cells (MEAs / CCMs) Stack configur... Read more