Efficiency and economics analysis of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Recently, interest in fuel cells has increased sharply and progress towards commercialization has accelerated. As a result, practical fuel cell systems are now becoming available and are soon expected to take a growing share of the markets for automotive power and generation equipment once costs fal...

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Main Author:	Pandian, Meiyappan Siva
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering
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spelling	my-utm-ep.267142017-09-28T03:16:25Z Efficiency and economics analysis of proton exchange membrane fuel cell 2010-04 Pandian, Meiyappan Siva TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Recently, interest in fuel cells has increased sharply and progress towards commercialization has accelerated. As a result, practical fuel cell systems are now becoming available and are soon expected to take a growing share of the markets for automotive power and generation equipment once costs fall to competitive levels. Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells using pure hydrogen as fuel is employed to produce electricity due to some advantages, like simplicity, effectiveness, low operating temperature, easy maintenance. Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells is a type of fuel cell which is attractive for low power levels and for application that need quick start up and response to load changes. PEM fuel cells as an alternative power source has its electrical efficiency and also power output directly related to the economics. It’s obvious that if to be used in automobile applications, the PEM fuel cells will have its efficiency and economics playing a vital role. Both the economics and efficiency is related. The relationship is being analyzed in this thesis with in depth understanding on the working concept of PEM fuel cell. The relationship is not a single value but it’s a function utilizing various parameters. 2010-04 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26714/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26714/5/MeiyappansivaPandianMFKE2010.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Electrical Engineering
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description	Recently, interest in fuel cells has increased sharply and progress towards commercialization has accelerated. As a result, practical fuel cell systems are now becoming available and are soon expected to take a growing share of the markets for automotive power and generation equipment once costs fall to competitive levels. Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells using pure hydrogen as fuel is employed to produce electricity due to some advantages, like simplicity, effectiveness, low operating temperature, easy maintenance. Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells is a type of fuel cell which is attractive for low power levels and for application that need quick start up and response to load changes. PEM fuel cells as an alternative power source has its electrical efficiency and also power output directly related to the economics. It’s obvious that if to be used in automobile applications, the PEM fuel cells will have its efficiency and economics playing a vital role. Both the economics and efficiency is related. The relationship is being analyzed in this thesis with in depth understanding on the working concept of PEM fuel cell. The relationship is not a single value but it’s a function utilizing various parameters.
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author	Pandian, Meiyappan Siva
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author_sort	Pandian, Meiyappan Siva
title	Efficiency and economics analysis of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
title_short	Efficiency and economics analysis of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
title_full	Efficiency and economics analysis of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
title_fullStr	Efficiency and economics analysis of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
title_full_unstemmed	Efficiency and economics analysis of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Electrical Engineering
publishDate	2010
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