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Effect of Humidity and Flooding on the Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

고분자전해질 연료전지의 성능에 미치는 습도와 플러딩의 영향

  • Received : 2017.01.12
  • Accepted : 2017.02.13
  • Published : 2017.06.01
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Abstract

Humidity affect performance and durability of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). High humidity of gases generally enhance the performance, but high humidity have the danger of flooding. I-V performance, linear sweep voltammetry, cyclo voltammetry, and impedance of micro-channel cell measured with change of relative humidity (RH). Flooding phenomena started at RH 70%. Ion conductivity of membrane reached maximum value at RH 80%. Maximum current density of $1,700mA/cm^2$ (at 0.6 V) was obtained at RH 80%. Therefore the effect of ion conductivity increasement was higher than that of mass transfer decrease by flooding at RH 80%.

고분자전해질 연료전지에서 습도는 성능과 내구성에 많은 영향을 준다. 습도가 높아지면 일반적으로 성능이 향상되는데 높은 습도는 플러딩을 발생시킬 위험성도 있다. 미세 유로셀에서 상대습도를 변화시키며 I-V곡선, LSV, 사이클로 볼타메트리(CV), 임피던스을 측정했다. 70%이상에서 플러딩 현상이 발생함을 확인했다. 고분자막의 이온전도도는 상대습도 80%에서 최고값에 도달했고, 전극의 활성은 플러딩 후에도 상대습도 증가에 따라 상승했다. 상대습도 80%에서 최고 성능 $1,700mA/cm^2$(@0.6 V)을 얻었다. 상대습도 80%에서 플러딩에 의해 물질전달이 방해 받는 것에 비해 막의 이온전도도 향상이 성능에 더 큰 영향을 줌을 보였다.

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