Reliability Evaluation of an Open‐Cathode PEMFC at Operating State and Longtime Vibration by Mechanical Loads
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Abstract
Abstract Reliability and durability of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are one of the most complex issues in real applications' environment. Especially, when it subjects to the various mechanical loads and vibrations. This topic requires more attention for research and experimental works. In this study, the effect of mechanical loads was investigated on an open‐cathode PEMFC in operating state. Several long time vibration tests have been applied on non‐operating PEMFC, and the performance of the fuel cell was evaluated during the test. Hydrogen leakage as a key parameter was investigated in performance monitoring instead of measuring torque on compression bolts. The vibration tests were consisted of sine, shock and random for X, Y and Z axes in operating state and random vibration in non‐operating state of PEMFC. The experimental results in operating state were indicated that the fuel cell performance has not been affected by the proposed vibrations. Furthermore, the test results of non‐operating state have been shown that the performance of PEMFC reduces about 0.6% in each four‐hour step of the vibration test. In addition, the experiments reveal that if the mechanical loads and vibrations cause physical damage on the fuel cell components, they can change the performance and reliability of the fuel cell.
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