@inproceedings{4266a70296054776b719f70c3143e2a5,
title = "Gas diffusion media and NaCI contamination of polymer electrolyte fuel cells for marine applications",
abstract = "The application of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) for marine vessels will be an effective means of reducing the environmental impact and solving energy crisis problems. The diagnosis of abnormal operational conditions is an important aspect of improving the reliability and durability of marine PEFCs, and helps to ensure long-term safe and stable operation. The present work investigates the effect of abnormal variations in the relative humidity of supplied gases on the resistance values in the equivalent circuit model using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis. An appropriate microporous layer coated gas diffusion layer is evaluated to enhance the cell performance under both low and high humidity conditions. The effect of sea salt (NaCI) contamination in the cathode air on the cell performance is also evaluated. Injecting distilled water after the initial detection of performance degradation due to NaCI contamination is effective at recovering the cell performance.",
author = "Tatsumi Kitahara and Hironori Nakajima",
year = "2018",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1149/O8613.0271ecst",
language = "English",
series = "ECS Transactions",
publisher = "Electrochemical Society Inc.",
number = "13",
pages = "271--279",
editor = "C. Coutanceau and S. Narayan and Y.-T. Kim and Y. Gochi-Ponce and B.S. Pivovar and T.F. Fuller and R.A. Mantz and P. Shirvanian and D.J. Jones and F. Buechi and V.K. Ramani and J.M. Fenton and K.E. Swider-Lyons and T.J. Schmidt and K.E. Ayers and A.Z. Weber and P.N. Pintauro and P. Strasser and H. Xu and S. Mitsushima and H. Gasteiger and H. Uchida",
booktitle = "ECS Transactions",
edition = "13",
note = "Symposium on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 18, PEFC and E 2018 - AiMES 2018, ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting ; Conference date: 30-09-2018 Through 04-10-2018",
}