Investigation of the high-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cell and calculation of the efficiency of the electrochemical power installations on its basis

A high-temperature solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell using H 3 PO 4 -doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) as proton-exchange membrane has been developed and tested. The influences of temperature (in a range between 130 and 170°C), pressure (in a range between 1 and 3 bars) and air flow rate onto fuel cell performances have been studied. A maximum output power density of 200 mW·cm^-2 has been obtained. The existence of an optimum air flow rate (expressed in oxygen stoichiometric ratio) has been put into evidence. It allows an increase of the fuel cell voltage from 250 mV up to ca. 400 mV at 0.4 A·cm^-2. The results of the calculation of efficiency of PBI-based electrochemical power plant using the products of natural gas conversion as a fuel are presented.

Authors:

Grigor'ev Sergei Aleksandrovich, National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute", 1, square of the academician Kurchatov, Moscow, 123182, S.Grigoriev@hepti.kiae.ru

Korovin Nikolai Vasil'evich, National Research University "MEI", 14, Krasnokazarmennaya St., Moscow, 111250, NVKorovin@mail.ru

Kuleshov Nikolai Vasil'evich, National Research University "MEI", 14, Krasnokazarmennaya St., Moscow, 111250, KuleshovNV@mail.ru

Slavnov Yurii Alekseevich, National Research University "MEI", 14, Krasnokazarmennaya St., Moscow, 111250, YASlavnov@rambler.ru

Key words:

high-temperature fuel cell, solid polymer electrolyte, polybenzimidazole, power efficiency

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Journal issue:

2013. Т. 13, № 3,

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Fuel cells

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18500/1608-4039-2013-13-3-163-169

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