European Journal of Scientific Research - EuroJournals

Operating Characteristics of Proton-Exchange-Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells 402
Figure 4: Voltage –Current characteristic of a fuel cell with Al/xxx/Cu conductors
Voltage / V
Power / W
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
FC: V-I Characteristic
Designed FC
0
0.000 0.100 0.200 0.300 0.400 0.500
Current / A
0.600 0.700 0.800 0.900 1.000
0.180
0.160
0.140
0.120
0.100
0.080
0.060
0.040
0.020
Figure 5: Power curve of fuel cell with Al/xxx/Cu conductors
Fuel Cell: P-I Characteristic
0.000
0.000 0.100 0.200 0.300 0.400 0.500 0.600 0.700 0.800 0.900 1.000
Current / A
Using Al/xxx/Cu conductors the maximum voltage obtained was 0.822 V. and the efficiency obtained was 55.5%.
FC: Power