Generic tool for the simulation of electrochemical fuel cell monitoring techniques. (August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Weinberger, Stephan; Trattner, Stephan; Cermenek, Bernd; Schenk, Alexander; Grimmer, Christoph; Hacker, Viktor
• Is Part Of: Journal of energy storage. Volume 12(2017)
• Page Start: 319
• Page End: 331
• Publication Date: 2017-08
• Subjects: Energy storage -- Periodicals; Energy storage -- Research -- Periodicals; 621.3126
• DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2017.05.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2352-152X

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: Novel fuel cell simulation tool using SPICE software. Differential evolution fitting of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data. Dynamic non-linear large signal equivalent circuit based evaluation procedure. Harmonic analysis based on time-domain simulations and experimental validation. Abstract: Within this paper, the development and parameterization of multipurpose dynamic large-signal equivalent circuits (dLSEC) analogues of fuel cells (FC), which are capable of describing polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectra, current steps and harmonic distortion experiments, is presented. The differences of these equivalent circuits compared to commonly applied small signal equivalent circuits in electrochemistry are discussed. The proposed electrochemical analogues, which serve as multipurpose dLSEC building blocks for complete FC analogues, are explained in detail. Furthermore, an in-house manufactured membrane electrode assembly is tested in a custom FC in order to validate the exemplary model and the proposed fitting procedure thereof. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data at different operating points i.e. current densities, the open circuit voltage and a differential evolution algorithm are applied to parameterize the analogue. Finally, the parameterized model is applied to simulate experimental results, and compared to real measurements, which were not used for the parameterization procedure itself.