Development of optimisation model for direct methanol fuel cells via cell integrated network. (22nd November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ismail, A.; Kamarudin, S.K.; Daud, W.R.W.; Masdar, S.; Hasran, U.A.
• Is Part Of: International journal of hydrogen energy. Volume 44:Number 58(2019)
• Page Start: 30606
• Page End: 30617
• Publication Date: 2019-11-22
• Subjects: Direct methanol fuel cell -- Optimization -- Cell integrated network; Hydrogen as fuel -- Periodicals; Hydrogène (Combustible) -- Périodiques; Hydrogen as fuel; Periodicals; 665.81
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.05.209
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0360-3199

Abstract

Abstract: A cell network consists of a combination of fuel cells to achieve the targeted power consumption for a specific application. The main objective of this study is to design and optimise direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) via cell integrated network model targeted for small portable application, such as cell phones and tablets. The target current and voltage was 1400 mA and 3.7 V, respectively, for a 5.18 W of cell network power. The optimisation was performed using 16 cells that were arranged in series with a voltage output of 3.781 V and a current of 1400 mA. The overall active area for the cell network was 128 cm 2, and the cost of 1 set of cell networks is USD 1400. Highlights: None of the previous study presented model for synthesis and optimization of a fuel cell stack. This study presents a detail optimization model for DMFC via cell networks. It develops the superstructure model and obtained the design parameter for portable application.