Lumped model for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)

Abstract

This work aimed to develop lumped model for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The developed lumped model has been validated with published experimental results. The model has been developed depend on linear algebra equations. This model is used to study the effects of several operating and design parameters on fuel cell performance. The parameters have been studied their effects on cell. These parameters are input temperature, pressure, stoichiometric ratio, membrane thickness and gas diffusion layer thickness. The lumped model has been programmed using software MATLAB.