Assessment of Sensitivity to Evaluate the Impact of Operating Parameters on Stability and Performance in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
As a highly nonlinear system, the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is controlled by various parameters. If the effects of all parameters are considered during the performance optimization, low working efficiency and waste of resources will be caused. The development of sensi...
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| description | As a highly nonlinear system, the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is controlled by various parameters. If the effects of all parameters are considered during the performance optimization, low working efficiency and waste of resources will be caused. The development of sensitivity analysis for parameters can not only exclude the parameters which have slight effects on the system, but also provide the reasonable setting ranges of boundary values for simulation of performance optimization. Therefore, sensitivity analysis of parameters is considered as one of the methods to optimize the fuel cell performance. According to the actual operating conditions of PEMFC, the fluctuation ranges of seven sets of parameters affecting the output performance of PEMFC are determined, namely cell operating temperature, anode/cathode temperature, anode/cathode pressure, and anode/cathode mass flow rate. Then, the control variable method is used to qualitatively analyze the sensitivity of main parameters and combines with the Monte Carlo method to obtain the sensitivity indexes of the insensitive parameters under the specified current density. The results indicate that among these parameters, the working temperature of the fuel cell is the most sensitive to the output performance under all working conditions, whereas the inlet temperature is the least sensitive within the range of deviation. Moreover, the cloud maps of water content distribution under the fluctuation of three more sensitive parameters are compared; the results verify the simulated data and further reveal the reasons for performance changes. The workload of PEMFC performance optimization will be reduced based on the obtained results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84d70f173c134a939c3d32859154a37d2023-11-22T03:39:32ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-07-011414406910.3390/en14144069Assessment of Sensitivity to Evaluate the Impact of Operating Parameters on Stability and Performance in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel CellsMingzhang Pan0Chengjie Pan1Jinyang Liao2Chao Li3Rong Huang4Qiwei Wang5College of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaPostdoctoral Station of Mechanical Engineering, School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaPostdoctoral Station of Mechanical Engineering, School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaAs a highly nonlinear system, the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is controlled by various parameters. If the effects of all parameters are considered during the performance optimization, low working efficiency and waste of resources will be caused. The development of sensitivity analysis for parameters can not only exclude the parameters which have slight effects on the system, but also provide the reasonable setting ranges of boundary values for simulation of performance optimization. Therefore, sensitivity analysis of parameters is considered as one of the methods to optimize the fuel cell performance. According to the actual operating conditions of PEMFC, the fluctuation ranges of seven sets of parameters affecting the output performance of PEMFC are determined, namely cell operating temperature, anode/cathode temperature, anode/cathode pressure, and anode/cathode mass flow rate. Then, the control variable method is used to qualitatively analyze the sensitivity of main parameters and combines with the Monte Carlo method to obtain the sensitivity indexes of the insensitive parameters under the specified current density. The results indicate that among these parameters, the working temperature of the fuel cell is the most sensitive to the output performance under all working conditions, whereas the inlet temperature is the least sensitive within the range of deviation. Moreover, the cloud maps of water content distribution under the fluctuation of three more sensitive parameters are compared; the results verify the simulated data and further reveal the reasons for performance changes. The workload of PEMFC performance optimization will be reduced based on the obtained results.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4069proton exchange membrane fuel cellsensitivity analysisworking parametersperformance fluctuationMonte Carlo method |
| spellingShingle | Mingzhang Pan Chengjie Pan Jinyang Liao Chao Li Rong Huang Qiwei Wang Assessment of Sensitivity to Evaluate the Impact of Operating Parameters on Stability and Performance in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Energies proton exchange membrane fuel cell sensitivity analysis working parameters performance fluctuation Monte Carlo method |
| title | Assessment of Sensitivity to Evaluate the Impact of Operating Parameters on Stability and Performance in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
| title_full | Assessment of Sensitivity to Evaluate the Impact of Operating Parameters on Stability and Performance in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Sensitivity to Evaluate the Impact of Operating Parameters on Stability and Performance in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Sensitivity to Evaluate the Impact of Operating Parameters on Stability and Performance in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
| title_short | Assessment of Sensitivity to Evaluate the Impact of Operating Parameters on Stability and Performance in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
| title_sort | assessment of sensitivity to evaluate the impact of operating parameters on stability and performance in proton exchange membrane fuel cells |
| topic | proton exchange membrane fuel cell sensitivity analysis working parameters performance fluctuation Monte Carlo method |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4069 |
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