A robust cell voltage monitoring system for analysis and diagnosis of fuel cell or battery systems

被引:27
作者
Brunner, Doug [1 ]
Prasad, Ajay K. [1 ]
Advani, Suresh G. [1 ]
Peticolas, Brian W. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Delaware, Dept Mech Engn, Fuel Cell Res Ctr, Newark, DE 19716 USA
[2] EBus Inc, Downey, CA 90242 USA
关键词
Cell voltage monitoring; Fuel cells; Batteries; Fuel cell bus; STACKS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.06.054
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cell voltage monitoring (CVM) systems are essential for the operation of fuel cell stacks and some battery systems, in the field as well as in the laboratory, because they allow the diagnosis and correction of problems that would otherwise go unnoticed and cause impaired performance or even permanent damage. A robust, safe, and low-cost design for a CVM unit is presented, using electromechanical relays as multiplexing switches. Some examples from the application of the unit on the University of Delaware's fuel cell battery hybrid buses are presented, including its use in automatically correcting anode flooding and diagnosing air channel blockage. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:8006 / 8012
页数:7
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