Glossary
- Bipolar plate:
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Forms the connection between MEAs in a fuel cell stack. The bipolar plate includes the gas flow channels and may also include cooling channels. Bipolar plates are also called flow plates.
- Degradation:
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The gradual loss of performance. Irreversible degradation is due to change of materials properties. Reversible degradation can be caused by non-optimal operating conditions. Quantitatively, the degradation can be expressed as a voltage decay rate.
- Durability:
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The capability of the fuel cell to operate in the operating window with limited loss of performance.
- Lifetime:
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The number of hours that a fuel cell can be operated in the operating window with a pre-defined performance loss relative to the initial performance.
- MEA:
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Membrane electrode assembly is the result of joining two electrodes and the electrolytic membrane together. Usually, the gas diffusion media are considered to be part of the MEA.
- Operating window:
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The range of conditions in which the PEMFC can be...
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de Frank Bruijn, A., Janssen, G.J.M. (2017). PEM Fuel Cell Materials: Costs, Performance and Durability. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_152-3
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