The main objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell generator operating for residential applications. The fuel cell performance has been evaluated using the test bed of the University of Cassino. The experimental activity has been focused to evaluate the performance in different operating conditions: stack temperature, feeding mode, and fuel composition. In order to use PEM fuel cell technology on a large scale, for an electric power distributed generation, it could be necessary to feed fuel cells with conventional fuel, such as natural gas, to generate hydrogen in situ because currently the infrastructure for the distribution of hydrogen is almost nonexistent. Therefore, the fuel cell performance has been evaluated both using pure hydrogen and reformate gas produced by a natural gas reforming system.
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Experimental Results of a PEM System Operated on Hydrogen and Reformate
M. Minutillo,
M. Minutillo
Department of Industrial Engineering,
e-mail: minutillo@unicas.it
University of Cassino
, Via Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino (FR), Italy
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E. Jannelli,
E. Jannelli
Department of Industrial Engineering,
e-mail: jannelli@unicas.it
University of Cassino
, Via Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino (FR), Italy
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F. Tunzio
F. Tunzio
Department of Industrial Engineering,
e-mail: f.tunzio@unicas.it
University of Cassino
, Via Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino (FR), Italy
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M. Minutillo
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Cassino
, Via Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino (FR), Italye-mail: minutillo@unicas.it
E. Jannelli
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Cassino
, Via Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino (FR), Italye-mail: jannelli@unicas.it
F. Tunzio
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Cassino
, Via Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino (FR), Italye-mail: f.tunzio@unicas.it
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. Feb 2008, 5(1): 014502 (3 pages)
Published Online: January 31, 2008
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Received:
November 30, 2005
Revised:
November 24, 2006
Published:
January 31, 2008
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Minutillo, M., Jannelli, E., and Tunzio, F. (January 31, 2008). "Experimental Results of a PEM System Operated on Hydrogen and Reformate." ASME. J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. February 2008; 5(1): 014502. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2784324
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