Modeling and simulation of a direct ethanol fuel cell: An overview

One-step synthesis of AuPd alloy nanoparticles on graphene as a stable catalyst for ethanol electro-oxidation

“…(1)e(4), the rate-determining step in the ethanol oxidation reaction is Eq. (3) [4,6]. In addition, the catalytic activity of catalysts strongly depends on the pH value of electrolytes, and it is much stronger in alkaline media than in acidic ones.…”

Development of a conceptual design model of a direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC)

“…An expression for the molar flow rate of the species required for the electrochemical reaction is shown in equation (13). The active area and current was fixed and is tabulated in Table 2.…”

“…Moreover, a validated mathematical model can predict the performance of the DEFCs under different operating conditions, which can lead to an optimized design of the DEFC system. Very few mathematical models reported for single-cell DEFC either in acidic or alkaline medium [13]. Namely among them are Andreadis et al [14] pioneer the DEFC modeling works with 1D effects, considering the electrochemical behavior for both anode and cathode.…”

Fuel cell/back-up battery hybrid energy conversion systems: Dynamic modeling and harmonic considerations

“…(6)- (8) have been linearized) should be considered as much as possible near to the actual operating point of the fuel cell. Using Eq.…”

“…Some advantages of using fuel cells can be summarized as: comparatively high efficiency [1], low pollution, a wide range of fuels that can be used in fuel cells, suitable for different applications such as fuel cell/supercapacitor vehicles [2], plug-in hybrid electric vehicles [3], stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic-diesel-battery-fuel cell power systems [4] and distributed generation (DG) [5] because of being available different types of fuel cells with different size and mechanism, and the ability of using again exhaust heat [6]. Literature survey shows that the topics related to fuel cells basically began by modeling of the different types of fuel cells such as proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell modeling for embedded applications [7] and modeling of a direct ethanol fuel cell [8]. Most of the researches on fuel cells modeling have provided some models to estimate the chemical reactions occurring inside fuel cells.…”