Efficient Numerical Investigation of Fuel Cell Performance Under Various Conditions

There have been extensive efforts devoted to proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell modeling and simulation to study the fuel cell performance under various conditions. The research spans from atomic and quantum level way up to the fuel cell system and even to the fuel cell power train. We tend to categorize the fuel cell modeling and simulation activities into four levels: micro level, single cell level, stack level and system level. The current study will focus on single cell level, however, with the future integration with other levels in mind.