A-21 Cell and Stack Performance

Wednesday, 4 October 2017: 08:00-12:40
National Harbor 3 (Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center)
Chairs:
Bryan S. Pivovar and Jingxin Zhang
08:00
(Invited) Methods for Understanding and Mitigating High Current Density Performance Losses in Low Loaded Pt-Based PEMFCs
K. C. Neyerlin (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), L. Anderson (National Renewable Energy Lab, UC Merced), A. Chuang (University of California Merced), K. L. More (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), R. Ahluwalia (Argonne National Laboratory), S. A. Mauger, G. Bender, B. S. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), W. Gu (Global Fuel Cell Business, General Motors), S. Kumaraguru (General Motors Company), A. Kongkanand (Global Fuel Cell Business, General Motors), and S. S. Kocha (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
08:40
Quantitative Measurement of Local Fuel Cell Electrode Potentials
J. S. Spendelow, J. H. Dumont, R. Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory), L. Castanheira, G. Hinds (National Physical Laboratory), and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
09:00
Oxygen Partial Pressure on the GDL Surface under the Single-Serpentine Flow Channel and the Ribs in a Running PEFC
K. Takanohashi (University of Yamanashi), M. Uchida (Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi), A. Iiyama, and J. Inukai (University of Yamanashi)
09:20
Transient Cell Reversal Due to Anode Hydrogen Starvation in PEM Fuel Cells - Experimental and Modeling Study
J. Zhang (General Motors Company, Global Fuel Cell Activities), W. Gu (Global Fuel Cell Business, General Motors), P. T. Yu, E. A. Bonn (General Motors Company, Global Fuel Cell Activities), S. Kumaraguru (General Motors Company), and B. Lakshmanan (General Motors Company, Global Fuel Cell Activities)
09:40
PEFC17 Poster Award (Section D room)
10:00
10:40
On-Board Control System of Water Content inside FCV Stack by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
C. Mizutani, M. Shiozawa (SOKEN, INC.), T. Maruo, and S. Aso (TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION)
11:00
Development of a Common Differential Fuel Cell Test Fixture and Protocols to Expedite Material Development
S. Arisetty (General Motors Company), J. Rock, J. Dabel, B. Lakshmanan (General Motors Company, Global Fuel Cell Activities), E. Kjell, C. Kennette (Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation), M. DeBolt (Ford Motor Company), S. Kinthali, N. Cherat, D. Naidu (General Motors Technical Center), M. Roth, and M. Harper (General Motors Company, Global Fuel Cell Activities)
11:20
Optimizing the Interface of a Bipolar Membrane Fuel Cell: An Experimental Study
A. M. Park, K. C. Neyerlin, G. Bender, H. Long, and B. S. Pivovar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
11:40
An Economical Half-Cell and Modified Rotating Disk Electrode for Electrochemical Characterizations of Fuel Cell Catalyst-Coated Membranes and Gas Diffusion Electrodes
A. Bonakdarpour, J. T. H. Kwan, B. A. Pinaud, L. Daniel, G. Afonso, and D. P. Wilkinson (University of British Columbia)
12:00
Determining Water Content and Distribution in PEMFCs to Predict Aging While in Storage
S. Stariha, M. S. Wilson (Los Alamos National Laboratory), J. M. LaManna, D. L. Jacobson, D. S. Hussey (National Institute of Standards and Technology), N. Macauley, J. Rau, and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)