Issue
Korean Chemical Engineering Research,
Vol.56, No.2, 151-155, 2018
고분자전해질연료전지에서 선형주사전압전류측정법(LSV)의 분석방법에 따른 수소투과전류밀도 비교
Comparison of Hydrogen Crossover Current Density by Analysis Method of Linear Sweep Voltammetry(LSV) in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
고분자전해질 연료전지(PEMFC)의 고분자막 열화정도는 주로 수소투과전류밀도로 평가한다. 수소투과전류밀도는 선형주사전압전류측정법(Linear Sweep Voltammetry, LSV)으로 측정하는데 DOE프로토콜과 NEDO프로토콜이 분석방법에 차이가 있다. 본 연구에서는 PEMFC 구동 및 가속 열화 시험 과정에서 두 프로토콜을 적용해 수소투과 전류밀도를 비교하였다. DOE 방법에 의한 LSV 방법에서는 주사속도(scan rate) 변화가 수소투과 전류밀도에 영향을 주지만 NEDO 방법에서는 주사속도가 수소투과전류밀도에 영향을 주지 않았다. 고분자막 가습/건조 15,000사이클 평가과정에서 DOE방법은 막의 열화를 민감하게 측정하였으나 NEDO방법은 DOE방법에 비해 막의 열화가 덜 민감하게 나타났다.
Degree of membrane degradation in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) is mainly evaluated by the hydrogen crossover current density. The hydrogen crossover current density is measured by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), which differs from the DOE protocol and the NEDO protocol. In this study, two protocols were compared during PEMFC operation and accelerated stress test. In the LSV method by the DOE method, the scan rate change affects the hydrogen crossover current density, but the NEDO method does not affect the hydrogen crossover current density. In the course of 15,000 cycles of polymer membrane wet/dry cycle, the DOE method was sensitive to membrane degradation, but the NEDO method was less sensitive to membrane degradation than the DOE method.
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