Analytic parameter identification of proton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst layer using electro

Abstract A finite transmission line is proposed for proton exchange membrane fuel cell reaction layer, when the faradic current is absent due to purging of Inert gas at the back of cathode and anode. Also a finite transmission line is presented when a charge transfer accrued among catalyst and electrolyte interface. The electrochemical impedances of finite transmission lines are computed using MATLAB software. Relative to the orders and types of the evaluated impedances, some relations to determine and identify the parameters of the proposed models are derived. In first model, it is shown that the electrical elements of transmission line can be extracted explicitly from the Nyquist and Bode diagrams whereas for the second one, some of the parameters cannot directly be investigated. However, using a numerical procedure, some valuable results about parameter variations are obtained.

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