Design and Fabrication of a 300W PEM Fuel Cell Test Station

The PEM fuel cell is a power generator based on electrochemical reactions which is able to generate power continuously. It is an apropriate technology for domestic and automotive applications. The aim of this research was designing and fabricating a PEM fuel cell test station with 300 W capacity. In this way, at first, the test station was designed. The whole process was simulated by AspenPlusTM. Furthermore, because of critical role of humidification system for proper opertion of a PEM fuel cell test station, its characterisitic parameters such as dew points and relative humidities was investigated in more detail using different equation of states. The results may be used to find the best operating conditions.