Energies,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
18(9), С. 2217 - 2217
Опубликована: Апрель 27, 2025
Water
electrolysis
for
hydrogen
production
is
of
great
importance
the
reliable
use
renewable
energy
sources
to
have
a
clean
environment.
Electrolyzers
play
key
role
in
achieving
carbon-neutral
target
2050.
Among
different
types
water
electrolyzers,
proton
exchange
membrane
electrolyzers
(PEMWEs)
represent
well-developed
technology
that
can
be
easily
integrated
into
smart
grid
efficient
management.
In
this
study,
discrete
dynamic
mathematical
model
PEMWE
was
developed
MATLAB/Simulink
simulate
cell
performance
under
various
operating
conditions
such
as
temperature,
inlet
flow
rate,
and
current
density
loads.
A
lab-scale
test
bench
designed
set
up,
5
cm2
tested
at
temperatures
(40–80
°C)
rates
(3–12
mL/min),
obtaining
Linear
Sweep
Voltammetry
(LSV),
Cyclic
(CV),
Chrono-potentiometry
(CP),
Electrochemical
Impedance
Spectroscopy
(EIS)
results
comparison
adjustment
model.
Sensitivity
analysis
variables
confirmed
temperature
are
most
influential
factors
affecting
voltage.
The
parametric
sensitivity
chemical–physical
electrochemical
parameters
also
investigated.
significant
ones
were
estimated
via
non-linear
least
squares
optimization
fine-tune
Additionally,
strong
correlations
between
these
identified
through
regression
analysis,
enabling
accurate
prediction
across
studied
range.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
78, С. 682 - 687
Опубликована: Июнь 29, 2024
This
study
introduces
analyzes
a
slow-growing
degradation
effect
that
can
occur
when
using
thin
catalyst-coated
membranes
for
PEM
water
electrolysis.
The
electric
current
through
test
cell
increased
during
experiments
in
potentiostatic
operation,
but
the
oxygen
evolution
rate
contradicted
Faraday's
law.
Impedance
measurements
below
decomposition
voltage
of
at
beginning
and
end
experiment
revealed
new
electrical
phase
boundary
(semicircle
Gaussian
plane)
arose.
allows
electrons
to
flow
across
this
without
triggering
electrochemical
reactions.
SEM/EDX
cross-sectional
analyses
show
formation
globular
iridium
clusters
within
membrane,
which
grow
from
anode
membrane
cathode.
These
clusters,
whose
is
not
yet
understood,
are
most
likely
responsible
slowly-increasing
short
circuits
between
electrodes.