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In this chapter, analytical models and effects of operation parameters on the performance of PEM fuel cells are presented. This was carried out taking account of semi-empirical, one-, two- and three-dimensional modelling methods. Critical analysis of the performance of each modelling methods is included, and the effectiveness of those algorithms is experimentally verified using scaled PEM fuel cell experimental set-up.
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Albarbar, A., Alrweq, M. (2018). Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation. In: Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70727-3_5
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