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Modeling and simulation of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) may work as a powerful tool in the research & development of renewable energy sources. The Open-Source PEMFC Simulation Tool (OPEM) is a modeling tool for evaluating the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. This package is a combination of models (static/dynamic) that predict the optimum operating parameters of PEMFC. OPEM contained generic models that will accept as input, not only values of the operating variables such as anode and cathode feed gas, pressure and compositions, cell temperature and current density, but also cell parameters including the active area and membrane thickness. In addition, some of the different models of PEMFC that have been proposed in the OPEM, just focus on one particular FC stack, and some others take into account a part or all auxiliaries such as reformers. OPEM is a platform for collaborative development of PEMFC models.
Fig1. OPEM Block Diagram
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Open CMD (Windows) or Terminal (UNIX)
Run opem or python -m opem (or run OPEM.exe)
Enter PEM cell parameters (or run standard test vectors)
1. Amphlett
Input
Description
Unit
T
Cell operation temperature
K
PH2
Partial pressure
atm
PO2
Partial pressure
atm
i-start
Cell operating current start point
A
i-step
Cell operating current step
A
i-stop
Cell operating current end point
A
A
Active area
cm^2
l
Membrane thickness
cm
lambda
An adjustable parameter with a min value of 14 and max value of 23
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Cite
If you use OPEM in your research , please cite this paper :
@article{Haghighi2018,
doi = {10.21105/joss.00676},
url = {https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.00676},
year = {2018},
month = {jul},
publisher = {The Open Journal},
volume = {3},
number = {27},
pages = {676},
author = {Sepand Haghighi and Kasra Askari and Sarmin Hamidi and Mohammad Mahdi Rahimi},
title = {{OPEM} : Open Source {PEM} Cell Simulation Tool},
journal = {Journal of Open Source Software}
}
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