A review and prospect for temperature control strategy of water-cooled PEMFC

Temperature is one of the critical factors affecting the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The temperature control of PEMFC mainly includes cold start and thermal management. A reasonable thermal management system and fast cold start method can effectively manage the temperature of fuel cell, improve its performance and prolong life. On the contrary, it is entirely possible to reduce the PEMFC tolerance, persistence and other output performance, even give rise to experimental safety accidents in serious cases. In this paper, research on the cold start and thermal management strategies of PEMFC is reviewed, and how to control the temperature of stack quickly and effectively is discussed while analyses and summary on the temperature control strategies are made.