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Optimization and dynamic responses of an integrated fuel cell and battery system for an 800 kW ferry: A case study

Jan Van Herle, Martin Daniel Gay, Hossein Pourrahmani

The recent targets by different countries to stop the sales or registrations of internal combustion engines (ICE) have led to the further development of battery and fuel cell technologies to provide power for different applications. The main aim of this st ...

ELSEVIER2022

Degradation study of a reversible solid oxide cell (rSOC) short stack using distribution of relaxation times (DRT) analysis

Stefan Diethelm, Jan Van Herle, Maria del Mar Perez Fortes, Philippe Aubin, Suhas Nuggehalli Sampathkumar

Reversible solid oxide cells (rSOC) can convert excess electricity to valuable fuels in electrolysis cell mode (SOEC) and reverse the reaction in fuel cell mode (SOFC). In this work, a five - cell rSOC short stack, integrating fuel electrode (Ni-YSZ) suppo ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2022

The applications of Internet of Things in the automotive industry: A review of the batteries, fuel cells, and engines

Jan Van Herle, Hossein Pourrahmani

The current advances in the integration of devices through the internet of things (IoT) have encouraged researchers to focus on the applications of IoT in the automotive industry. Although different achievements in the in-vehicle network analysis and traff ...

ELSEVIER2022

Activation of stainless steel 316L anode for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis

Jan Van Herle, Peter Hugh Middleton, Suhas Nuggehalli Sampathkumar, Thomas Benjamin Ferriday

The increased emphasis on renewable energy has resulted in a surge of R&D efforts into hydrogen and battery research. The intensive electrochemical environment surrounding the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has plagued both the activity and stabili ...

Elsevier2022

Organic Rankine Cycle as the Waste Heat Recovery Unit of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell: A Novel System Design for the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Using Batteries as a Backup/Storage Unit

Jan Van Herle, Hossein Pourrahmani, Chengzhang Xu

The novelty of this study is to suggest a novel design for electric vehicle charging stations using fuel cell technology. The proposed system benefits from the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) to utilize the exhaust energy of the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) st ...

MDPI2022

Comparison and optimization of different fuel processing options for biogas-fed solid-oxide fuel cell plants

Jan Van Herle, François Maréchal

The biogas needs to be reformed before electro-chemical conversion in the solid-oxide fuel cell, which can be promoted efficiently with wise thermal management and reforming conditions. To ensure the system safety and catalysts durability, additional miner ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2022

The Application of Fuel-Cell and Battery Technologies in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): A Dynamic Study

Jan Van Herle, Claire Marie Isabelle Bernier, Hossein Pourrahmani

The harmful impacts of fossil-fuel-based engines on the environment have resulted in the development of other alternatives for different types of vehicles. Currently, batteries and fuel cells are being used in the automotive industry, while promising progr ...

MDPI2022

A Review on the Long-Term Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: From Degradation Modeling to the Effects of Bipolar Plates, Sealings, and Contaminants

Jan Van Herle, Hossein Pourrahmani

Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are regarded as promising alternatives to internal combustion engines (ICEs) to reduce pollution. Recent research on PEMFCs focuses on achieving higher power densities, reducing the refueling time, mitigating th ...

MDPI2022

Water management of the proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Optimizing the effect of microstructural properties on the gas diffusion layer liquid removal

Jan Van Herle, Hossein Pourrahmani

The formation of water columns inside the gas diffusion layer (GDL) of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), which is harmful phenomenon, can be controlled by the GDL's microstructure and material. Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), a thre ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2022

Addressing planar solid oxide cell degradation mechanisms: A critical review of selected components

Jan Van Herle, Hamza Moussaoui

In this review paper, a critical assessment of the main degradation processes in three key components of solid oxide fuel cells and electrolysers (negative and positive electrodes and the interconnect) is undertaken, attempting prioritization of respective ...

Wiley2022

Thermoelectric Generator as the Waste Heat Recovery Unit of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell: A Numerical Study

Jan Van Herle, Hossein Pourrahmani

The proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is a prominent environmentally friendly alternative candidate to internal combustion engines in automotive applications. The recovery of the waste heat of light-duty diesel engines has been investigated recent ...

MDPI2022

The impacts of the gas diffusion layer contact angle on the water management of the proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Three-dimensional simulation and optimization

Jan Van Herle, Hossein Pourrahmani

Water management of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is an important parameter to improve efficiency, especially in cold weather conditions. The generated water of the electrochemical reactions inside PEMFC may stay inside the cell and fill t ...

WILEY2022

Two novel cogeneration charging stations for electric vehicles: Energy, exergy, economic, environment, and dynamic characterizations

Jan Van Herle, Hossein Pourrahmani, Chengzhang Xu

This paper suggests two novel designs for the electric vehicle charging stations using LiMn2O4 Lithium-ion battery and based on a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) and absorption refrigeration cycle (ARC) technologies to provide electricity and cooling, respect ...

Elsevier2022

Integrated solar-driven high-temperature electrolysis operating with concentrated irradiation

Stefan Diethelm, Jan Van Herle, Sophia Haussener, Meng Lin, Clemens Gregor Suter

High-temperature electrolysis for reducing H2O (and CO2) to H2 (and CO) converts concentrated solar energy into fuels and chemical feedstock. We invented an integrated reactor concept comprising a solar cavity receiver for reactant heating, a solid oxide e ...

2022

Progress in the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (pemfcs) Water/ Thermal Management: From Theory to the Current Challenges and Real-time Fault Diagnosis Methods

Jan Van Herle, Hossein Pourrahmani

Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) are known as a promising alternative for internal combustion engines (ICE) to reduce pollution. Recent progress of PEMFCs is heading towards achieving higher power densities, reducing the refueling time, and dec ...

ELSEVIER2022

Fuel cell-battery hybrid systems for mobility and off-grid applications: A review

Jan Van Herle, François Maréchal, Xun Liao, Ligang Wang

The global demand for fossil fuels in the transportation sector is increasing rapidly due to the continuous growth of internal combustion engine vehicles. This leads to severe environmental problems, including greenhouse gas emissions and air-quality deter ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2021

Performance Analysis of Ammonia in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Jan Van Herle, Peter Hugh Middleton, Steve Joris, Suhas Nuggehalli Sampathkumar

Ammonia (NH3) has 17.8 wt% hydrogen and is easily liquified at 25°C and 8 bar pressure. Ammonia is carbon-free and can be produced sustainably at large scale and low cost. Solid oxide fuel cells generate electricity with efficiencies greater than 60% and c ...

ECS2021

Electric vehicle charging station using fuel cell technology: Two different scenarios and thermodynamic analysis

Jan Van Herle, Martin Daniel Gay, Hossein Pourrahmani

This study evaluates two different scenarios of an integrated system to generate electricity for a charging station using proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). To improve the efficiency, the exhaust heat of these two ...

ELSEVIER2021

Influence of Large Relative Tip Clearances for a Micro Radial Fan and Design Guidelines for Increased Efficiency

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Jan Van Herle, Patrick Hubert Wagner

The blade tip clearance loss was studied experimentally and numerically for a micro radial fan with a tip diameter of 19:2mm. Its relative blade tip clearance, i.e., the clearance dividedby the blade height of 1:82mm, was adjusted with different shims. The ...

2021

Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of a 34 Watt Radial-Inflow Steam Turbine with Partial-Admission

Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Jan Van Herle, Patrick Hubert Wagner

A micro steam turbine with a tip diameter of 15mm was designed and experimentally characterized. At the nominal mass flow rate and total-to-total pressure ratio of 2.3 kgh-1 and 2, respectively, the turbine yields a power of 34W and a total-to-static isent ...

2021

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