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@INPROCEEDINGS{Hammacher:1039720,
author = {Hammacher, Linus and Karyofylli, Violeta and Kuppa, Raman
Ashoke and Danner, Yannik and Kungl, Hans and Karl, André
and Jodat, Eva and Eichel, Rüdiger-A.},
title = {{E}lucidating {P}arasitic {C}urrents in {P}roton-{E}xchange
{M}embrane {E}lectrolytic {C}ells {V}ia {P}hysics-based and
{D}ata-driven {M}odeling},
reportid = {FZJ-2025-01768},
year = {2025},
note = {Acknowledgment: Financial support was provided by the
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
within the H2Giga project DERIEL (grant number 03HY122C).},
abstract = {Proton-exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis plays a
crucial role in green hydrogen production. To accelerate
commercial deployment, it is pertinent to use efficient
computational models which capture the inherent
non-linearities and aid to system optimization. This poster
presentation focuses on understanding degradation
mechanisms, particularly the impact of parasitic currents on
the performance of a PEM electrolytic cell (PEMEC) through
macro-scale modeling and uncertainty quantification (UQ)
[1]. Parasitic currents due to electron conduction through
the membrane are a frequently observed but not fully
understood degradation effect, leading to lower Faradaic
efficiency. One possible cause of these parasitic currents
is mechanical damage in the membrane-electrode assembly
(MEA) [2]. To specifically address the effect of such
parasitic currents on Faradaic efficiency and cell
performance under varying design parameters, we present a
one-dimensional steady-state physics-based model for PEMECs.
A comprehensive dataset from this model is generated and
used to train a machine learning (ML) surrogate model. Its
performance is analyzed to assess the potential of ML in
accurately and efficiently predicting the effects of
parasitic currents in PEMECs. The chosen ML algorithm,
eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), excels in predicting
the polarization behavior while significantly reducing
computational demands. Using this ML surrogate model, UQ and
sensitivity analysis (SA) [3] are applied to investigate the
dependence of PEMEC performance and Faradaic efficiency on
the electronic conductivity of the PEM, especially when
electronic pathways are existent within the membrane and
operating at low current densities.References:[1] V.
Karyofylli, K. A. Raman, L. Hammacher, Y. Danner, H. Kungl,
A. Karl, E. Jodat, R.-A. Eichel, Accepted by Electrochemical
Science Advances on 01/2025[2] S. P. S. Badwal, S. Giddey,
F.T. Ciacchi, Ionics 12 (2006), 1, 7-14 [3] V. Karyofylli,
Y. Danner, K. A. Raman, H. Kungl, A. Karl, E. Jodat, R.-A.
Eichel, J. Power Sources 600 (2024), 234209},
month = {Mar},
date = {2025-03-11},
organization = {21st Symposium on Modeling and
Experimental Validation of
Electrochemical Energy Technologies,
Karlsruhe (Germany), 11 Mar 2025 - 12
Mar 2025},
subtyp = {After Call},
cin = {IET-1},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IET-1-20110218},
pnm = {1231 - Electrochemistry for Hydrogen (POF4-123) / HITEC -
Helmholtz Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Energy and
Climate Research (HITEC) (HITEC-20170406)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-1231 / G:(DE-Juel1)HITEC-20170406},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)24},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1039720},
}