A review of model-based prognostic for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell under Automotive Load Cycling

Low durability issue of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) under Automotive Load Cycling (ALC) can be tackled by applying model-based prognostic. Model-based methods allow predicting the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) of the system in order to apply preventive maintenance actions. These methods build a degradation model, which can be empirical or physical-based, and use the model to describe the PEMFC aging. This paper presents a review of model-based methods for PEMFC prognostic under ALC. Moreover, the current limitations of the proposed methods, the presented degradation models and the prediction horizon are discussed.