MiD Sem Slides
MiD Sem Slides
Electrochemical Cell
CL03: Describe design and operation of fuel cell and its applications
CL05: Critically review literature, identify research gap and propose new
solutions in energy storage applications
Books
Software
Course Evaluation
Tutorials Presentation Term Paper
20% on Energy 30%
Storage
Devices
10%
Mid Term
15%
End Term
25%
Energy Transition
𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 ∆𝐺
𝜂𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙 = =
𝑒𝑛𝑡h𝑎𝑙𝑝𝑦 𝑐h𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡h𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ∆ 𝐻
Chemical versus Electrochemical Reaction
• Convention: Standard
electrode potentials are
listed as a reduction
reaction, not oxidation
www.chem.libretexts.org
Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE)
• A reference electrode whose potential is
defined as 0 V under standard conditions
2H+(aq)+2e− ⇌ H2(g)
𝐾=
𝑐
[𝐶 𝐶 ] [ 𝐶 𝐷 ]
𝑑
∆ 𝐺=− 𝑅𝑇𝑙𝑛𝐾
𝑎 𝑏
[ 𝐶 𝐴] [ 𝐶 𝐵]
Extracting a net current from a fuel cell requires sacrificing a portion of both the anode and cathode
Galvani potentials.
Fuel Cell Fundamentals, Ryan O’ Hayre
Activation Loss