Статья
2020

Comparison of Approaches in Electrochemical Noise Analysis Using an Air–Hydrogen Fuel Cell

E. A. Astaf’ev E. A. Astaf’ev
Российский электрохимический журнал
https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193520020032
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Astaf’ev, E.A. Comparison of Approaches in Electrochemical Noise Analysis Using an Air–Hydrogen Fuel Cell. Russ J Electrochem 56, 156–162 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193520020032

The electrochemical noise of a solid polymer air–hydrogen fuel cell was measured at different loads. Some of the common approaches to data treatment of electrochemical noise were tested. The dependences of the standard deviation and second and third central moments on the constant load current were calculated. The distribution diagrams were constructed. The spectral power density was calculated by Fourier transform using the wavelet transform and also through the standard deviations in the given frequency band. The data calculated by different methods were in good agreement.

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  • Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, Russia

    E. A. Astaf’ev

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