Volume 23, Issue 2 No AccessPerformance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell at High-Altitude ConditionsJoseph W. Pratt, Jacob Brouwer and G. Scott SamuelsenJoseph W. Pratt National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, 92697-3550Search for more papers by this author, Jacob Brouwer National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, 92697-3550Search for more papers by this author and G. Scott Samuelsen National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, 92697-3550Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.20535SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byEfficiency analysis of fuel cell power system for intercity logistics truck in complex atmospheric Environment: Modeling, constraints, and optimization1 Nov 2025 | Renewable Energy, Vol. 253Pressurised Fuel Vessel Mass Estimation for High-Altitude PEM Unmanned Aircraft Systems3 April 2025 | Fuels, Vol. 6, No. 2A comprehensive review and future challenges of energy-aware path planning for small unmanned aerial vehicles with hydrogen-powered hybrid propulsion2 April 2025 | The Aeronautical Journal, Vol. 128Retrofitting of ultralight aircraft with a fuel cell power system1 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