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Frano Barbir is affiliated with the University of Split in Croatia and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Energy. Their work spans several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research encompasses diverse topics such as Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Impacts, and Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "A review of testing procedures for proton exchange membrane electrolyzer degradation," 2022, Journal of Power Sources
  • "Detection of oxygen starvation during carbon corrosion in proton exchange membrane fuel cells using low-frequency electrochemical impedance spectroscopy," 2020, Journal of Power Sources
  • "Techno-economic assessment of hydrogen refueling station: A case study in Croatia," 2022, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "The effect of components capacity loss on the performance of a hybrid PV/wind/battery/hydrogen stand-alone energy system," 2023, Energy Conversion and Management
  • "Reduction of greenhouse gases emissions by use of hydrogen produced in a refinery by water electrolysis," 2024, Energy

Frano Barbir collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Ivan Pivac, Andrej Zvonimir Tomić, Jakov Šimunović, Ivar J. Halvorsen, and Dario Bezmalinović.

Their publications appear in journals and venues such as:

  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Energy Conversion and Management

Best Publications

  • PEM Fuel Cells: Theory and Practice

    Frano Barbir

  • PEM electrolysis for production of hydrogen from renewable energy sources

    Frano Barbir

  • Wind energy and the hydrogen economy—review of the technology

    S.A. Sherif;F. Barbir;T.N. Veziroglu

  • Hydrogen: the wonder fuel

    T Vezirolu;F Barbir

  • Efficiency and economics of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells

    F. Barbir;T. Gómez

  • The use of metal hydrides in fuel cell applications

    Mykhaylo V. Lototskyy;Ivan Tolj;Ivan Tolj;Lydia Pickering;Cordellia Sita

  • An Analytical Solution of a Half‐Cell Model for PEM Fuel Cells

    Vladimir Gurau;Frano Barbir;Hongtan Liu

  • Transition to Renewable Energy Systems with Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier

    Frano Barbir

  • Relationship between pressure drop and cell resistance as a diagnostic tool for PEM fuel cells

    F. Barbir;H. Gorgun;X. Wang

  • PEM Fuel Cells

    Frano Barbir

  • Status and development of PEM fuel cell technology

    Frano Barbir;Suha Yazici

  • Towards a Hydrogen Economy

    S.A. Sherif;Frano Barbir;T.N. Veziroglu

  • Efficiency and economics of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells

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  • Inductive phenomena at low frequencies in impedance spectra of proton exchange membrane fuel cells – A review

    Ivan Pivac;Frano Barbir

  • Efficiency and weight trade-off analysis of regenerative fuel cells as energy storage for aerospace applications

    F. Barbir;T. Molter;L. Dalton

  • Development of a hybrid fuel cell/battery powered electric vehicle

    M. Nadal;F. Barbir

  • An algorithm for estimation of membrane water content in PEM fuel cells

    Haluk Görgün;Murat Arcak;Frano Barbir

  • Hydrogen Energy Technologies

    Sesha S. Srinivasan;S.A. Sherif;Frano Barbir;T. Nejat Veziroglu

  • Experimental diagnostics and modeling of inductive phenomena at low frequencies in impedance spectra of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Ivan Pivac;Boris Šimić;Frano Barbir

  • Electrochemical hydrogen pump for recirculation of hydrogen in a fuel cell stack

    Frano Barbir;Haluk Görgün

  • Techno-economic analysis of PEM fuel cells role in photovoltaic-based systems for the remote base stations

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  • Electrochemical hydrogen compressor for electrochemical cell system and method for controlling

    Frano Barbir;Bhaskar Balasubramanian;Matthew Stone

  • A method for optimal sizing of an electrolyzer directly connected to a PV module

    Ozcan Atlam;Frano Barbir;Dario Bezmalinovic

Frequent Co-Authors

S. A. Sherif
S. A. Sherif University of Florida
Sergio Ulgiati
Sergio Ulgiati Parthenope University of Naples
Lei Xing
Lei Xing Stanford University
Neven Duić
Neven Duić University of Zagreb
Weidong Shi
Weidong Shi Jiangsu University
Murat Arcak
Murat Arcak University of California, Berkeley
Hongtan Liu
Hongtan Liu University of Miami
Kenneth Reifsnider
Kenneth Reifsnider The University of Texas at Arlington
Stefano Ubertini
Stefano Ubertini Tuscia University
Volodymyr A. Yartys
Volodymyr A. Yartys Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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