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The high cost of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells is a major roadblock in bringing fuel cell technology to the general public. This paper presents a simple mathematical model that can be used for fuel cell optimization. The fuel cell’s design parameters are chosen so as to globally minimize its total annualized cost for a given power production level. In the process, the fuel cell’s feasible...