TY  - CONF
A1  - Brodmann, Michael
A1  - Rost, Ulrich
T1  - A Modular Stack Technology for Electrochemical Cells Based on Hydraulic Compression
T2  - Konferenz: OZ-14, 7th German-Japanese Symposium on nanostructures, March 2-4, 2014 in Wenden/Olpe, Germany
N2  - Membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) developed at the Westphalian Energy Institute for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) are high tech systems containing various materials structured in nanoscale, at which electrochemical reactions occur on catalyst nano particle surfaces. For low reactance homogeneous compression of the MEA’s layers is necessary. A novel stack architecture for electrochemical cells, especially PEMFC as well as PEM electrolysers, has been developed according to achieve ideal cell operation conditions. Single cells of such a stack are inserted into flexible slots that are surrounded by hydraulic media. While operation the hydraulic media is pressurised which leads to an even compression and cooling of the stack’s cells. With this stack design it has been possible to construct a test facility for simultaneous characterisation of several MEA samples. As compression and temperature conditions of every single sample are equal, with the novel test system the effect of e.g. different electrode configurations can be investigated. Furthermore, the modular stack design leads to the development of hybrid energy applications combining fuel cells, electrolysers, batteries as well as metal hydride tanks in one system.
Y1  - 2014
UR  - https://whge.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/971
ER  -