Proof of Concept of a Novel PEM Fuel Cell Stack Design with Hydraulic Compression
- In this study, a novel design concept for PEMFC (polymer electrolytemembrane fuel cell) stacks is presented with singlecells inserted in pockets surrounded by a hydraulic medium. Thehydraulic pressure introduces necessary compression forces to themembrane electrode assembly of each cell within a stack. Moreover, homogeneous cell cooling is achieved by this medium. First,prototypes presented in this work indicate that, upscaling of cells for the novelstack design is possible without significantperformancelosses. Due to its modularity and scalability, this stackdesign meets the requirements for large PEMFC units.
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| Author: | Ulrich Rost, Cristian Mutascu, Jeffrey Roth, Christoph Sagewka, Michael Brodmann |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17265/1934-8975/2015.09.003 |
| Parent Title (English): | Journal of Energy and Power Engineering |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2017/01/30 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2015 |
| Publishing Institution: | Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen Bocholt Recklinghausen |
| Release Date: | 2017/02/01 |
| Tag: | Homogene Kühlung hydraulic compression; modular stack design |
| GND Keyword: | Polymer-Elektrolytmembran-Brennstoffzelle |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Issue: | 9 |
| First Page: | 775 |
| Last Page: | 783 |
| Departments / faculties: | Institute / Westfälisches Energieinstitut |
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