New lightweight bipolar plate system for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

被引:119
作者
Hodgson, DR
May, B
Adcock, PL
Davies, DP
机构
[1] ICI Chem & Polymers Ltd, ETB TEch Ctr, Runcorn WA7 4JE, Cheshire, England
[2] Loughborough Univ Technol, Dept AAE, Fuel Cell Res Grp, Loughborough LE11 3TU, Leics, England
关键词
fuel cells/polymer electrolyte membrane; catalysis;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-7753(01)00568-7
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The use of metal based bipolar plates in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, with an active coating on titanium to reduce voltage losses due to the formation of passive layers has been demonstrated. Lifetime data in excess of 8000 h has been achieved and power densities in excess of 1.8 kW dm(-3) and 1 kW kg(-1) are predicted. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:233 / 235
页数:3
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