SBIR Phase I: High-Temperature Fuel Cell Membranes

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目致力于开发用于汽车应用的高温质子交换膜燃料电池（ETPEMFC）（100 C）的质子交换膜。在这项工作中，我们建议开发一种可以在接近150 ℃的温度下工作的膜。具体的计划目标包括：（1）证明制造用于ETPEMFC的膜的可行性，（2）评估膜的选择，重要的物理/化学性质，（3）制造用于ETPEMFC的高性能膜电极组件（MEA），以及（4）证明MEA在温度高达150 ℃的单电池ETPEMFC中的性能。拟议的研究将包括膜合成，评估和燃料电池测试。PEMFC的潜在市场，用于运输车辆和公用事业应用（住宅，电力）是数十亿美元。加州立法机构此前规定，到2004年，加州10%的大批量制造商的销售必须是零排放车辆（ZEV）。 包括马萨诸塞州在内的许多其他州都效仿了加州的做法。根据俄克拉荷马州市小规模燃料电池商业化小组的估计，到2020年，住宅燃料电池的市场价值预计将达到400亿美元。预计到2003年，住宅系统（约7千瓦）的零售价格将达到4，000美元。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)Phase I project addresses the development of a proton- exchange membrane for use in elevated temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (ETPEMFC) (100C) for automotive applications. In this work we propose to develop a membrane that can operate at temperatures approaching 150C. Specific program objectives include: (1) to demonstrate feasibility of fabricating a membrane for ETPEMFC use, (2) to evaluate select, important physical/chemical properties of the membrane, (3) to fabricate high performance Membrane-Electrode Assemblies (MEAs) for ETPEMFC use, and (4) to demonstrate performance of the MEA in single-cell ETPEMFC at temperatures up to 150C. The proposed research will consist of membrane synthesis, evaluation and fuel cell testing. The potential market for PEMFC, for transportation vehicles and utility applications (residential, power) is in the 100s of billions of dollars. The California (CA) legislature previously mandated that by 2004, 10% of large volume manufacturer's sales in CA must be Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs). Many other states, including Massachusetts, followed the lead taken by CA. The market value of residential fuel cells, by the year 2020, is expected to reach $40 billion according to estimates by the Small Scale Fuel Cell Commercialization Group, Oklahoma City. Retail prices for the residential systems (approx 7 kW) are expected to be $4,000 by the year 2003.