SBIR Phase I: Novel Lightweight, Low Cost Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assemblies

SBIR 第一阶段：新型轻质、低成本燃料电池膜电极组件

• 批准号: 0232462
• 负责人: Anuncia Gonzalez-Martin
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Lynntech, Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-01-01 至 2003-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0232462&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Novel; Lightweight; Low

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes to produce low-cost gas diffusion electrodes with integrated flow fields for PEM fuel cells used to power next-generation vehicles. The proposed gas diffusion electrodes will increase both the power per unit mass and volume, and reduce the overall cost of PEM fuel cells. The proposed research would eliminate the need for intricate bipolar plates, reducing the weight, complexity and overall cost of the PEM fuel cell whilst still maintaining the performance. Our proposed, low-cost, gas diffusion electrodes with integrated flow fields for PEM fuel cells will increase both the power per unit mass and volume, and reduce the overall cost of the fuel cell. Success of this project will accelerate commercialization of fuel cell technology. Well over $1 billion has been spent on the development of fuel cell technology for next generation vehicles (NGVs) alone. The stakes are high and the potential market for viable, cost effective fuel cells is immense. Initial applications include micropower generators and alternative power systems for NGVs and portable electronic equipment.

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目旨在生产具有集成流场的低成本气体扩散电极，用于为下一代汽车提供动力的PEM燃料电池。提出的气体扩散电极将增加每单位质量和体积的功率，并降低PEM燃料电池的总成本。拟议的研究将消除对复杂双极板的需求，降低PEM燃料电池的重量，复杂性和整体成本，同时仍保持性能。 我们提出的，低成本，气体扩散电极与集成流场的PEM燃料电池将增加每单位质量和体积的功率，并降低燃料电池的总成本。该项目的成功将加速燃料电池技术的商业化。 仅下一代汽车（NGV）的燃料电池技术开发就花费了超过10亿美元。风险很高，可行的，具有成本效益的燃料电池的潜在市场是巨大的。最初的应用包括微型发电机和NGV和便携式电子设备的替代电源系统。