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

SBIR 第二阶段：新型轻质、低成本燃料电池膜电极组件

• 批准号: 0422186
• 负责人: Anuncia Gonzalez-Martin
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Lynntech, Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-07-15 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0422186&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Novel; Lightweight

This SBIR Phase II project concerns the development of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells with improved power density (kW/L) and specific power (kW/kg), reduced cost, and simplified assembly. A new type of electrically conductive polymer sheet has been developed that can be used as both, gas diffusion layer and bipolar plate in PEM fuel cells. The material is light, inexpensive, highly conductive, chemically inert, easy to process, and corrosion resistant. The use of this conductive polymer in PEM fuel cells will reduce cell weight, volume, and cost, while simplifying cell assembly. During the Phase II project, the conductive polymer materials will be optimized as bipolar plates and gas diffusion layers, and they will be integrated into PEM fuel cell stacks.The new material has significant commercial potential because of its multifunctionality, lightweight, effectiveness, and low cost. The potential customers are developers currently working with PEM fuel cells operating on hydrogen, methanol, and reformed hydrocarbon fuels. This includes all of the automotive manufacturers and the manufacturers of stationary fuel cell power systems.

该SBIR第二阶段项目涉及质子交换膜（PEM）燃料电池的开发，其具有提高的功率密度（kW/L）和比功率（kW/kg），降低的成本和简化的组装。研制了一种既可用作PEM燃料电池气体扩散层又可用作双极板的新型导电聚合物片材。该材料重量轻、价格便宜、导电性高、化学惰性、易于加工且耐腐蚀。在PEM燃料电池中使用这种导电聚合物将减少电池重量、体积和成本，同时简化电池组装。在第二阶段项目中，导电聚合物材料将被优化为双极板和气体扩散层，并将它们集成到PEM燃料电池堆中。这种新材料具有多功能性，重量轻，有效性和低成本，具有显著的商业潜力。 潜在客户是目前正在使用PEM燃料电池的开发人员，这些燃料电池使用氢、甲醇和重整烃燃料。这包括所有的汽车制造商和固定式燃料电池动力系统的制造商。