I-Corps: A Novel Tubular Proton Exchange Fuel Cell Design

I-Corps：新型管式质子交换燃料电池设计

• 批准号: 2229712
• 负责人: Jasna Jankovic
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-08-01 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2229712&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Novel; Tubular; Proton; Exchange

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the potential development of a novel tubular proton exchange fuel cell and potential commercialization for applications ranging from portable electronics to transport applications. Fuel cells are expected to play a significant role in zero-emission power generation and in the expansion of the hydrogen industry and clean energy, with the global market size projected to reach $25.5 billion by 2024. However, current planar fuel cell designs have challenges before they can be compatible with the Department of Energy targets for specific power, performance, cost, and durability. The proposed technology may address a number of these challenges due to its novel tubular design.This I-Corps project is based on the potential development of a proposed tubular proton exchange fuel cell, which due to its novel design, could offer reduced weight and improved specific power as well as reduced complexity, and reduced cost compared to the conventional planar fuel cell design. The technology may also offer improved reactant mass transport, possibly improved efficient product water removal, and may possess improved uniform reactant, current and temperature distribution. In this technology, structure-property-performance-degradation correlations for conventional, planar, agglomerate-type fuel cells, as well as carbon nanofiber-based fuel cells, could also be established to help guide the future rational design of efficient and stable components for zero-emission systems.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该 I-Corps 项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是新型管式质子交换燃料电池的潜在开发以及从便携式电子产品到运输应用等应用的潜在商业化。燃料电池预计将在零排放发电以及氢工业和清洁能源的扩张中发挥重要作用，预计到 2024 年全球市场规模将达到 255 亿美元。然而，当前的平面燃料电池设计在符合能源部特定功率、性能、成本和耐用性目标之前面临着挑战。由于其新颖的管状设计，所提出的技术可以解决许多这些挑战。该I-Corps项目基于所提议的管状质子交换燃料电池的潜在开发，由于其新颖的设计，与传统的平面燃料电池设计相比，可以减轻重量、提高比功率、降低复杂性和降低成本。该技术还可以提供改进的反应物传质，可能改进有效的产物水去除，并且可以具有改进的均匀反应物、电流和温度分布。在这项技术中，还可以建立传统、​​平面、团聚型燃料电池以及碳纳米纤维基燃料电池的结构-性能-性能-退化相关性，以帮助指导未来零排放系统高效稳定组件的合理设计。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过利用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的评估进行评估，认为值得支持。 影响审查标准。