Coated Aluminium Electrode Plates for Air Cooled (AC) PEMFC Stacks - CAEPAC

用于风冷 (AC) PEMFC 堆栈的涂层铝电极板 - CAEPAC

• 批准号: 132238
• 金额: $ 20.5万
• 依托单位: TEER COATINGS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=132238
• 关键词: Coated; Aluminium; Electrode; Plates; Air

CAEPAC will establish the feasibility of coated electrode plates of lightweight alloy substrates for PEM (ProtonExchange Membrane) fuel cells. PEM fuel cells display the highest power densities of any of the fuel cell types,which makes them particularly attractive for transportation & portable applications where minimum size andweight are required. Air cooled fuel cells significantly reduce balance-of-plant complexity, hence weight (andcost), making Intelligent Energy’s AC (Air Cooled) technology particularly suitable for lower power automotiveapplications such as primary and range extender drives for lightweight vehicles. Conventional PEM fuel cellsutilise electrode plates which are made from graphite (bulky and expensive to machine) or, particularly fortransport, stainless steel. For automotive applications, 100s of cells are needed within a multi-kW stack, hencea relatively small weight saving per plate will be significant for the whole system, provided such componentscan be manufactured cheaply and with similar performance and longevity. CAEPAC will develop novel, coatedlighweight alloy plates, and investigate their performance in cells & stacks, with detailed post-mortem analysis.

CAEPAC将确定用于PEM（质子交换膜）燃料电池的轻质合金基板涂层电极板的可行性。PEM燃料电池显示出任何燃料电池类型中最高的功率密度，这使得它们对于需要最小尺寸和重量的运输和便携式应用特别有吸引力。空气冷却燃料电池显著降低了工厂平衡的复杂性，因此重量（和成本），使智能能源的AC（空气冷却）技术特别适合于低功率汽车应用，如轻型车辆的主驱动器和增程驱动器。传统的PEM燃料电池使用由石墨（体积大且加工昂贵）或特别是用于运输的不锈钢制成的电极板。对于汽车应用，多千瓦的电池堆中需要100个电池，因此，只要这些部件能够廉价制造并且具有相似的性能和寿命，每个板相对较小的重量节省对于整个系统来说将是重要的。CAEPAC将开发新型的、涂层的轻质合金板，并研究它们在电池和电池堆中的性能，并进行详细的事后分析。