SBIR Phase I: High-Temperature Fuel Cell Membranes

这项小型企业创新研究（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℃）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摄氏度的温度下工作的膜。具体的项目目标包括：(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（MEAs），以及(4)证明MEA在单细胞ETPEMFC中在高达150℃的温度下的性能。拟议的研究将包括膜合成，评估和燃料电池测试。PEMFC在交通工具和公用事业应用（住宅、电力）方面的潜在市场价值高达数千亿美元。加州立法机构此前规定，到2004年，零排放汽车（zev）必须占加州大型汽车制造商销量的10%。包括马萨诸塞州在内的许多其他州都紧随加州的脚步。根据俄克拉何马市小规模燃料电池商业化集团的估计，到2020年，住宅燃料电池的市场价值预计将达到400亿美元。到2003年，住宅系统（约7千瓦）的零售价格预计为4,000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.