scholarly journals Effect of Electrical Contact Resistance on Performance and Transport Characteristics of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

2019 ◽  
pp. 11367-11378
Author(s):  
Shian Li ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Electrical Contact Resistance ◽  
Exchange Membrane

Study Effect of Stress in the Electrical Contact Resistance of Bipolar Plate and Membrane Electrode Assembly in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell: A Review

2010 ◽  
Vol 447-448 ◽  
pp. 775-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurniawan Miftah ◽  
Wan Ramli Wan Daud ◽  
Edy Herianto Majlan
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Membrane Electrode Assembly ◽  
Bipolar Plate ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Membrane Electrode ◽  
Electrical Contact Resistance ◽  
Exchange Membrane

Stress applying in the stack of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) effects the performance of PEMFC. High pressure in the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) can reduce electrical contact resistance between bipolar plate and MEA. Nevertheless, too high pressure in the PEMFC can destroy MEA. Performance of PEMFC can be optimized by make proportional stress in the assembly of PEMFC. Finite element analysis (FEA) is one of method that can be used for analysis of stress in the PEMFC stack. However, setting of parameter in the analysis using FEA still became one of problem if realistic result must be desired. This paper reports setting of parameters in the stress analysis of PEMFC assembly using FEA method and study relationship of stress analysis with electrical contact resistance.

Decreasing contact resistance in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells with metal bipolar plates

2013 ◽  
Vol 227 ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Netwall ◽  
Benjamin D. Gould ◽  
Joseph A. Rodgers ◽  
Nicholas J. Nasello ◽  
Karen E. Swider-Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Bipolar Plates ◽  
Exchange Membrane

Stress Analysis of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

2011 ◽  
Vol 52-54 ◽  
pp. 875-880
Author(s):  
Kurniawan Miftah ◽  
Wan Ramli Wan Daud ◽  
Edy Herianto Majlan
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Bipolar Plate ◽  
Gas Diffusion ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Electrical Contact Resistance ◽  
Compression Pressure ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Exchange Membrane

The assembly of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is the important factor for the performance. The achievement of proper design will improve the pressure distribution and the electrical contact resistance between fuel cell parts. The assembly pressure affects the contact behavior between of bipolar plate and gas diffusion layer (GDL). In this study, finite element analysis (FEA) was used to analyze the behavior of single cell fuel cell under the variation of assembly pressure. It shows 3D of deformation, and the compression pressure every part of the fuel cell components. The simulation varied the torque assembly from 1 Nm to 3 Nm with increment 0.5 Nm. The simulation using FEA shows that high assembly pressure also affects to the high deformation and stress in the components of fuel cell. This phenomenon affects to the performance of PEM fuel cell.

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