A feasibility study of ribbon architecture for PEM fuel cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 0510011-0510018

  Walczyk, Daniel F ^a   Sangra, Jaskaran S ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

PEM fuel cell architecture; Planar MEA; Ribbon membrane electrode assembly

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING; BIPOLAR PLATES; CLAMPING PRESSURE; CURRENT COLLECTOR; ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOW; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION; LOW TEMPERATURE POLYMERS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MULTICELL; PEM CELLS; PEM FUEL CELL; PLANAR MEA; POLARIZATION CURVES; PORTABLE POWER APPLICATIONS; REACTANT GAS; RIBBON MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY; TEST FIXTURE; TEST STANDS; THERMAL PRESSING;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ARCHITECTURE; DESIGN; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FIXTURES (TOOLING); GASES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLARIZATION;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 77956355421     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001758     Document Type: Article

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