Effect of nonuniformity of the contact pressure distribution on the electrical contact resistance in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6039-6044

  Zhou, P ^a   Lin, P ^a   Wu, C W ^a   Li, Z ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Contact pressure; Electrical contact resistance; Fuel cells

Indexed keywords

CLAMPING FORCE; CONTACT PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; CONTACT PRESSURES; ELECTRICAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; FUEL CELL COMPONENTS; FUEL CELL STACK; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; NONUNIFORM; NONUNIFORMITY; OHMIC LOSS; NON-UNIFORM PRESSURES;

CLAMPING DEVICES; CONTACT RESISTANCE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; FUEL CELLS;

PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79955483911     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.080     Document Type: Article

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