Effect of manufacturing processes on contact resistance characteristics of metallic bipolar plates in PEM fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 12370-12380

  Turan, Cabir ^a,b   Cora, Ömer Necati ^a,c   Koç, Muammer ^a,d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Istanbul Gas Distribution Company IGDAS   (Turkey)

^c KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL SEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Contact resistance; Hydroforming; Metallic bipolar plates; Micro channel; PEMFC; Stamping

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; CHANNEL SIZES; DIFFERENT PROCESS; ELECTRICAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; HYDROFORMING; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; METALLIC BIPOLAR PLATES; PEM FUEL CELL; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PUNCH SPEED; RESISTANCE BEHAVIORS; RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SHORT TERM; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; UNCOATED STAINLESS STEELS;

CONTACT RESISTANCE; FUEL CELLS; MANUFACTURE; MICROCHANNELS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); STAMPING; METAL FORMING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 80052813446     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.06.091     Document Type: Article

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