In this study, a novel design concept for PEMFC （polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell） stacks is presented with single cells inserted in pockets surrounded by a hydraulic medium. The hydraulic pressure introduces ...In this study, a novel design concept for PEMFC （polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell） stacks is presented with single cells inserted in pockets surrounded by a hydraulic medium. The hydraulic pressure introduces necessary compression forces to the membrane electrode assembly of each cell within a stack. Moreover, homogeneous cell cooling is achieved by this medium. First, prototypes presented in this work indicate that, upscaling of cells for the novel stack design is possible without significant performance losses. Due to its modularity and scalability, this stack design meets the requirements for large PEMFC units.展开更多
文摘In this study, a novel design concept for PEMFC （polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell） stacks is presented with single cells inserted in pockets surrounded by a hydraulic medium. The hydraulic pressure introduces necessary compression forces to the membrane electrode assembly of each cell within a stack. Moreover, homogeneous cell cooling is achieved by this medium. First, prototypes presented in this work indicate that, upscaling of cells for the novel stack design is possible without significant performance losses. Due to its modularity and scalability, this stack design meets the requirements for large PEMFC units.
