Axiomatic design of carbon composite bipolar plates for pemfc vehicles

H. N. Yu; J. W. Lim; M. K. Kim; J. D. Suh; D. G. Lee

Axiomatic design of carbon composite bipolar plates for pemfc vehicles

H. N. Yu, J. W. Lim, M. K. Kim, J. D. Suh, D. G. Lee

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Abstract

A PEMFC (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell or Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell) stack is composed of Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs), Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs), endplates and bipolar plates. The bipolar plates are multifunctional components as they collect and conduct the current from cell to cell, separate the fuel and oxidant gases and provide flow channels in the plates to deliver the reacting gases to the fuel cell electrodes. The electrical resistance of bipolar plates should be very low in order to conduct the electricity generated in the fuel cell with minimum electrical loss. In this study, the concept of the continuous carbon fiber composite bipolar plate coated with graphite foil is suggested by Axiomatic Design Theory and verified experimentally. Consequently, the total resistance in the through thickness direction of composite bipolar plate was reduced by 86% compared to that of conventional composite bipolar plates through the employment of a graphite coating layer.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 21st CIRP Design Conference, Korea 2011
Subtitle of host publication	Interdisciplinary Design
Editors	Mary Kathryn Thompson
Publisher	KAIST
Pages	176-179
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9788989693291
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2011
Event	21st CIRP Design Conference: Interdisciplinary Design, CIRP 2011 - Daejeon, Korea, Republic of Duration: 27 Mar 2011 → 29 Mar 2011

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 21st CIRP Design Conference, Korea 2011: Interdisciplinary Design

Conference

Conference	21st CIRP Design Conference: Interdisciplinary Design, CIRP 2011
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Daejeon
Period	27/03/11 → 29/03/11

Funding

6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was supported by the WCU (World Class University) program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (R31-2008-000-10045-0), Hyundai⋅KIA Motors and partly BK21 project.

Keywords

Axiomatic design
Bipolar plate
Graphite coating method
Pemfc

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Axiomatic design of carbon composite bipolar plates for pemfc vehicles. / Yu, H. N.; Lim, J. W.; Kim, M. K. et al.
Proceedings of the 21st CIRP Design Conference, Korea 2011: Interdisciplinary Design. ed. / Mary Kathryn Thompson. KAIST, 2011. p. 176-179 (Proceedings of the 21st CIRP Design Conference, Korea 2011: Interdisciplinary Design).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Yu, HN, Lim, JW, Kim, MK, Suh, JD & Lee, DG 2011, Axiomatic design of carbon composite bipolar plates for pemfc vehicles. in MK Thompson (ed.), Proceedings of the 21st CIRP Design Conference, Korea 2011: Interdisciplinary Design. Proceedings of the 21st CIRP Design Conference, Korea 2011: Interdisciplinary Design, KAIST, pp. 176-179, 21st CIRP Design Conference: Interdisciplinary Design, CIRP 2011, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of, 27/03/11.

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