Membrane Compatible Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates
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Membrane Compatible Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates
CoPED ID
2c5a42a9-d5d3-4b51-8b8b-6feaf0704cb1
Status
Closed
Funders
Value
£47,162
Start Date
April 30, 2013
End Date
Aug. 30, 2013
Description
Bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells typically constitute more than half of a fuel cell stack's weight and 15-30% of its cost. The materials used need to have low electrical resistivity, be corrosion resistant and lightweight, of adequate mechanical stability and low-cost and be suitable for volume manufacture. The project will investigate the application of precision photo-chemical etching of low-cost conventional metal substrates combined with established nitride and/or carbon-based coatings, to be benchmarked against a thin (20nm) gold coating, as a means of achieving a step change in production volumes and lifetime cost reductions for metallic fuel cell bipolar plates.
| ITM Power (Trading) Limited | LEAD_ORG |
| ITM Power (Trading) Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Advanced Chemical Etching Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Teer Coatings Limited | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Rachel Smith | PM_PER |
| Rachel Smith | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Fuel cells
- Corrosion
- Surfacings (matter)
- Fuels
- Materials (matter)
Extracted key phrases
- Membrane Compatible fuel Cell Bipolar Plates
- Metallic fuel cell bipolar plate
- Pem fuel cell
- Fuel cell stack
- Lifetime cost reduction
- Cost conventional metal substrate
- Low electrical resistivity
- Production volume
- Volume manufacture
- Adequate mechanical stability
- Gold coating
- Half
- Step change