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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 42, Issue 3, Pages 1691-1697Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.05.027
Keywords
Fuel cell; Bipolar plate; Prepreg; Graphite; Electrical conductivity; Laminate
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- Technology Innovation Program - Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MI, Korea) [20143030031330]
- Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) [20143030031330] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Using the excellent mechanical strength and in-plane electrical conductivity of epoxy carbon fiber prepregs, we design and fabricate ultrathin composite bipolar plates (BPs) for fuel cells. For the successful fabrication of prepreg-based BPs, it is essential to increase the through-plane electrical conductivity of pristine prepregs and reduce the electrical contact resistance due to excessive surface resin extruded during compression molding. In addition, the moldability of prepreg layers should be greatly improved for the proper construction of a serpentine flow field on the prepreg surface. To resolve all these technical issues, we suggest a multilayer BP structure in which prepreg layers, pure graphite layers, and graphite-resin composite layers are combined and compression-molded. The multi layered prepreg BP is approximately 0.6 mm thick and exhibits good electrical behavior (in plane conductivity of 172 S cm(-1) and through-plane conductivity of 38 S cm(-1)), with a high quality serpentine flow channel configuration. The test results clearly demonstrate that the low through-plane electrical conductivity and poor moldability of pristine prepregs are greatly improved by our proposed BP design and fabrication. (C) 2016 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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