Polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks assembled with Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells and SolviCore MEAs based on the Aquivion trademark E79-03S short-side chain (SSC), chemically stabilised perfluorosulphonic acid membrane developed by Solvay Solexis were investigated at CNR-ITAE in the EU Sixth Framework 'Autobrane' project. Electrochemical experiments in fuel cell short stacks were performed under practical automotive operating conditions at pressures of 1 - 1.5 bar abs. over a wide temperature range, up to 130 deg C, with varying levels of humidity (down to 18% R. H.). The stacks using large area (360 cm2) MEAs showed elevated performance in the temperature range from ambient to 100 deg C (cell power density in the range of 600 - 700 mWcm-2) with a moderate decrease above 100 deg C. The performances and electrical efficiencies achieved at 110 deg C (cell power density of about 400 mWcm-2 at an average cell voltage of about 0.5 - 0.6 V) are promising for automotive applications. Duty-cycle and steady-state galvanostatic experiments showed excellent stack stability for operation at high temperature. A performance comparison of Aquivion trademark and Nafion trademark-based MEAs under practical operating conditions showed a significantly better capability for the Solvay Solexis membrane to sustain high temperature operation.
High temperature operation of a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack based on a new ionomer membrane
Betrieb eines festen PEM-Brennstoffzellenstapels auf Basis einer neuen Ionomermembran bei erhöhter Temperatur
Fuel Cells ; 10 , 6 ; 1013-1023
2010
11 Seiten, 18 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 43 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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