Study Effect of Stress in the Electrical Contact Resistance of Bipolar Plate and Membrane Electrode Assembly in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell: A Review

Abstract:

Stress applying in the stack of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) effects the performance of PEMFC. High pressure in the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) can reduce electrical contact resistance between bipolar plate and MEA. Nevertheless, too high pressure in the PEMFC can destroy MEA. Performance of PEMFC can be optimized by make proportional stress in the assembly of PEMFC. Finite element analysis (FEA) is one of method that can be used for analysis of stress in the PEMFC stack. However, setting of parameter in the analysis using FEA still became one of problem if realistic result must be desired. This paper reports setting of parameters in the stress analysis of PEMFC assembly using FEA method and study relationship of stress analysis with electrical contact resistance.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 447-448)
• Pages: 775-779
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.447-448.775
• Online since: September 2010
• Authors: Kurniawan Miftah, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Edy Herianto Majlan
• Keywords: Electrical Contact Resistance, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), PEMFC Stack, Stress

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