SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 Fuel Cell Stack Single Fuel Cell PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION  PEM – Proton Exchange Membrane  Overview and build blocks:

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION  Stack Design

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION  Proton Exchange Membrane Preparation Process Glycerol TBOH MeOH Sonicate Nafion soln. Binder H O 2 NaCl Soak Clean Na form + N 2 Dry Hot Press 130 C H SO C H form + DI H O soak. 2

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION  Output Characteristics of a PEM Fuel Cell  Effect of Surrounding conditions 0 E  / V j / A cm – A B  Single Fuel Cell  Fuel Cell Stack: C:\Documents and Settings\Viktor\My Documents\COLLEGE\Individual Investigation\Fuel Cell Stack Char.xlsx

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION  Output Characteristics of a PEM Fuel Cell  Effect of Surrounding conditions

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION  Fuel Cell System  Optimized Performance  Increased Efficiency Fuel Processing AC / DC electricity Fuel Cell Stack Thermal and Chemical Integration Power Conditioning Fuel Parasitic Power H2H2 dc

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION Flow control Flow meter Memb Motor Radiator Humid Flow Resistor Level  Fuel Cell System  Fuel Processing:

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION  Fuel Cell System  Power Conditioning: C:\Documents and Settings\Viktor\My Documents\COLLEGE\Individual Investigation\Poster\Poster Final.pptx

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION  Application  Transportation  Cost - stack, balance of plant - very low $/kW - high volume, high quality manufacturability  Fuel infrastructure - on-board reforming - on-board hydrogen storage (range)  Customer acceptance  Thermal management  Water management  Stability  Durability (5000 hrs, 10 yrs)  Weight and volumetric power densities  Recyclability of materials – life cycle management

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION  Application  Stationary  Cost of a system $$/kW - high volume, high quality manufacturability  Local cost of electricity vs. Local fuel costs  Fuel reforming (natural gas)  Customer acceptance  Durability (40,000 hrs)  Stability  Codes and Standards  Grid Interconnectivity  Recyclability of materials – life cycle management  Finding the “killer application”

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I COLLEGE OF TECHNOLGY November 2011 PEM FUEL CELLS – DESIGN OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION  Future Improvement