Modeling, design, materials and fabrication of bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cell: A review

Xiong, Kangning; Wu, Weixiong; Wang, Shuangfeng; Zhang, Lin

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117443

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“…BPP should have the following characteristics: (i) can effectively separate the positive and negative electrolytes, (ii) has strong collection current capability, (iii) has strong antioxidant reduction, and (iv) supports the positive and negative electrodes. Therefore, the BPP should have high conductivity, good mechanical properties, good compactness, corrosion resistance, and high stability . Similar to proton exchange membrane fuel cells, the BPP material which can be applied to VRFBs is mainly metal material, graphite material, and carbon–plastic composites .…”

Section: Key Component Materialsmentioning

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Comprehensive Analysis of Critical Issues in All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Huang

et al. 2022

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) can effectively solve the intermittent renewable energy issues and gradually become the most attractive candidate for large-scale stationary energy storage. However, their low energy density and high cost still bring challenges to the widespread use of VRFBs. For this reason, performance improvement and cost reduction of VRFBs are the keys to their commercialization and large-scale energy storage applications. On the basis of this, this perspective briefly describes the development status of renewable energy and energy storage technology and summarizes the existing bottlenecks that affect the development of VRFBs. Meanwhile, the critical technologies of VRFBs are reviewed, and the research progress in recent years and the challenges that need to be overcome are introduced. This perspective focuses on four aspects, including core component material, system modeling, optimization operations, and future business challenges. Then, a comprehensive analysis of critical issues and solutions for VRFB development are discussed, which can effectively guide battery performance optimization and innovation. The views in this perspective are expected to provide effective and extensive understanding of the current research and future development of vanadium redox flow batteries.

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Section: Key Component Materialsmentioning

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Comprehensive Analysis of Critical Issues in All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Huang

et al. 2022

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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“…Song et al [65] Metal, non-porous graphite, and composite Materials, design of flow channels, coating, and fabrication Xiong et al [94] Metallic, graphite Modeling, design, materials, and fabrication Xu et al [85] Metallic BPs Materials, coating, and fabrication…”

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A Review on the Long-Term Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: From Degradation Modeling to the Effects of Bipolar Plates, Sealings, and Contaminants

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Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are regarded as promising alternatives to internal combustion engines (ICEs) to reduce pollution. Recent research on PEMFCs focuses on achieving higher power densities, reducing the refueling time, mitigating the final price, and decreasing the degradations, to facilitate the commercialization of hydrogen mobility. The design of bipolar plates and compression kits, in addition to their coating, can effectively improve performance, increase durability, and support water/thermal management. Past reviews usually focused on the specific aspect, which can hardly provide readers with a complete picture of the key challenges facing and advances in the long-term performance of PEMFCs. This paper aims to deliver a comprehensive source to review, from both experimental, analytical and numerical viewpoints, design challenges, degradation modeling, protective coatings for bipolar plates, and key operational challenges facing and solutions to the stack to prevent contamination. The significant research gaps in the long-term performance of PEMFCs are identified as (1) improved bipolar-plate design and coating, (2) the optimization of the design of sealing and compression kits to reduce mechanical stresses, and (3) stack degradation regarding fuel contamination and dynamic operation.

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“…However, the manufacturing costs of carbon-based bipolar plates, particularly non-graphite, are very high. Furthermore, graphite is brittle and has poor mechanical properties [6,7]. Therefore, researchers are interested in developing suitable substitutes for non-porous graphite to produce BPPs with the lowest total cost and increased electrical conductivity.…”

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Detection and Analysis of Corrosion and Contact Resistance Faults of TiN and CrN Coatings on 410 Stainless Steel as Bipolar Plates in PEM Fuel Cells

Forouzanmehr

Kashyzadeh

Borjali

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Bipolar Plates (BPPs) are the most crucial component of the Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cell system. To improve fuel cell stack performance and lifetime, corrosion resistance and Interfacial Contact Resistance (ICR) enhancement are two essential factors for metallic BPPs. One of the most effective methods to achieve this purpose is adding a thin solid film of conductive coating on the surfaces of these plates. In the present study, 410 Stainless Steel (SS) was selected as a metallic bipolar plate. The coating process was performed using titanium nitride and chromium nitride by the Cathodic Arc Evaporation (CAE) method. The main focus of this study was to select the best coating among CrN and TiN on the proposed alloy as a substrate of PEM fuel cells through the comparison technique with simultaneous consideration of corrosion resistance and ICR value. After verifying the TiN and CrN coating compound, the electrochemical assessment was conducted by the potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests. The results of PDP show that all coated samples have an increase in the polarization resistance (Rp) values (ranging from 410.2 to 690.6 Ω·cm2) compared to substrate 410 SS (230.1 Ω·cm2). Corrosion rate values for bare 410 SS, CrN, and TiN coatings were measured as 0.096, 0.032, and 0.060 mpy, respectively. Facilities for X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM, TeScan-Mira III model and made in the Czech Republic), and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDXS) were utilized to perform phase, corrosion behavior, and microstructure analysis. Furthermore, ICR tests were performed on both coated and uncoated specimens. However, the ICR of the coated samples increased slightly compared to uncoated samples. Finally, according to corrosion performance results and ICR values, it can be concluded that the CrN layer is a suitable choice for deposition on 410 SS with the aim of being used in a BPP fuel cell system.

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Modeling, design, materials and fabrication of bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cell: A review

Cited by 118 publications

References 157 publications

Comprehensive Analysis of Critical Issues in All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Comprehensive Analysis of Critical Issues in All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

A Review on the Long-Term Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: From Degradation Modeling to the Effects of Bipolar Plates, Sealings, and Contaminants

Detection and Analysis of Corrosion and Contact Resistance Faults of TiN and CrN Coatings on 410 Stainless Steel as Bipolar Plates in PEM Fuel Cells

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