Assembly techniques for proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack: a literature review

K Song, Y Wang, Y Ding, H Xu, P Mueller-Welt… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The assembly of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is a complex process. The
joint action of the assembly load and the working temperature causes an uneven stress …

Mechanical failure and mitigation strategies for the membrane in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

D Qiu, L Peng, X Lai, M Ni, W Lehnert - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are promising zero-emission power source for
automobiles, portable devices, backup power system and stationary applications. However …

A review of metallic bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: materials and fabrication methods

S Karimi, N Fraser, B Roberts… - Advances in Materials …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The proton exchange membrane fuel cell offers an exceptional potential for a clean, efficient,
and reliable power source. The bipolar plate is a key component in this device, as it …

Review on proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack assembly: Quality evaluation, assembly method, contact behavior and process design

D Qiu, L Peng, P Yi, W Lehnert, X Lai - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are ideal power sources with great potential for
automobiles, backup power systems and stationary applications, owing to high efficiency …

A systematic review for structure optimization and clamping load design of large proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack

CW Wu, W Zhang, X Han, YX Zhang, GJ Ma - Journal of Power Sources, 2020 - Elsevier
Great progress has been made on the research of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) in the past 20 years, especially in the key materials and components such as …

Investigation of contact pressure distribution over the active area of PEM fuel cell stack

E Alizadeh, MM Barzegari, M Momenifar… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Contact pressure distribution over the active area of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) has significant effects on the performance of PEMFCs. Even clamping pressure …

Better electrochemical performance of PEMFC under a novel pneumatic clamping mechanism

J Liu, J Tan, W Yang, Y Li, C Wang - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) has become one of the most important clean
energy devices. Clamping pressure generates as PEMFC is assembled, affecting the …

Simulation and experimental analysis of the clamping pressure distribution in a PEM fuel cell stack

A Bates, S Mukherjee, S Hwang, SC Lee… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
High performance and efficiency are often reported in single-cell polymer electrolyte
membrane (PEM) fuel cell (FC) experiments. This however, can reduce substantially when …

Performance and design optimization of different numbers and bolt torque for air-cooled open-cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cells

C Zhao, B Li, S Xing, R Wei, H Song, H Wang - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
Air-cooled open-cathode polymer electrolyte fuel cells have attracted increasing attention in
the field of portable energy equipment. This study explores the influence of the number of …

Novel trends in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

AG Olabi, T Wilberforce, A Alanazi, P Vichare… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fuel cells (FCs) have received huge attention for development from lab and pilot scales to
full commercial scale. This is mainly due to their inherent advantage of direct conversion of …