Reduction in Fabrication Costs of Gas Diffusion Layers

Jason Morgan ; Donald Connors ; Michael Hickner

关键词: Gas Diffusion Layers;    Fuel Cells;    Cost Reduction;    Microporous Layers;    Multilayer Coating;    In-line Mixing;    PEMFC;    GDLs;    MPLs;    Manufacturing;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1045355
RP-ID  :  Final Technical Report
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1045355

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Ballard Material Products (BMP) performed a pre-design technical and cost analysis of state of the art production technologies feasible for high volume GDL manufacturing. Based upon criteria that also included environmental health and safety, customer quality requirements, and future needs, BMP selected technologies that can be integrated into its current manufacturing process. These selections included Many-At-A-Time (MAAT) coating and continuous mixing technologies, as well as various on-line process control tools. These processes have allowed BMP to produce high performance GDLs at lower cost for near-term markets, as well as to define the inputs needed to develop a conceptual Greenfield facility to meet the cost targets for automotive volumes of 500,000 vehicles per year.