Measurements of GDL Properties for Quality Control in Fuel Cell Mass Production Line

Yuan, Xiao-Zi; Li, Hui; Gu, Elton; Qian, Weimin; Girard, Francois; Wang, Qianpu; Biggs, Taryn; Jaeggle, Matthew

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Measurements of GDL Properties for Quality Control in Fuel Cell Mass Production Line

Xiao-Zi Yuan^1,*, Hui Li¹, Elton Gu¹, Weimin Qian¹, Francois Girard¹, Qianpu Wang¹, Taryn Biggs^1,2 and Matthew Jaeggle^1,2

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World Electr. Veh. J. 2016, 8(2), 422-430; https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj8020422

Published: 24 June 2016

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National Research Council Canada (NRC) has been reorienting its fuel cell activities towards manufacturing challenges. Some challenges in industrialization of fuel cell manufacturing concern quality control, supplier development and process development. As the gas diffusion layer (GDL) of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell plays a critical role in cell performance, NRC has been working closely with Vancouver-based fuel cell companies to develop and validate quality assurance methods to characterize GDL attributes and properties, which strongly correlate with PEM fuel cell performances.

Keywords: PEM fuel cell (proton exchange membrane); electrode, component; commercial; Canada

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Yuan, X.-Z.; Li, H.; Gu, E.; Qian, W.; Girard, F.; Wang, Q.; Biggs, T.; Jaeggle, M. Measurements of GDL Properties for Quality Control in Fuel Cell Mass Production Line. World Electr. Veh. J. 2016, 8, 422-430.