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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2010.38.10.1031

Lightweight Metallic Bipolar Plates of PEMFC for a Small Reconnaissance UAV  

Kim, Ki-In (KAIST 항공우주공학 전공 대학원)
Lee, Jong-Kwang (삼성전자 LCD R&D 센터)
Jang, Bo-Sun (KAIST 항공우주공학 전공 대학원)
Kwon, Se-Jin (KAIST 항공우주공학)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.38, no.10, 2010 , pp. 1031-1037 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper proposed lightweight aluminum bipolar plates as an alternative for conventional graphite bipolar plates in fuel cell systems used as a power source for small reconnaissance UAVs. Since bipolar plates occupy more than 80% of the total weight of the fuel cell system, lightweight aluminum bipolar plates can improve the overall payload and flight time of the fuel cell UAV. The aluminum and graphite bipolar plates were fabricated to compare the performance of each of them. A 15% higher performance per weight was obtained from aluminum bipolar plates than the graphite bipolar plates. Also, the performance of a single cell using aluminum bipolar plates was evaluated under various operating conditions.
Keywords
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell; Bipolar Plate;
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