• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2014년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.274-274
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• 2014

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2003년도 연료전지심포지움 2003논문집
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• pp.239-242
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• 2003

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2011

The Montmorillonite (MMT) in the polymer matrix is expected to reduce methanol permeability due to the tortous path formed by dispersed silicate layers. However, the polymer composite membranes containing non-proton conducting inorganic particle tend to show low proton conductivity. To solve this problem, we used an ion exchange method to prepare functionalized MMT with various silane coupling agents. The modified MMT was randomly dispersed in sulfonated poly (arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES) matrix to prepare SPAES/modified MMT composite membranes. The performances of hybrid membranes for DMFCs application were investigated. The SPAES/modified composite membrane showed increased proton conductivity compared with the non-modified MMT composite membrane. However, the methanol permeability of the SPAES/modified membrane was higher than that of the non-modified MMT.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.171-175
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• 2020

고분자전해질 연료전지(PEMFC)에서 지지체에 의해 내구성을 향상시킨 강화막(Reinforced Membrane)의 개발이 국내에서 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 4 종류의 강화막의 초기 성능 및 특성을 비교하였다. 고분자막의 C-F사슬의 양이 더 많은 강화막이 C-F사슬의 소수성 때문에 물 확산계수가 더 작음을 보였다. 고분자막 두께가 두꺼울수록 수소투과도가 감소하고 OCV가 증가함을 확인하였다. Short 저항이 1.5 Ωcm² 이하인 막은 OCV가 0.9 V이하이고 성능도 최저여서 Short 저항이 3.0 Ωcm² 이상이어야 함을 보였다. 현재 기준이 되는 국외 막과 비교했을 때 비슷한 국내 막도 있어서 PEMFC 고분자막의 국산화 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.205-208
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• 2008

저가인 aromatic elastomer polymer인 polySEBS와 PS의 방향족 작용기에 술폰기를 도입시킴으로써 sulfonated polySEBS과 sulfonated PS를 얻었다. 이 술폰화된 고분자를 활용하여 고분자 전해질 연료전지의 이온 교환막으로 사용될 수 있는 새로운 sulfonated polySEBS/sulfonated PS blending films를 제조하였다. 이 필름들의 수소이온 전도도는 sulfonated polySEBS와 sulfonated PS의 혼합비에 따라 $10^{-2}{\sim}10^{-3}S/cm$로 다양하게 나타났다. 특히, sulfonated polySEBS 10.0 g에 sulfonated PS를 0.5 g 첨가하여 제조한 film이 0.75 meq/g의 이온교환용량 및 25%의 함수율과 함께 가장 우수한 0.07 S/cm의 이온전도도를 나타냈다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2014

The design of a fuel cells stack is important to get optimal output power. This study focuses on the evaluation of fuel cell system for unmaned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Low temperature proton exchange membrane (LTPEM) fuel cells are the most promising energy source for the robot applications because of their unique advantages such as high energy density, cold startup, and quick response during operation. In this paper, a 600 W open cathode LTPEM fuel cell was tested to evaluate the performance and to determine optimal operating conditions. The open cathode design reduces the overall size of the system to meet the requirement for robotic application. The cruise power requirement of 600 W was supported entirely by the fuel cell while the additional power requirements during takeoff was extended using a battery. A peak of power of 900 W is possible for 10 mins with a lithium polymer (LiPo) battery. The system was evaluated under various load cycles as well as start-stop cycles. The system response from no load to full load meets the robot platform requirement. The total weigh of the stack was 2 kg, while the overall system, including the fuel processing system and battery, was 4 kg.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.250-255
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• 2012

In this paper, the development and performance analysis of a fuel cell-powered unmanned aerial vehicle is described. A fuel cell system featuring 1 kW proton exchange membrane fuel cell combined with a highly pressurized fuel supply system is proposed. For the higher fuel consumption efficiency and simplification of overall system, dead-end type operation is chosen and each individual system such as purge system, fuel supply system, cooling system is developed. Considering that fluctuation of exterior load makes it hard to stabilize fuel cell performance, the power management system is designed using a fuel cell and lithium-ion battery hybrid system. After integration of individual system, the performance of unmanned aerial vehicle is analyzed using data from flight and laboratory test. In the result, overall system was properly operated but for more duration of flight, research on weight lighting and improvement of fuel efficiency is needed to be progressed.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2012

A thermal management system of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell is taken charge of controlling the temperature of fuel cell stack by rejection of electrochemically reacted heat. Two major components of thermal management system are heat exchanger and pump which determines required amount of heat. Since the performance and durability of PEMFC system is sensitive to the operating temperature and temperature distribution inside the stack, it is necessary to control the thermal management system properly under guidance of operating strategy. The control study of the thermal management system is able to be boosted up with hardware in the loop simulation which directly connects the plant simulation with real hardware components. In this study, the plant simulation of fuel cell stack has been developed and the simulation model is connected with virtual data acquisition system. And HIL simulator has been developed to control the coolant supply system for the study of PEMFC thermal management system. The virtual data acquisition system and the HIL simulator are developed under LabVIEWTM Platform and the Simulation interface toolkit integrates the fuel cell plant simulator with the virtual DAQ display and HIL simulator.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.378-385
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• 2014

In this research, we investigate electrical performance and electrochemical properties of graphene supported Pt (Pt/G) and PtM (M = Ni and Y) alloy catalysts (PtM/Gs) that are synthesized by modified polyol method. With the PtM/Gs that are adopted for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) as cathode of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), their catalytic activity and ORR performance and electrical performance are estimated and compared with one another. Their particle size, particle distribution and electrochemically active surface (EAS) area are measured by TEM and cyclic voltammetry (CV), respectively. On the other hand, regarding ORR activity and electrical performance of the catalysts, (i) linear sweeping voltammetry by rotating disk electrode and rotating ring-disk electrode and (ii) PEMFC single cell tests are used. The TEM and CV measurements demonstrate particle size and EAS of PtM/Gs are compatible with those of Pt/G. In case of PtNi/G, its half-wave potential, kinetic current density, transferred electron number per oxygen molecule and $H_2O_2$ production % are excellent. Based on data obtained by half-cell test, when PEMFC singlecell tests are carried out, current density measured at 0.6V and maximum power density of the PEMFC single cell employing PtNi/G are better than those employing Pt/G. Conclusively, PtNi/Gs synthesized by modified polyol shows better ORR catalytic activity and PEMFC performance than other catalysts.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.305-309
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• 2016

최근에 저가의 고분자 전해질 연료전지(Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, PEMFC)용 비불소계 전해질 막 연구개발이 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 sulfonated Poly (ether ether ketone) (sPEEK) MEA 내구성을 시험하기 위해 열화 가속화 기법을 이용하여 막과 전극이 동시에 열화되는 MEA 열화 실험을 진행하였다. 열화 전과 후에 I-V 분극곡선, 수소투과도, 전극 활성 면적, 막 저항과 부하 전달 저항을 측정하여 열화 전과 후를 비교하였다. sPEEK 막의 수소 투과도는 낮았지만, 저가습 OCV 조건에서 발생하는 라디칼에 Nafion과 같은 불소계막보다 sPEEK 막이 약했다. MEA 열화 실험 결과 144시간 후와 271시간 후 성능이 각각 15%와 65% 감소하였다. 144이후 급격한 성능감소의 주요인은 막에 발생한 핀홀의 Pt/C 입자에 의한 shorting 현상이라고 본다.