• 멤브레인
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.210-218
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• 2007

바이폴라막을 이 용한 전기탈이온(Continuous Electrodeionization-Bipolar Membrane(CEDI-BPM))공정 은 이온교환막의 이온 선택적 투과를 통한 제거의 효율을 높이며, 바이폴라막에서 생성된 수소이온과 수산화이온이 이온교환수지를 전기적으로 재생하여 재생효율을 높일 수 있는 장점을 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서는 CEDI-BPM을 이용하여 경도물질을 제거하고 전기적 재생을 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 이온교환수지의 흡착 특성 및 유량의 변화에 따른 경도제거효율의 영향과 전기적 재생방법을 이용한 재생효율을 조사하였다. CEDI-BPM에서 Ca의 제거율이 Mg보다 높은 값을 보여주었는데, 이는 흡착실험에서 Ca의 높은 흡착능력과 관계가 있음을 보여주었다. 유량이 증가함에 따라 Ca과 Mg의 플럭스는 증가하는 경향을 보이는데, 양이온 교환막의 선택 투과가 경도물질의 제거에 더 큰 영향을 미치고 있음을 알 수 있다. CEDI-BPM의 전기적인 재생 실험결과 재생 전압을 낮게 유지할수록 높은 경도물질 제거효율 및 높은 플럭스를 보여 전기적 재생에 효율적으로 사용할 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.447-455
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 Polysulfone (PSf), Polyetherimide (PEI)를 각각 비율을 달리하여 아민화하였고, Polyether ether ketone (PEEK)을 설폰화하였다. 합성한 두 이온교환고분자를 더블캐스팅방법으로 SPEEK (sulfonated PEEK)/APSf (aminated PSf) 및 SPEEK/APEI (aminated PEI) 바이폴라막을 제조하였다. 각각의 막 표면을 불소화하고, 아민화 비율에 따라 차아염소산나트륨발생량을 비교하였다. 아민화 비율이 증가할수록 차아염소산나트륨 발생 농도 또한 증가하였다. SPEEK/APSf 3 : 1 막의 경우 불소화 전의 차아염소산나트륨 농도와 총 운전시간은 61.0 ppm, 220 min이고, 불소화한 막의 경우 58.6 ppm, 570 min이다. 또한 SPEEK/APEI 3 : 1 막에서 역시 불소화 전후의 차아염소산나트륨 농도는 각각 60.1 ppm, 58.3 ppm이고, 총 운전시간은 150 min에서 440 min으로 내구성이 크게 향상되었다. 따라서 표면 불소화가 막의 내구성에 중요한 역할을 한다고 사료된다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.82.2-82.2
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• 2010

The development of bipolar plate having high efficiency and chemical properties has a major impact on fuel cell applications commercialization. Even though graphite bipolar plate has high electric conductivity and chemical resistance, it has demerits about mass production and brittle property for commercialization. Hence, metallic bipolar plate can be substitute for fuel cell bipolar plate. Although its inadequate corrosion behavior under PEMFC environment lead to a deterioration of membrane by dissolved metal ions, metallic bipolar plate for PEMFC is more suitable for automotive and residential power generation system because of its high mechanical strength, low gas permeability and applicability to mass production. Therefore, several types of coating has been applied to prevent corrosion and oxide film growth and to achieve more high durability. This work presents durability of coated metal bipolar plate for low temperature PEMFC which made for fuel cell vehicle. This results showed surface treatment increase long-term durability, even electric conductivity and corrosion resistance.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.87.1-87.1
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• 2010

Metallic bipolar plate is the one of the promising candidate material for PEMFC because of mechanical strength, low gas permeability, electrical and thermal conductivity. However, the corrosion is the main obstacle of metallic bipolar plate, and many investigations, especially coating on base metal, have been carried out to avoid corrosion. Gold is considered as the one of the best coating material because of its corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity. In this study, gold coated metallic bipolar plate was developed and evaluated. Due to our coating process, gold can be well-adhere to the base material, and hydrophobic material on its gold surface was coated by dipping method for better water management. To verify coating reliability, a single fuel cell(50cm2) was evaluated, and its durability over 4000hrs was demonstrated.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.313-320
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• 2002

The characteristics of the AISI bipolar plates have been investigated to replace the expensive graphite bipolar plates. It was found from the contact resistance evaluation of graphites, composites, and AISI that the contact resistance of AISI was the lowest, but it could approach to that of composites at higher compression forces. The single cell operation using the AISI bipolar plates revealed that the lower performance of the AISI single cell compared to the graphite one was due to not only the higher contact resistance but the flooding effect caused by high wettability of AISI. The performance of the AISI single cell could be improved if the channels were modified appropriately. The large size AISI single cell was operated to investigated the size effect on the performance.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2010

Chromium nitride (CrN) samples with two different layer structures (multilayer and single layer) were coated on bipolar plates of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) using the reactive sputtering method. The effects with respect to layer structure on corrosion resistance and overall cell performance were investigated. A continuous and thin chromium nitride layer ($Cr_{0.48}\;N_{0.52}$) was formed on the surface of the SUS 316L when the nitrogen flow rate was 10 sccm. The electrochemical stability of the coated layers was examined using the potentiodynamic and potentiostatic methods in the simulated corrosive circumstances of the PEMFC under $80^{\circ}C$. Interfacial contact resistance (ICR) between the CrN coated sample and the gas diffusion layer was measured by using Wang's method. A single cell performance test was also conducted. The test results showed that CrN coated SUS316L with multilayer structure had excellent corrosion resistance compared to single layer structures and single cell performance results with $25\;cm^2$ in effective area also showed the same tendency. The difference of the electrochemical properties between the single and multilayer samples was attributed to the Cr interlayer layer, which improved the corrosion resistance. Because the coating layer was damaged by pinholes, the Cr layer prevented the penetration of corrosive media into the substrate. Therefore, the CrN with a multilayer structure is an effective coating method to increase the corrosion resistance and to decrease the ICR for metallic bipolar plates in PEMFC.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.1031-1037
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• 2010

이 논문에서는 소형 정찰 UAV의 동력원으로 연료전지 시스템을 적용하기 위해, 기존의 흑연 분리판을 대체할 수 있는 가벼운 알루미늄 분리판을 제시하였다. 분리판은 연료전지 시스템 전체 무게의 80% 이상을 점유하므로, 경량의 알루미늄 분리판은 연료전지 UAV의 유효 탑재량과 항속 시간을 증가시킬 수 있다. 일반적으로 사용되고 있는 흑연 재질의 분리판과 성능을 비교 및 평가하기 위해 알루미늄과 흑연 분리판을 제작하였으며, 알루미늄 분리판의 성능이 흑연 분리판에 비해 약 15% 이상 증가하였음을 확인하였다. 또한, 실제 소형 정찰 UAV에 적용하기 위한 기초 연구로써 알루미늄 분리판을 이용한 단전지의 성능을 다양한 운전조건에서 측정하였다.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2008년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.643-645
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• 2008

Stainless steel 304 and 316 plates were deposited with the multi-layered coatings of titanium film (0.1um) and gold film (1-2um) by an electron beam evaporation method. The XRD patterns of the stainless steel plates modified with the multi-layered coatings showed the crystalline phases of the external gold film and the stainless steel substrate. Surface microstructural morphologies of the stainless steel bipolar plates modified with multi-layered coatings were observed by AFM and FE-SEM images. The external gold films formed on the stainless steel plates showed microstructure of grains of about 100nm diameter. The grain size of the external surface of the stainless steel plates increased with the gold film thickness. The electrical resistance and water contact angle of the stainless steel bipolar plates covered with multi-layered coatings were examined with the thickness of the external gold film.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2004

Fuel cell makes electricity through chemical reaction. Bipolar-plate distribute hydrogen, oxidation using channel geometry condensation of water vapor inside channels of bipolar-plates lowers efficiency of fuel cell. Usually high pressured gas supply is used to solve the water condensation problem with serpentine type channel geometry. In this study, a new channel geometry shows feasible to minimize lowering efficiency due to water condensation through numerical and experimental analysis.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2003

As an alternative bipolar plate material for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), TiN-coated 316 stainless was evaluated in terms of electrical contact resistance and water contact angle. Performance and lifetime of the TiN-coated 316 bipolar plates were measured in comparison with those of graphite and bare 316 bipolar plates. At a cell voltage of 0.6 V, current density of the single cells using graphite, AISI 316, and TiN/316 bipolar plates was 996, 796, and $896mA/cm^2$, respectively. By coating 316 stainless steel with TiN layer, performance degradation rate determined to be the voltage degradation rate at a cell voltage of 0.6 V was reduced from 2.3 to 0.43 mV/h.