Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, volume 153, pages 111777

Assembly techniques for proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack: A literature review

Song Ke ¹

Wang Yimin ¹

Ding Yuhang ¹

Xu Hongjie ¹

Mueller-Welt Philip ²

Stuermlinger Tobias ²

Bause Katharina ²

Ehrmann Christopher ³

Weinmann Hannes W ³

Bakowsky Udo ³

Fleischer Juergen ³

Zhu Kai ⁴

Weihard Florian ⁴

Trostmann Matthias ⁵

Schwartze Matthias ⁵

Albers Albert ²

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School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China |

IPEK Institute of Product Engineering Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany |

Wbk Institute of Production Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany |

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Ruhlamat Automation Technologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Suzhou, 215021, China |

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Ruhlamat GmbH, 99834, Gerstungen OT Marksuhl, Germany |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2022-01-01

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Journal: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111777

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Abstract

The assembly of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is a complex process. The joint action of the assembly load and the working temperature causes an uneven stress distribution among the components and produces a certain degree of deformation. In addition, the assembly process is often related to load transfer, material transfer, energy exchange, multi-phase flow and electrochemical reaction. At present, the manufacturing cost of fuel cells is extremely high, and assembly cost accounts for a large proportion. Assembly techniques with low efficiency and accuracy further increase manufacturing costs. Therefore, there is an urgent need for further research on stack assembly theory and techniques to improve stack assembly efficiency and reduce costs. Based on a survey of the literature, the research status of assembly load, assembly load optimisation, assembly mechanism, and automatic assembly are summarised. Based on comprehensive analyses, this review proposes the development trends of assembly key techniques for fuel cell stacks, and provides a helpful reference for researchers and producers. In the future, the research of assembly technique should pay more attention to the assembly load of fuel cell under on-line conditions and the joint influence of assembly load and other stresses. The assembly mechanism should be designed according to the application scenario of fuel cell and be more convenient to dynamically adjust the assembly load. The review also points out that automation is the development direction of assembly technique. The design, manufacture and assembly of fuel cells need to be better coordinated. • The effect of the assembly load is discussed. • The optimisation and research methods of the assembly load are introduced. • Different assembly mechanisms are reviewed. • The research content of automatic assembly is presented. • Future research directions of assembly techniques are suggested.

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Song K. et al. Assembly techniques for proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack: A literature review // Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2022. Vol. 153. p. 111777.

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Song K., Wang Y., Ding Y., Xu H., Mueller-Welt P., Stuermlinger T., Bause K., Ehrmann C., Weinmann H. W., Bakowsky U., Fleischer J., Zhu K., Weihard F., Trostmann M., Schwartze M., Albers A. Assembly techniques for proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack: A literature review // Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2022. Vol. 153. p. 111777.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111777

UR - https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.rser.2021.111777

TI - Assembly techniques for proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack: A literature review

T2 - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

AU - Song, Ke

AU - Wang, Yimin

AU - Ding, Yuhang

AU - Xu, Hongjie

AU - Mueller-Welt, Philip

AU - Stuermlinger, Tobias

AU - Bause, Katharina

AU - Ehrmann, Christopher

AU - Weinmann, Hannes W

AU - Bakowsky, Udo

AU - Fleischer, Juergen

AU - Zhu, Kai

AU - Weihard, Florian

AU - Trostmann, Matthias

AU - Schwartze, Matthias

AU - Albers, Albert

PY - 2022

DA - 2022/01/01 00:00:00

PB - Elsevier

SP - 111777

VL - 153

SN - 1364-0321

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@article{2022_Song,

author = {Ke Song and Yimin Wang and Yuhang Ding and Hongjie Xu and Philip Mueller-Welt and Tobias Stuermlinger and Katharina Bause and Christopher Ehrmann and Hannes W Weinmann and Udo Bakowsky and Juergen Fleischer and Kai Zhu and Florian Weihard and Matthias Trostmann and Matthias Schwartze and Albert Albers},

title = {Assembly techniques for proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack: A literature review},

journal = {Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews},

year = {2022},

volume = {153},

publisher = {Elsevier},

month = {jan},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.rser.2021.111777},

pages = {111777},

doi = {10.1016/j.rser.2021.111777}

}

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