Effect of Bipolar Plate Material on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Performance

Commercialization of proton exchange membrane fuel cells can only materials provided its performance is closely related to existing technologies useful in commercial application. Other critical parameters like the utilization cheaper should be taken into account during manufacturing cell. A key component cell that has direct correlation flow plate. The weight coupled with cost revolves around plate used This study explores ideal for order improve overall performance. investigation highlights impact varying plates PEM cells. Stainless steel (SS), aluminium (Al) and copper (Cu) were considered. designs considered serpentine open pore cellular foam channel. Machine learning using python validation results Linear regression, Ridge regression Polynomial algorithm was carried out. both field channels compared different bipolar materials. show metal better than all various material Al outperformed Cu SS material. There a terms outcome literature based on data generated experimentally. It however concluded molecules hydrogen are stable stainless steel.