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Research progress and accomplishments (2006-2010)：

  1. The FCC has published thus far 354 SCI papers with over 1,600 citations in total and achieved an average impact factor of 2.5 in the past three years. The FCC has solid strategic planning in patent application, which has led to 38 patents acquired (63 more pending) and it has also attracted funding of approximately NT$30 million from industry.
  2. Fuel cell and system design key technology:
    • Novel flow channel design and water/heat management. The 1 kW stack has a power density of 0.6 W/cm2 at 0.6 V.
    • Flexible microscale sensors of temperature, humidity, potential and current measurement for fuel cel degradation diagnosis.
    • Power inverter module with conversion efficiency of 93-95%.
  3. Fuel cell key component technology:
    • High performance and long lifetime MEA design and fabrication with 0.6 W/cm2 (H2/air at 1 atm).
    • Development of high temperature (160-200°C) PBI membrane and MEA, performance up to 0.6 W/cm2 (H2/O2) with stable operation more than 500 hrs.
    • Development of corrosion-resistance metallic bipolar plate with corrosion rate less than 0.015 mm/yr and operation lifetime more than 1000 hrs.

Future R&D activities and Targets：

  1. Fuel cell key compoenent technology and milestones:
    • High performance MEA for automotive vehicles operated at high temperature, low humidity conditions (95°C, 30% RH) with 0.6W/cm2 and lifetime at least 3000 hrs.
    • Development of nanoscale Pt-alloy and non-Pt catalysts with loading of 0.3 g/kW and lifetime at least 3000 hrs.
  2. Key technology and system integration for hybrid Li-ion battery and fuel cell power:
    • 5 kW hybrid Li-Fe battery and fuel cell light duty vehicle with operating range up to 300 km.
    • Development of mass production technique for battery powder of LiFePO4/C, Li4Ti5O12 with capacity 140 mAh/g rechargeable up to 1000 cycles.
    • Rapid charging and safety techniques with recharger efficiency of 95%, recharging time reduced by 30% and energy saving more than 3%.
    • kW-level stacks using thin metallic bipolar plate with power density 0.6 W/cm2, 300 W/kg and lifetime more than 3000 hrs.
  3. Testing center for fuel cell products’ performance, safety, certification and promotion. To team up with major fuel cell manufacturers to establish national standards for fuel cell technology that are compatible with interantional standards in order to drive related industries to join fuel cell development.