Abstract

The topic of renewable energies is currently playing a growing role. The topic of fuel cells and hydrogen has been identified by both the European Union and the Federal Government as a central field of action. When implementing fuel cell systems for cars and trucks, the cost implications must also be considered at all times. Especially for the latter, graphite bipolar plates are particularly suitable in truck and bus applications. Against this background, a detailed consideration of this component must be realized from the very beginning in a highly way of automatic production. For this reason, injection moulding is a good way for an automized production of graphitic bipolar plates.

Keywords:Injection moulding;Bipolar plate;Graphite;Fuel cell;Car fuel cell stack;Truck fuel cell stack