Thickness induced resistance measurement - Interfacial Contact Resistance (ICR measurement)

Interfacial Contact Resistance measurement of various components of the fuel cell such as coated metallic bipolar plates with the GDL can be measured with the above equipment. Though in principle, it is nothing but a press with 5kN load cell, the setup is customized for measuring the ICR of the samples and this is directly affected by the coating material, thickness of the coating/substrate. ICR affects the overall performance of the fuel cell. Precise measurement of ICR under uniform/non-uniform compression is required to assess the performance of fuel cell stack.