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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2018
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jin Hyeok Cha, Suwon-si, KR;
Suk Hwan Yun, Yongin-si, KR;
Woong Pyo Hong, Yongin-si, KR;
Sun Bo Shim, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method of evaluating a movement tendency of ions in an electrolyte membrane includes counting inter-movement ions, counting intra-movement ions and calculating the ratio of the intra-movement ions and inter-movement of ions. The movement tendency of ions is predicted based on the ratio. In the case of evaluating a movement tendency of ions using the method, since the structure of the electrolyte membrane in which the ratios of intra-movement and inter-movement are maximized is predicted through measurement of the ratios of the intra-movement and inter-movement of ions, ohmic resistance that may occur in a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) may be reduced. The electrolyte membrane having the optimal structure predicted by the method can be applied to a fuel cell to increase its performance.