AU2000267975A1 - Conductance enhancement microstructures for bipolar plates - Google Patents

Conductance enhancement microstructures for bipolar plates

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AU2000267975A1
AU2000267975A1 AU2000267975A AU6797500A AU2000267975A1 AU 2000267975 A1 AU2000267975 A1 AU 2000267975A1 AU 2000267975 A AU2000267975 A AU 2000267975A AU 6797500 A AU6797500 A AU 6797500A AU 2000267975 A1 AU2000267975 A1 AU 2000267975A1
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Prior art keywords
microstructures
bipolar plates
conductance enhancement
conductance
enhancement
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AU2000267975A
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Robert T. Fehr
Patrick R. Fleming
Krzystof A. Lewinski
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3M Innovative Properties Co
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3M Innovative Properties Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/023—Porous and characterised by the material
    • H01M8/0241—Composites
    • H01M8/0245—Composites in the form of layered or coated products
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0247—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the form
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H01M8/026—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant characterised by grooves, e.g. their pitch or depth
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/023—Porous and characterised by the material
    • H01M8/0239—Organic resins; Organic polymers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
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AU2000267975A 2000-04-25 2000-08-22 Conductance enhancement microstructures for bipolar plates Abandoned AU2000267975A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US55771200A 2000-04-25 2000-04-25
US09557712 2000-04-25
PCT/US2000/023043 WO2001082399A1 (en) 2000-04-25 2000-08-22 Conductance enhancement microstructures for bipolar plates

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US6716549B2 (en) 2001-12-27 2004-04-06 Avista Laboratories, Inc. Fuel cell having metalized gas diffusion layer
US7056608B2 (en) 2003-02-14 2006-06-06 Relion, Inc. Current collector for use in a fuel cell
DE10315804B4 (en) 2003-03-31 2005-09-29 Reinz-Dichtungs-Gmbh & Co. Kg Bipolar plate for fuel cells from a deformed foil with manufacturing process
US6939636B2 (en) 2003-04-28 2005-09-06 Relion, Inc. Air cooled fuel cell module

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