AU2001233261A1 - Internal fuel staging for improved fuel cell performance - Google Patents

Internal fuel staging for improved fuel cell performance

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AU2001233261A1
AU2001233261A1 AU2001233261A AU3326101A AU2001233261A1 AU 2001233261 A1 AU2001233261 A1 AU 2001233261A1 AU 2001233261 A AU2001233261 A AU 2001233261A AU 3326101 A AU3326101 A AU 3326101A AU 2001233261 A1 AU2001233261 A1 AU 2001233261A1
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cell performance
staging
fuel cell
internal
improved
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AU2001233261A
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Thomas L. Cable
Milind V Kantak
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Sofco LP
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Sofco LP
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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
    • H01M8/0247—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
    • H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
    • H01M8/0223—Composites
    • H01M8/0228—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
    • H01M8/025—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the form semicylindrical
    • 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
    • H01M8/0256—Vias, i.e. connectors passing through the separator material
    • 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
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • 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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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Composite Materials (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
AU2001233261A 2000-07-18 2001-02-02 Internal fuel staging for improved fuel cell performance Abandoned AU2001233261A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09618525 2000-07-18
US09/618,525 US6376117B1 (en) 2000-07-18 2000-07-18 Internal fuel staging for improved fuel cell performance
PCT/US2001/003468 WO2002007243A1 (en) 2000-07-18 2001-02-02 Internal fuel staging for improved fuel cell performance

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AU2001233261A1 true AU2001233261A1 (en) 2002-01-30

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US (2) US6376117B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1174938A3 (en)
JP (1) JP5241049B2 (en)
AU (3) AU2001233261A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2338412C (en)
WO (1) WO2002007243A1 (en)

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US6852442B2 (en) 2005-02-08
CA2338412A1 (en) 2002-01-18
AU2005203748B2 (en) 2008-07-24
EP1174938A2 (en) 2002-01-23
CA2338412C (en) 2007-06-26
AU5446701A (en) 2002-01-24
US20020081479A1 (en) 2002-06-27
AU2005203748A1 (en) 2005-09-15
US6376117B1 (en) 2002-04-23
JP2002056858A (en) 2002-02-22
EP1174938A3 (en) 2003-10-29
AU781931B2 (en) 2005-06-23
JP5241049B2 (en) 2013-07-17

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