AU2003293466A1 - Pem fuel cell with flow-field having a branched midsection - Google Patents

Pem fuel cell with flow-field having a branched midsection

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Publication number
AU2003293466A1
AU2003293466A1 AU2003293466A AU2003293466A AU2003293466A1 AU 2003293466 A1 AU2003293466 A1 AU 2003293466A1 AU 2003293466 A AU2003293466 A AU 2003293466A AU 2003293466 A AU2003293466 A AU 2003293466A AU 2003293466 A1 AU2003293466 A1 AU 2003293466A1
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Prior art keywords
midsection
branched
flow
field
fuel cell
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Abandoned
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AU2003293466A
Inventor
Pinkhas A. Rapaport
Jeffrey Allan Rock
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Motors Liquidation Co
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Motors Liquidation Co
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Priority claimed from US10/356,672 external-priority patent/US20040151971A1/en
Application filed by Motors Liquidation Co filed Critical Motors Liquidation Co
Publication of AU2003293466A1 publication Critical patent/AU2003293466A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • 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
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M2008/1095—Fuel cells with polymeric electrolytes
    • 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
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
    • 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
AU2003293466A 2003-01-31 2003-12-10 Pem fuel cell with flow-field having a branched midsection Abandoned AU2003293466A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/356,672 US20040151971A1 (en) 2003-01-31 2003-01-31 PEM fuel cell with flow-field having a branched midsection
US10/356,672 2003-01-31
US10/664,504 2003-09-17
US10/664,504 US20040151974A1 (en) 2003-01-31 2003-09-17 PEM fuel cell with flow-field having a branched midsection
PCT/US2003/039144 WO2004070859A1 (en) 2003-01-31 2003-12-10 Pem fuel cell with flow-field having a branched midsection

Publications (1)

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AU2003293466A1 true AU2003293466A1 (en) 2004-08-30

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Country Status (4)

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JP (1) JP2006514404A (en)
AU (1) AU2003293466A1 (en)
DE (1) DE10394052T5 (en)
WO (1) WO2004070859A1 (en)

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US7531264B2 (en) * 2004-06-07 2009-05-12 Hyteon Inc. Fuel cell stack with even distributing gas manifolds
WO2007017054A2 (en) * 2005-07-27 2007-02-15 Ird Fuel Cells A/S Modified fuel cells with internal humidification and/or temperature control systems
US7718298B2 (en) * 2007-03-12 2010-05-18 Gm Global Technology Operations, Inc. Bifurcation of flow channels in bipolar plate flowfields
DE102014206335A1 (en) 2014-04-02 2015-10-08 Volkswagen Ag Bipolar plate and fuel cell with such a

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JP4590047B2 (en) * 1999-08-13 2010-12-01 本田技研工業株式会社 Fuel cell stack
US20020172852A1 (en) * 2001-05-15 2002-11-21 David Frank Flow field plate for a fuel cell and fuel cell assembly incorporating the flow field plate

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WO2004070859A1 (en) 2004-08-19
JP2006514404A (en) 2006-04-27

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Legal Events

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase