AUPR636601A0 - Seal for a fuel cell stack - Google Patents

Seal for a fuel cell stack

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Publication number
AUPR636601A0
AUPR636601A0 AUPR6366A AUPR636601A AUPR636601A0 AU PR636601 A0 AUPR636601 A0 AU PR636601A0 AU PR6366 A AUPR6366 A AU PR6366A AU PR636601 A AUPR636601 A AU PR636601A AU PR636601 A0 AUPR636601 A0 AU PR636601A0
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Australia
Prior art keywords
rib
valley
fuel cell
pair
seal
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Abandoned
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AUPR6366A
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English (en)
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Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd
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Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd
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Application filed by Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd filed Critical Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd
Priority to AUPR6366A priority Critical patent/AUPR636601A0/en
Publication of AUPR636601A0 publication Critical patent/AUPR636601A0/en
Priority to CA002453095A priority patent/CA2453095C/en
Priority to JP2003513062A priority patent/JP2004535046A/ja
Priority to AT02742548T priority patent/ATE500626T1/de
Priority to PCT/AU2002/000940 priority patent/WO2003007400A1/en
Priority to DE60239335T priority patent/DE60239335D1/de
Priority to AU2002344720A priority patent/AU2002344720B2/en
Priority to EP02742548A priority patent/EP1407502B1/en
Priority to BRPI0211132-2A priority patent/BR0211132B1/pt
Priority to US10/483,388 priority patent/US20050019645A1/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
    • H01M8/0271—Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes
    • H01M8/028—Sealing means characterised by their material
    • H01M8/0282—Inorganic 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
    • H01M8/02—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
    • H01M8/0271—Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes
    • 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
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
    • H01M8/2425—High-temperature cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/2432—Grouping of unit cells of planar configuration
    • 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
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
    • H01M8/2425—High-temperature cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/2435—High-temperature cells with solid electrolytes with monolithic core structure, e.g. honeycombs
    • 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
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2465—Details of groupings of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2483—Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by internal manifolds
    • 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)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
AUPR6366A 2001-07-13 2001-07-13 Seal for a fuel cell stack Abandoned AUPR636601A0 (en)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPR6366A AUPR636601A0 (en) 2001-07-13 2001-07-13 Seal for a fuel cell stack
US10/483,388 US20050019645A1 (en) 2001-07-13 2002-07-13 Seal for a fuel cell stack
PCT/AU2002/000940 WO2003007400A1 (en) 2001-07-13 2002-07-13 Seal for a fuel cell stack
JP2003513062A JP2004535046A (ja) 2001-07-13 2002-07-13 燃料電池用シール
AT02742548T ATE500626T1 (de) 2001-07-13 2002-07-13 Dichtung für einen brennstoffzellenstapel
CA002453095A CA2453095C (en) 2001-07-13 2002-07-13 Seal for a fuel cell stack
DE60239335T DE60239335D1 (de) 2001-07-13 2002-07-13 Dichtung für einen brennstoffzellenstapel
AU2002344720A AU2002344720B2 (en) 2001-07-13 2002-07-13 Seal for a fuel cell stack
EP02742548A EP1407502B1 (en) 2001-07-13 2002-07-13 Seal for a fuel cell stack
BRPI0211132-2A BR0211132B1 (pt) 2001-07-13 2002-07-13 pilha de células de combustìvel.

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPR6366A AUPR636601A0 (en) 2001-07-13 2001-07-13 Seal for a fuel cell stack

Publications (1)

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AUPR636601A0 true AUPR636601A0 (en) 2001-08-02

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AUPR6366A Abandoned AUPR636601A0 (en) 2001-07-13 2001-07-13 Seal for a fuel cell stack

Country Status (9)

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US (1) US20050019645A1 (enExample)
EP (1) EP1407502B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2004535046A (enExample)
AT (1) ATE500626T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AUPR636601A0 (enExample)
BR (1) BR0211132B1 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2453095C (enExample)
DE (1) DE60239335D1 (enExample)
WO (1) WO2003007400A1 (enExample)

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US7214441B2 (en) * 2005-02-03 2007-05-08 Corning Incorporated Low alkali sealing frits, and seals and devices utilizing such frits
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US8420278B2 (en) 2010-12-30 2013-04-16 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Solid oxide fuel cell having a glass composite seal
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Publication number Publication date
EP1407502B1 (en) 2011-03-02
EP1407502A1 (en) 2004-04-14
DE60239335D1 (de) 2011-04-14
EP1407502A4 (en) 2007-10-03
US20050019645A1 (en) 2005-01-27
ATE500626T1 (de) 2011-03-15
JP2004535046A (ja) 2004-11-18
WO2003007400A1 (en) 2003-01-23
CA2453095C (en) 2009-07-07
BR0211132A (pt) 2004-06-29
CA2453095A1 (en) 2003-01-23
BR0211132B1 (pt) 2011-04-19

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