CA1023431A - Constant volume electrolyte fuel cell structure - Google Patents

Constant volume electrolyte fuel cell structure

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CA1023431A
CA1023431A CA213,003A CA213003A CA1023431A CA 1023431 A CA1023431 A CA 1023431A CA 213003 A CA213003 A CA 213003A CA 1023431 A CA1023431 A CA 1023431A
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fuel cell
cell structure
constant volume
electrolyte fuel
volume electrolyte
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John C. Trocciola
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RTX Corp
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United Aircraft Corp
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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
    • H01M8/08—Fuel cells with aqueous electrolytes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/86—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49002—Electrical device making
    • Y10T29/49108—Electric battery cell making

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
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CA213,003A 1974-01-15 1974-11-05 Constant volume electrolyte fuel cell structure Expired CA1023431A (en)

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US433446A US3905832A (en) 1974-01-15 1974-01-15 Novel fuel cell structure

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US (1) US3905832A (pt)
JP (1) JPS5837669B2 (pt)
AU (1) AU7648974A (pt)
BR (1) BR7500187A (pt)
CA (1) CA1023431A (pt)
CH (1) CH583463A5 (pt)
DE (1) DE2500304C2 (pt)
DK (1) DK139828C (pt)
FR (1) FR2258009B1 (pt)
GB (1) GB1491981A (pt)
IT (1) IT1028368B (pt)
NL (1) NL181697C (pt)
SE (1) SE417470B (pt)

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SE417470B (sv) 1981-03-16
BR7500187A (pt) 1975-11-04
JPS50101836A (pt) 1975-08-12
US3905832A (en) 1975-09-16
DK139828C (da) 1979-10-01
GB1491981A (en) 1977-11-16
AU7648974A (en) 1976-06-17
SE7500242L (sv) 1975-07-16
DE2500304C2 (de) 1984-05-03
FR2258009B1 (pt) 1980-01-11
CH583463A5 (pt) 1976-12-31
NL181697C (nl) 1987-10-01
IT1028368B (it) 1979-01-30
FR2258009A1 (pt) 1975-08-08
DK139828B (da) 1979-04-23
DK674374A (da) 1975-09-08
DE2500304A1 (de) 1975-07-17
NL7500467A (nl) 1975-07-17
JPS5837669B2 (ja) 1983-08-17

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