CA2436653A1 - Improved fluid passages for power generation equipment - Google Patents
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- CA2436653A1 CA2436653A1 CA002436653A CA2436653A CA2436653A1 CA 2436653 A1 CA2436653 A1 CA 2436653A1 CA 002436653 A CA002436653 A CA 002436653A CA 2436653 A CA2436653 A CA 2436653A CA 2436653 A1 CA2436653 A1 CA 2436653A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US10/064,829 US20040038099A1 (en) | 2002-08-21 | 2002-08-21 | Fluid passages for power generation equipment |
| US10/064,829 | 2002-08-21 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2436653A1 true CA2436653A1 (en) | 2004-02-21 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002436653A Abandoned CA2436653A1 (en) | 2002-08-21 | 2003-08-07 | Improved fluid passages for power generation equipment |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20040038099A1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1391955A3 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2004079539A (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR20040018150A (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN100334763C (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU2003235148A1 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2436653A1 (enExample) |
| SG (1) | SG113475A1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN100449833C (zh) * | 2005-08-26 | 2009-01-07 | 比亚迪股份有限公司 | 一种燃料电池的流场板 |
| WO2008056518A1 (en) * | 2006-10-19 | 2008-05-15 | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | Fuel battery |
| EP2149771B8 (de) * | 2008-07-29 | 2017-03-15 | MAHLE Behr GmbH & Co. KG | Vorrichtung zur Kühlung einer Wärmequelle eines Kraftfahrzeugs |
| DE102009016868A1 (de) * | 2009-04-08 | 2010-10-14 | Li-Tec Battery Gmbh | Galvanische Zelle, Zellenstapel und Kühlkörper |
| TWI571610B (zh) * | 2014-07-11 | 2017-02-21 | 財團法人金屬工業研究發展中心 | Cooling plate and manufacturing method thereof |
| EP4220062A1 (en) | 2017-05-05 | 2023-08-02 | Mubea Carbo Tech GmbH | Support structure |
| CN111584897B (zh) * | 2020-05-28 | 2021-07-20 | 武汉理工大学 | 一种基于三维仿生结构的可再生燃料电池氧电极流场板及电池结构 |
| CN113871647B (zh) * | 2021-12-07 | 2022-03-01 | 浙江天能氢能源科技有限公司 | 一种燃料电池空冷一体化膜电极结构及其制备方法 |
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| US4444851A (en) * | 1982-06-28 | 1984-04-24 | Energy Research Corporation | Fuel cell stack |
| GB2219125B (en) * | 1988-05-27 | 1991-03-06 | English Electric Co Ltd | Fuel cell |
| US5185219A (en) * | 1990-02-15 | 1993-02-09 | Ngk Insulators, Ltd. | Solid oxide fuel cells |
| DE59108285D1 (de) * | 1990-08-27 | 1996-11-21 | Sulzer Innotec Ag | Wärmehaushalt bei Feststoffelektrolyt-Brennstoffzellen |
| CH679620A5 (enExample) * | 1990-12-11 | 1992-03-13 | Sulzer Ag | |
| JPH07220743A (ja) * | 1994-01-27 | 1995-08-18 | Kansai Electric Power Co Inc:The | 燃料電池、そのバイポーラ板、およびバイポーラ板の製造方法 |
| US5585203A (en) * | 1994-03-03 | 1996-12-17 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Method of producing a solid oxide fuel cell |
| US5932366A (en) * | 1994-09-03 | 1999-08-03 | Forschungszentrum Julich Gmbh | Solid electrolyte high temperature fuel cell |
| US5750278A (en) * | 1995-08-10 | 1998-05-12 | Westinghouse Electric Corporation | Self-cooling mono-container fuel cell generators and power plants using an array of such generators |
| US6232008B1 (en) * | 1997-07-16 | 2001-05-15 | Ballard Power Systems Inc. | Electrochemical fuel cell stack with improved reactant manifolding and sealing |
| US5998054A (en) * | 1997-07-23 | 1999-12-07 | Plug Power, L.L.C. | Fuel cell membrane hydration and fluid metering |
| US6099984A (en) * | 1997-12-15 | 2000-08-08 | General Motors Corporation | Mirrored serpentine flow channels for fuel cell |
| US5972530A (en) * | 1998-01-13 | 1999-10-26 | Electrochem, Inc. | Air-cooled, hydrogen-air fuel cell |
| US6689500B2 (en) * | 2001-03-29 | 2004-02-10 | Power Plug, Inc. | Cooling a fuel cell stack |
| US6686084B2 (en) * | 2002-01-04 | 2004-02-03 | Hybrid Power Generation Systems, Llc | Gas block mechanism for water removal in fuel cells |
| US7022429B2 (en) * | 2002-04-25 | 2006-04-04 | General Electric Company | Fluid passages for power generation equipment |
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2002
- 2002-08-21 US US10/064,829 patent/US20040038099A1/en not_active Abandoned
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2003
- 2003-08-07 CA CA002436653A patent/CA2436653A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-08-13 EP EP03255004A patent/EP1391955A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-08-19 AU AU2003235148A patent/AU2003235148A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-08-19 KR KR1020030057349A patent/KR20040018150A/ko not_active Ceased
- 2003-08-20 JP JP2003295775A patent/JP2004079539A/ja active Pending
- 2003-08-20 SG SG200304861A patent/SG113475A1/en unknown
- 2003-08-21 CN CNB031546366A patent/CN100334763C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| KR20040018150A (ko) | 2004-03-02 |
| US20040038099A1 (en) | 2004-02-26 |
| EP1391955A3 (en) | 2005-06-08 |
| SG113475A1 (en) | 2005-08-29 |
| CN1485942A (zh) | 2004-03-31 |
| CN100334763C (zh) | 2007-08-29 |
| EP1391955A2 (en) | 2004-02-25 |
| JP2004079539A (ja) | 2004-03-11 |
| AU2003235148A1 (en) | 2004-03-11 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |