CA2453095C - Seal for a fuel cell stack - Google Patents
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- CA2453095C CA2453095C CA002453095A CA2453095A CA2453095C CA 2453095 C CA2453095 C CA 2453095C CA 002453095 A CA002453095 A CA 002453095A CA 2453095 A CA2453095 A CA 2453095A CA 2453095 C CA2453095 C CA 2453095C
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- fuel cell
- cell stack
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- 229910052763 palladium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
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- IGPAMRAHTMKVDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N strontium dioxido(dioxo)manganese lanthanum(3+) Chemical compound [Sr+2].[La+3].[O-][Mn]([O-])(=O)=O IGPAMRAHTMKVDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- RUDFQVOCFDJEEF-UHFFFAOYSA-N yttrium(III) oxide Inorganic materials [O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Y+3].[Y+3] RUDFQVOCFDJEEF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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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
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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
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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
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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
- H01M8/24—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
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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
- H01M8/24—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
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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
- H01M8/24—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
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- 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 Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
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- Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUPR6366 | 2001-07-13 | ||
| AUPR6366A AUPR636601A0 (en) | 2001-07-13 | 2001-07-13 | Seal for a fuel cell stack |
| PCT/AU2002/000940 WO2003007400A1 (en) | 2001-07-13 | 2002-07-13 | Seal for a fuel cell stack |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2453095A1 CA2453095A1 (en) | 2003-01-23 |
| CA2453095C true CA2453095C (en) | 2009-07-07 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002453095A Expired - Fee Related CA2453095C (en) | 2001-07-13 | 2002-07-13 | Seal for a fuel cell stack |
Country Status (9)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Families Citing this family (10)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7001685B2 (en) | 2002-06-24 | 2006-02-21 | Delphi Technologies, Inc. | Fuel cell stack assembly load frame with compression spring |
| WO2004051765A2 (en) * | 2002-12-04 | 2004-06-17 | Lynntech Power Systems,Ltd. | Self-aligning components for electrochemical cells |
| JP4583005B2 (ja) * | 2003-06-26 | 2010-11-17 | 京セラ株式会社 | 燃料電池用容器および燃料電池 |
| US7189470B2 (en) * | 2005-01-18 | 2007-03-13 | Corning Incorporated | Sealing materials and devices utilizing such materials |
| US7214441B2 (en) * | 2005-02-03 | 2007-05-08 | Corning Incorporated | Low alkali sealing frits, and seals and devices utilizing such frits |
| JP2010503157A (ja) * | 2006-09-06 | 2010-01-28 | セラミック・フューエル・セルズ・リミテッド | 複数の固体酸化物燃料電池の間に用いる燃料電池用ガスセパレータ |
| JP5492436B2 (ja) * | 2009-03-26 | 2014-05-14 | 本田技研工業株式会社 | 燃料電池 |
| US8968956B2 (en) * | 2010-09-20 | 2015-03-03 | Nextech Materials, Ltd | Fuel cell repeat unit and fuel cell stack |
| US8420278B2 (en) | 2010-12-30 | 2013-04-16 | Delphi Technologies, Inc. | Solid oxide fuel cell having a glass composite seal |
| CA3099412C (en) * | 2018-05-31 | 2025-06-03 | Bloom Energy Corporation | CROSS-FLOW INTERCONNECTION AND FUEL STACK SYSTEM INCLUDING THE LATTER |
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| US4345009A (en) * | 1979-08-17 | 1982-08-17 | United Technologies Corporation | Fuel cell stack compressive loading system |
| FR2568412B1 (fr) * | 1984-07-27 | 1986-10-17 | Occidental Chem Co | Perfectionnements aux structures des piles a combustible. |
| US4910100A (en) * | 1989-07-21 | 1990-03-20 | Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. | Solid electrolyte fuel cell |
| JPH04237962A (ja) * | 1991-01-18 | 1992-08-26 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | 平板型固体電解質燃料電池 |
| US5362578A (en) * | 1992-12-08 | 1994-11-08 | Institute Of Gas Technology | Integrated main rail, feed rail, and current collector |
| US5527363A (en) * | 1993-12-10 | 1996-06-18 | Ballard Power Systems Inc. | Method of fabricating an embossed fluid flow field plate |
| US5496655A (en) * | 1994-10-12 | 1996-03-05 | Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company | Catalytic bipolar interconnection plate for use in a fuel cell |
| GB9526577D0 (en) * | 1995-12-28 | 1996-02-28 | Nat Power Plc | Method for the fabrication of electrochemical cells |
| AU8329398A (en) * | 1997-07-16 | 1999-02-10 | Ballard Power Systems Inc. | Resilient seal for membrane electrode assembly (mea) in an electrochemical fuel cell and method of making same |
| JP3530198B2 (ja) * | 1997-11-14 | 2004-05-24 | 三菱重工業株式会社 | 固体電解質燃料電池 |
| US6040076A (en) * | 1998-03-03 | 2000-03-21 | M-C Power Corporation | One piece fuel cell separator plate |
| JP3632468B2 (ja) * | 1998-04-22 | 2005-03-23 | トヨタ自動車株式会社 | 燃料電池用ガスセパレータおよび該燃料電池用ガスセパレータを用いた燃料電池 |
| EP0982274A3 (en) * | 1998-08-14 | 2000-08-02 | Corning Incorporated | Sealing frits |
| US6878651B2 (en) * | 2000-12-01 | 2005-04-12 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Glass compositions for ceramic electrolyte electrochemical conversion devices |
| AUPR636401A0 (en) | 2001-07-13 | 2001-08-02 | Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited | Fuel cell stack configuration |
| US7648789B2 (en) | 2001-07-13 | 2010-01-19 | Ceremic Fuel Cells Limited | Fuel cell gas separator plate with paths of electrically conductive material of a silver-glass composite |
| US6949307B2 (en) * | 2001-10-19 | 2005-09-27 | Sfco-Efs Holdings, Llc | High performance ceramic fuel cell interconnect with integrated flowpaths and method for making same |
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- 2001-07-13 AU AUPR6366A patent/AUPR636601A0/en not_active Abandoned
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2002
- 2002-07-13 AT AT02742548T patent/ATE500626T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2002-07-13 JP JP2003513062A patent/JP2004535046A/ja active Pending
- 2002-07-13 EP EP02742548A patent/EP1407502B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-07-13 US US10/483,388 patent/US20050019645A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-07-13 CA CA002453095A patent/CA2453095C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2002-07-13 WO PCT/AU2002/000940 patent/WO2003007400A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2002-07-13 DE DE60239335T patent/DE60239335D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-07-13 BR BRPI0211132-2A patent/BR0211132B1/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
Also Published As
| 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 |
| AUPR636601A0 (en) | 2001-08-02 |
| JP2004535046A (ja) | 2004-11-18 |
| WO2003007400A1 (en) | 2003-01-23 |
| BR0211132A (pt) | 2004-06-29 |
| CA2453095A1 (en) | 2003-01-23 |
| BR0211132B1 (pt) | 2011-04-19 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKLA | Lapsed |