CA2738738A1 - Fuel cell assembly - Google Patents

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CA2738738A1
CA2738738A1 CA2738738A CA2738738A CA2738738A1 CA 2738738 A1 CA2738738 A1 CA 2738738A1 CA 2738738 A CA2738738 A CA 2738738A CA 2738738 A CA2738738 A CA 2738738A CA 2738738 A1 CA2738738 A1 CA 2738738A1
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fuel cell
stack
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cell assembly
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Peter David Hood
Muralidharan Arikara
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Intelligent Energy Ltd
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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
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
    • H01M8/04014—Heat exchange using gaseous fluids; Heat exchange by combustion of reactants
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01M8/247—Arrangements for tightening a stack, for accommodation of a stack in a tank or for assembling different tanks
    • H01M8/2475—Enclosures, casings or containers of fuel cell stacks
    • 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
    • H01M8/2484—Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by external manifolds
    • 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
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
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CA2738738A 2008-10-07 2009-10-07 Fuel cell assembly Abandoned CA2738738A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0818320.4 2008-10-07
GB0818320A GB2464274A (en) 2008-10-07 2008-10-07 Fuel Cell Assembly
PCT/GB2009/002402 WO2010041013A1 (en) 2008-10-07 2009-10-07 Fuel cell assembly

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CA2738738A1 true CA2738738A1 (en) 2010-04-15

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US (2) US20100086810A1 (https=)
EP (1) EP2338202B1 (https=)
JP (1) JP5438767B2 (https=)
KR (1) KR20110081191A (https=)
CN (1) CN102177610B (https=)
AR (1) AR073782A1 (https=)
BR (1) BRPI0920886A2 (https=)
CA (1) CA2738738A1 (https=)
GB (1) GB2464274A (https=)
MX (1) MX2011003673A (https=)
TW (1) TWI469436B (https=)
WO (1) WO2010041013A1 (https=)

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JP2012505496A (ja) 2012-03-01
US20110269043A1 (en) 2011-11-03
US20100086810A1 (en) 2010-04-08
MX2011003673A (es) 2011-05-02
TW201015771A (en) 2010-04-16
EP2338202A1 (en) 2011-06-29
TWI469436B (zh) 2015-01-11
WO2010041013A8 (en) 2011-05-05
EP2338202B1 (en) 2015-07-22
CN102177610B (zh) 2014-12-03
CN102177610A (zh) 2011-09-07
AR073782A1 (es) 2010-12-01
BRPI0920886A2 (pt) 2015-12-22
KR20110081191A (ko) 2011-07-13
WO2010041013A1 (en) 2010-04-15
JP5438767B2 (ja) 2014-03-12
GB2464274A (en) 2010-04-14

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