DE69706065D1 - Integrierte fluidverteilerschicht für reaktant und kühlmittel für eine brennstoffzelle mit einer membran-elektroden-einheit - Google Patents

Integrierte fluidverteilerschicht für reaktant und kühlmittel für eine brennstoffzelle mit einer membran-elektroden-einheit

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DE69706065D1
DE69706065D1 DE69706065T DE69706065T DE69706065D1 DE 69706065 D1 DE69706065 D1 DE 69706065D1 DE 69706065 T DE69706065 T DE 69706065T DE 69706065 T DE69706065 T DE 69706065T DE 69706065 D1 DE69706065 D1 DE 69706065D1
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Y Chow
Boguslaw Wozniczka
Ka Chan
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Siemens VDO Electric Drives Inc
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    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
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    • H01M8/02—Details
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    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0267—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
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    • 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
    • H01M8/04067—Heat exchange or temperature measuring elements, thermal insulation, e.g. heat pipes, heat pumps, fins
    • H01M8/04074—Heat exchange unit structures specially adapted for fuel cell
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • 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
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    • H01M8/2465—Details of groupings of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2483—Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by internal manifolds
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    • 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
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    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
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    • H01M8/04029—Heat exchange using liquids
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DE69706065T 1996-12-20 1997-12-11 Integrierte fluidverteilerschicht für reaktant und kühlmittel für eine brennstoffzelle mit einer membran-elektroden-einheit Expired - Fee Related DE69706065T2 (de)

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US08/770,321 US5804326A (en) 1996-12-20 1996-12-20 Integrated reactant and coolant fluid flow field layer for an electrochemical fuel cell
PCT/CA1997/000960 WO1998028809A1 (en) 1996-12-20 1997-12-11 Integrated reactant and coolant fluid flow field layer for a fuel cell with membrane electrode assembly

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US (1) US5804326A (de)
EP (1) EP0947019B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2001506399A (de)
AU (1) AU716927B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2274974C (de)
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WO (1) WO1998028809A1 (de)

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