WO2003001620A3 - Fuel cell stack with higher efficiency density - Google Patents

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WO2003001620A3
WO2003001620A3 PCT/DE2002/002283 DE0202283W WO03001620A3 WO 2003001620 A3 WO2003001620 A3 WO 2003001620A3 DE 0202283 W DE0202283 W DE 0202283W WO 03001620 A3 WO03001620 A3 WO 03001620A3
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fuel cell
cell stack
higher efficiency
efficiency density
cell units
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Norbert Alleborn
Max Brand
Ulrich Gebhardt
Bernd Genenger
Joachim Grosse
Martin Ise
Manfred Poppinger
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Siemens Ag
Norbert Alleborn
Max Brand
Ulrich Gebhardt
Bernd Genenger
Joachim Grosse
Martin Ise
Manfred Poppinger
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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
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • 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
    • H01M8/0267—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01M8/04029—Heat exchange using liquids
    • 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
    • H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous 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
    • H01M8/24—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
    • 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
    • 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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Abstract

It is known per se that individual fuel cell units can be mechanically stacked on top of each other according to a predetermined stack length, whereupon they are electrically and fluidically connected in a successive manner. According to the invention, fluidic inertial forces are used to evenly distribute all media, especially the reactants, in the individual fuel cell units and are transferred in precise matching geometrical dimensions of distributing and/or reaction channels.
PCT/DE2002/002283 2001-06-22 2002-06-21 Fuel cell stack with higher efficiency density WO2003001620A2 (en)

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JPH1167259A (en) * 1997-08-11 1999-03-09 Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Ind Co Ltd Stack structure for fuel cell
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US6159629A (en) * 1998-12-17 2000-12-12 Ballard Power Systems Inc. Volume effecient layered manifold assembly for electrochemical fuel cell stacks

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US5527634A (en) * 1992-02-20 1996-06-18 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. Multiple manifold fuel cell
US5514487A (en) * 1994-12-27 1996-05-07 Ballard Power Systems Inc. Edge manifold assembly for an electrochemical fuel cell stack
US5750281A (en) * 1994-12-27 1998-05-12 Ballard Power Systems Inc. Edge manifold assembly for an electrochemical fuel cell stack
JPH1167259A (en) * 1997-08-11 1999-03-09 Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Ind Co Ltd Stack structure for fuel cell
JP2000164227A (en) * 1998-11-24 2000-06-16 Aisin Seiki Co Ltd Gas manifold integrated separator and fuel cell
US6159629A (en) * 1998-12-17 2000-12-12 Ballard Power Systems Inc. Volume effecient layered manifold assembly for electrochemical fuel cell stacks

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