WO2003094270A3 - Bipolar plate for fuel cell stacks and method for the production thereof - Google Patents

Bipolar plate for fuel cell stacks and method for the production thereof Download PDF

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WO2003094270A3
WO2003094270A3 PCT/EP2003/004563 EP0304563W WO03094270A3 WO 2003094270 A3 WO2003094270 A3 WO 2003094270A3 EP 0304563 W EP0304563 W EP 0304563W WO 03094270 A3 WO03094270 A3 WO 03094270A3
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bipolar plate
fuel cell
cell stacks
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plastic matrix
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Michael Goetz
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Proton Motor Fuel Cell Gmbh
Michael Goetz
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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
    • H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
    • H01M8/0223—Composites
    • H01M8/0226—Composites in the form of mixtures
    • 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
    • H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
    • H01M8/0213—Gas-impermeable carbon-containing materials
    • 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
    • H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
    • H01M8/0221—Organic resins; Organic polymers
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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Abstract

Disclosed is a bipolar plate for fuel cell stacks (2), which is characterized by the fact that said bipolar plate comprises a fiber-reinforcing structure (26), a plastic matrix (40), and an additive (42) in the plastic matrix in order to create electrical conductivity.
PCT/EP2003/004563 2002-04-30 2003-04-30 Bipolar plate for fuel cell stacks and method for the production thereof WO2003094270A2 (en)

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EP03747448A EP1532705A2 (en) 2002-04-30 2003-04-30 Bipolar plate for fuel cell stacks and method for the production thereof
AU2003232240A AU2003232240A1 (en) 2002-04-30 2003-04-30 Bipolar plate for fuel cell stacks and method for the production thereof

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DE10219384A DE10219384A1 (en) 2002-04-30 2002-04-30 Bipolar plate for fuel cell stacks and process for their manufacture
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WO1999060643A1 (en) * 1998-05-21 1999-11-25 The Dow Chemical Company Bipolar plates for electrochemical cells
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