ZA831228B - Fuel cell design and assembly - Google Patents

Fuel cell design and assembly

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Publication number
ZA831228B
ZA831228B ZA831228A ZA831228A ZA831228B ZA 831228 B ZA831228 B ZA 831228B ZA 831228 A ZA831228 A ZA 831228A ZA 831228 A ZA831228 A ZA 831228A ZA 831228 B ZA831228 B ZA 831228B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
assembly
fuel cell
cell design
design
fuel
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ZA831228A
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English (en)
Inventor
Alfred Meyerhoff
Original Assignee
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Publication of ZA831228B publication Critical patent/ZA831228B/xx

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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
    • 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
    • H01M8/24—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
    • H01M8/2485—Arrangements for sealing external manifolds; Arrangements for mounting external manifolds around a stack
    • 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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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
ZA831228A 1982-07-01 1983-02-23 Fuel cell design and assembly ZA831228B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/394,071 US4431714A (en) 1982-07-01 1982-07-01 Fuel cell design and assembly

Publications (1)

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ZA831228B true ZA831228B (en) 1984-02-29

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US (1) US4431714A (ja)
EP (1) EP0098676B1 (ja)
JP (1) JPS599872A (ja)
DE (1) DE3363670D1 (ja)
ZA (1) ZA831228B (ja)

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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US4431714A (en) 1984-02-14
JPH0317186B2 (ja) 1991-03-07
JPS599872A (ja) 1984-01-19
EP0098676A1 (en) 1984-01-18
DE3363670D1 (en) 1986-07-03
EP0098676B1 (en) 1986-05-28

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