Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel cell stack with dummy cell
- Patent Title (中): 带虚拟电池的燃料电池堆
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Application No.: US10877466Application Date: 2004-06-25
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Publication No.: US07767355B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Hideo Kato , Katsumi Hayashi , Shigeru Inai , Ryo Jinba , Masahiko Sato , Yohei Hidaka
- Applicant: Hideo Kato , Katsumi Hayashi , Shigeru Inai , Ryo Jinba , Masahiko Sato , Yohei Hidaka
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP
- Agent Anthony A. Laurentano
- Priority: JP2003-182837 20030626
- Main IPC: H01M8/02
- IPC: H01M8/02 ; H01M8/24 ; H01M2/14 ; H01M2/00

Abstract:
A fuel cell stack 10 includes a stacked structure 14 composed of a plurality of electricity-generating cells stacked successively, and dummy cells arranged at both ends in a stacking direction of the stacked structure 14. Each dummy cell 16 each includes a conductive plate 52 and first and second metallic separators 54, 56 which sandwich the conductive plate 52. The conductive plate 52 is formed of a metallic plate having substantially the same shape as that of the electrolytic membrane electrode assembly 22. The first and second metallic separators 54, 56 are structured in the same manner as the first and second metallic separators 24, 26 of the electricity-generating cell 12.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040265667A1 Fuel cell stack Public/Granted day:2004-12-30
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