FUEL CELL STACK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING HEAT SINK INSERTS

    公开(公告)号:EP4250408A2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-27

    申请号:EP22205435.5

    申请日:2022-11-04

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04007

    摘要: A fuel cell column includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks, at least one fuel manifold configured to provide fuel to the plurality of fuel cell stacks, and at least one heat sink insert located between adjacent fuel cells of the plurality of fuel cell stacks. A fuel cell column including at least one heat sink insert located between adjacent fuel cell stacks of the column may reduce the peak temperatures of the fuel cell stacks adjacent to the heat sink inserts and may provide a smaller temperature distribution within the fuel cell stacks and within the column as a whole.

    REACTANT FEED AND RETURN ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL STACKS INCLUDING A NOZZLE STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:EP4270553A2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-01

    申请号:EP22205536.0

    申请日:2022-11-04

    摘要: Various embodiments of a reactant feed and return assembly, such as an anode splitter plate (ASP), are provided for facilitating reactant feed flow in a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack system. Embodiments include a reactant feed and return assembly including at least one nozzle structure along a flow path of a reactant feed to a fuel cell stack. The at least one nozzle structure may include a width dimension that decreases along the flow path of the reactant. The at least one nozzle structure of the assembly may accelerate the reactant feed as it enters the adjacent fuel cell stack and may provide the reactant feed with sufficient kinetic energy to negate the effects of an increase in viscous resistance along the reactant flow path through the fuel cell stack.