Micro fuel cell architecture
    13.
    发明授权
    Micro fuel cell architecture 有权
    微型燃料电池架构

    公开(公告)号:US07585581B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-08

    申请号:US11830268

    申请日:2007-07-30

    申请人: Ian W. Kaye

    发明人: Ian W. Kaye

    IPC分类号: H01M2/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to fuel cells and components used within a fuel cell. Heat transfer appendages are described that improve fuel cell thermal management. Each heat transfer appendage is arranged on an external portion of a bi-polar plate and permits conductive heat transfer between inner portions of the bi-polar plate and outer portions of the bi-polar plate proximate to the appendage. The heat transfer appendage may be used for heating or cooling inner portions of a fuel cell stack. Improved thermal management provided by cooling the heat transfer appendages also permits new channel field designs that distribute the reactant gases to a membrane electrode assembly. Flow buffers are described that improve delivery of reactant gases and removal of reaction products. Single plate bi-polar plates may also include staggered channel designs that reduce the thickness of the single plate.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及燃料电池和燃料电池内使用的部件。 描述了改进燃料电池热管理的传热附件。 每个热传递附件布置在双极板的外部部分上,并且允许双极板的内部部分和靠近附件的双极板的外部部分之间的导电热传递。 传热附件可用于加热或冷却燃料电池堆的内部部分。 通过冷却传热附件提供的改进的热管理还允许将反应气体分配到膜电极组件的新的通道场设计。 描述了流动缓冲液,其改善反应物气体的输送和除去反应产物。 单板双极板还可以包括减少单板厚度的交错通道设计。

    MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION EQUIPMENT
    19.
    发明申请
    MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION EQUIPMENT 有权
    电力生产设备的制造

    公开(公告)号:US20070178361A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-02

    申请号:US11621897

    申请日:2007-01-10

    IPC分类号: H01M8/24 H01M8/10 H01M8/02

    摘要: The invention relates to a portable electrical energy generator, its components, and manufacture of the components and generator. The generator includes a bi-polar plate stack, which is well suited for use in a fuel cell. The stack may include at least one spacer that limits compression of a membrane electrode assembly in the fuel cell. The stack may also include a polymer binder that holds the stack together and/or maintains a compression force on the membrane electrode assembly. An open cathode manifold may also provided to ease oxygen movement. High throughput and low cost manufacture of bi-polar plates is also described herein.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种便携式电能发生器,其组件以及组件和发电机的制造。 发电机包括一个非常适合用于燃料电池的双极板堆叠。 堆叠可以包括限制燃料电池中的膜电极组件的压缩的至少一个间隔件。 堆叠还可以包括将叠层保持在一起并且/或在膜电极组件上保持压缩力的聚合物粘合剂。 还可以提供开放的阴极歧管以便于氧气运动。 本文还描述了双极板的高通量和低成本制造。