公开(公告)号：US20100124677A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-20

申请号：US12274472

申请日：2008-11-20

申请人： David Leach ,  Michael L. Chen ,  Charles M. Carlstorm, JR. ,  Constantinos Minas ,  Keith G. Brown ,  Robert Miller ,  James K. Prueitt ,  John E. Meschter ,  Amit Chaugule ,  Russel H. Marvin ,  Mark C. Mendrick

发明人： David Leach ,  Michael L. Chen ,  Charles M. Carlstorm, JR. ,  Constantinos Minas ,  Keith G. Brown ,  Robert Miller ,  James K. Prueitt ,  John E. Meschter ,  Amit Chaugule ,  Russel H. Marvin ,  Mark C. Mendrick

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M4/02

CPC分类号： H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04067 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/1011 ,  Y02E60/523

摘要： A fuel cell system which includes a fuel distribution structure that uniformly distributes vaporizing fuel to a fuel cell is provided. As the fuel travels in a flow field channel in the fuel distribution structure, it is substantially converted to a vapor by the heat of the fuel cell operation in such a manner that the resulting vapor pressure works to substantially uniformly distribute fuel evenly outwardly across substantially the entire active area of the anode aspect of one or more membrane electrode assemblies in the system, and whereby localized, uneven “hot spots” of fuel at the anode aspects are substantially prevented. A pair of enthalpy exchanger and heat spreader assemblies include a cathode current collector element that also has a heat spreader plate that collects and redirects heat in the fuel cell system, the assembly acting to manage the heat, temperature and condensation in the fuel cell system.

摘要翻译： 提供一种燃料电池系统，其包括将蒸发燃料均匀地分配到燃料电池的燃料分配结构。 当燃料在燃料分配结构中的流场通道中行进时，其通过燃料电池操作的热量基本上转化为蒸气，使得所得到的蒸汽压力基本上均匀地分布在均匀地分布燃料 系统中一个或多个膜电极组件的阳极方面的整个活性区域，并且由此在阳极方面基本上防止了燃料的局部不均匀的“热点”。 一对焓交换器和散热器组件包括阴极集电器元件，该阴极集电器元件还具有在燃料电池系统中收集和重定向热量的散热板，该组件用于管理燃料电池系统中的热量，温度和冷凝。

公开(公告)号：US08735012B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-27

申请号：US12274472

申请日：2008-11-20

申请人： David Leach ,  Michael L. Chen ,  Charles M. Carlstrom, Jr. ,  Constantinos Minas ,  Keith G. Brown ,  Robert Miller ,  James K. Prueitt ,  John E. Meschter ,  Amit Chaugule ,  Russel H. Marvin ,  Mark C. Mendrick

发明人： David Leach ,  Michael L. Chen ,  Charles M. Carlstrom, Jr. ,  Constantinos Minas ,  Keith G. Brown ,  Robert Miller ,  James K. Prueitt ,  John E. Meschter ,  Amit Chaugule ,  Russel H. Marvin ,  Mark C. Mendrick

IPC分类号： H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04067 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/1011 ,  Y02E60/523

摘要： A fuel cell system which includes a fuel distribution structure that uniformly distributes vaporizing fuel to a fuel cell is provided. As the fuel travels in a flow field channel in the fuel distribution structure, it is substantially converted to a vapor by the heat of the fuel cell operation in such a manner that the resulting vapor pressure works to substantially uniformly distribute fuel evenly outwardly across substantially the entire active area of the anode aspect of one or more membrane electrode assemblies in the system, and whereby localized, uneven “hot spots” of fuel at the anode aspects are substantially prevented. A pair of enthalpy exchanger and heat spreader assemblies include a cathode current collector element that also has a heat spreader plate that collects and redirects heat in the fuel cell system, the assembly acting to manage the heat, temperature and condensation in the fuel cell system.

摘要翻译： 提供一种燃料电池系统，其包括将蒸发燃料均匀地分配到燃料电池的燃料分配结构。 当燃料在燃料分配结构中的流场通道中行进时，其通过燃料电池操作的热量基本上转化为蒸气，使得所得到的蒸汽压力基本上均匀地分布在均匀地分布燃料 系统中一个或多个膜电极组件的阳极方面的整个活性区域，并且由此在阳极方面基本上防止了燃料的局部不均匀的“热点”。 一对焓交换器和散热器组件包括阴极集电器元件，该阴极集电器元件还具有在燃料电池系统中收集和重定向热量的散热板，该组件用于管理燃料电池系统中的热量，温度和冷凝。