公开(公告)号：US20190123364A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US15791798

申请日：2017-10-24

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Mark F Mathias ,  Balasubramanian Lakshmanan ,  Wenbin Gu

IPC: H01M8/04119 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/0202 ,  H01M8/04291

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated fuel cell having a water vapor transfer region wherein the integrated fuel cell includes a first bipolar plate, a second bipolar plate, and a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) disposed between the first and second bipolar plates. The membrane electrode assembly further includes a water vapor transfer portion and at least one active area portion configured to generate electricity and provide a water byproduct upon facilitating a reaction involving an input stream containing hydrogen and an input stream containing oxygen.