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Bipolar plate for a fuel cell and fuel cell

US11309549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ulrich Berner · Stuttgart, DE
Jan Hendrik Ohs · Renningen, DE
Stefan Schoenbauer · Ditzingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2017
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a bipolar plate (40) for a fuel cell, comprising a first distributing region (50) for distributing a fuel to a first electrode (21) and a second distributing region (60) for distributing an oxidant to a second electrode (22). At least one woven fabric (80) is provided in at least one of the distributing regions (50, 60). The invention further relates to a fuel cell, comprising at least one membrane electrode assembly (10) having a first electrode (21) and a second electrode (22), which are separated from each other by a membrane (18), and comprising at least one bipolar plate (40) according to the invention.

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