Fuel cell device and systems enabling cell-level repair
US11462749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/84
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A unit cell for a fuel cell stack including an anode catalyst layer separated by a polymer electrolyte membrane from a cathode catalyst layer, a first cell end plate separated by a first gas diffusion layer from the anode catalyst layer, and a second cell end plate separated by a second gas diffusion layer from the cathode catalyst layer, wherein the first cell end plate, the second cell end plate, or both include a matrix of electrically-conducting protrusions thereof.
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