Fuel cell stack assembly
US6670069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fuel cell apparatus includes a fuel cell stack positioned within a housing. The housing is contained entirely within a compression assembly. In certain preferred embodiments, the fuel cell stack includes a plurality of bipolar separator plates formed of a plurality of segments, the compression assembly including mating pairs of anode compression bars and cathode compression bars secured to one another and being positioned between a pair of segments.
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