Bipolar plate for a fuel cell
US7306875B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24537
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a bipolar plate for a fuel cell, the plate being made up of two half-plates assembled one against the other via their inside faces, each half-plate including in its inside face at least a first groove and a second groove that are spaced apart from each other. The bottoms of said grooves each presenting a plurality of orifices distributed along each groove and opening out into the outside face of the half-plate. The outside face of each half-plate includes a plurality of distribution channels, each distribution channel connecting a respective orifice of the first groove to a respective orifice of the second groove.
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