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Interconnector arrangement for a fuel cell stack

US9112191B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 2010
Grant dateAug 18, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an interconnector arrangement for a fuel cell stack, which can be brought into electrical contact with at least one membrane electrode assembly and which is arranged to separate a cathode flow field of the fuel cell stack from an anode flow field of the fuel cell stack. The invention is characterized in that the interconnector arrangement comprises a hollow space separated from the anode flow field and from the cathode flow field such that a flow of gas through the hollow space may not be more than five percent of flow-off gas through the cathode flow field or the anode flow field. The invention also relates to a fuel cell stack and to a method for manufacturing an interconnector arrangement.

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