DE69730141D1 - Bipolarer plattenseparator - Google Patents

Bipolarer plattenseparator

Info

Publication number: DE69730141D1
Authority: DE; Germany
Prior art keywords: bipolar plate; plate separator; separator; bipolar; plate
Prior art date: 1996-10-02
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

DE69730141T

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

DE69730141T2 (de

Inventor

Mohammad Farooque

David Doyon

Thomas Primerano

B Meacham

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Fuelcell Energy Inc

Original Assignee

Energy Research Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1996-10-02

Filing date

1997-09-09

Publication date

2004-09-09

1997-09-09 Application filed by Energy Research Corp filed Critical Energy Research Corp

2004-09-09 Application granted granted Critical

2004-09-09 Publication of DE69730141D1 publication Critical patent/DE69730141D1/de

2005-07-14 Publication of DE69730141T2 publication Critical patent/DE69730141T2/de

2017-09-10 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
- H01M8/0206—Metals or alloys
- H01M8/0208—Alloys
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
- H01M8/0206—Metals or alloys
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
- H01M8/0206—Metals or alloys
- H01M8/0208—Alloys
- H01M8/021—Alloys based on iron
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
- H01M8/0223—Composites
- H01M8/0228—Composites in the form of layered or coated products
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/023—Porous and characterised by the material
- H01M8/0236—Glass; Ceramics; Cermets
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0247—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the form
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0271—Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
- H01M8/04276—Arrangements for managing the electrolyte stream, e.g. heat exchange
- H01M8/04283—Supply means of electrolyte to or in matrix-fuel cells
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
- Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Electrochemistry (AREA)
General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
Composite Materials (AREA)
Fuel Cell (AREA)

DE69730141T 1996-10-02 1997-09-09 Bipolarer plattenseparator Expired - Lifetime DE69730141T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US725286		1996-10-02
US08/725,286 US5773161A (en)	1996-10-02	1996-10-02	Bipolar separator
PCT/US1997/015951 WO1998015019A1 (en)	1996-10-02	1997-09-09	Improved bipolar plate separator

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
DE69730141D1 true DE69730141D1 (de)	2004-09-09
DE69730141T2 DE69730141T2 (de)	2005-07-14

Family

ID=24913924

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
DE69730141T Expired - Lifetime DE69730141T2 (de)	1996-10-02	1997-09-09	Bipolarer plattenseparator

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5773161A (de)
EP (1)	EP0931359B1 (de)
JP (1)	JP3758684B2 (de)
CN (1)	CN1123940C (de)
DE (1)	DE69730141T2 (de)
WO (1)	WO1998015019A1 (de)

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US7294427B2 (en)	2004-12-27	2007-11-13	Fuelcell Energy, Inc.	Manifold gasket accommodating differential movement of fuel cell stack
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US7740988B2 (en) *	2006-03-31	2010-06-22	Fuelcell Energy, Inc.	Fuel cell plate structure having baffles in wet seal area
US20070243451A1 (en) *	2006-04-14	2007-10-18	Chao-Yi Yuh	Anode support member and bipolar separator for use in a fuel cell assembly and for preventing poisoning of reforming catalyst
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US8026020B2 (en)	2007-05-08	2011-09-27	Relion, Inc.	Proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack and fuel cell stack module
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1996
- 1996-10-02 US US08/725,286 patent/US5773161A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1997
- 1997-09-09 EP EP97940964A patent/EP0931359B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-09-09 CN CN97198477A patent/CN1123940C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-09-09 JP JP51655098A patent/JP3758684B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-09-09 WO PCT/US1997/015951 patent/WO1998015019A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1997-09-09 DE DE69730141T patent/DE69730141T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
US5773161A (en)	1998-06-30
CN1123940C (zh)	2003-10-08
EP0931359A4 (de)	2002-04-17
DE69730141T2 (de)	2005-07-14
JP2001505352A (ja)	2001-04-17
EP0931359B1 (de)	2004-08-04
EP0931359A1 (de)	1999-07-28
WO1998015019A1 (en)	1998-04-09
JP3758684B2 (ja)	2006-03-22
CN1255241A (zh)	2000-05-31

Publication	Publication Date	Title
DE69730141D1 (de)	2004-09-09	Bipolarer plattenseparator
DE69739407D1 (de)	2009-06-25	Plattenstruktur
DE69632270D1 (de)	2004-05-27	Gumbo-abscheider
DE59700099D1 (de)	1999-04-08	Knochenplatte
DE69739623D1 (de)	2009-11-26	Harte Bodenplatte
NO20002521D0 (no)	2000-05-16	Separatorer
DE69718481D1 (de)	2003-02-20	Elektrolyt
DE59702237D1 (de)	2000-09-28	Abtrennvorrichtung
DE69716989D1 (de)	2002-12-19	Sammler
ID16461A (id)	1997-10-02	Penuangan pelat
DE19781518T1 (de)	1999-01-28	Plattenwechsler
NO985930D0 (no)	1998-12-17	Katodekonstruksjon
NO983473L (no)	1998-09-17	Separator
DE69723404D1 (de)	2003-08-14	Elektrode
DE19781519T1 (de)	1999-05-12	Plattenwechsler
ATA79897A (de)	2002-03-15	Trennvorrichtung
IT1298601B1 (it)	2000-01-12	Separatore
DE69904953D1 (de)	2003-02-20	Bipolarer separator
BR9707268A (pt)	1999-04-13	Pláca de referéncia removível
NO963812D0 (no)	1996-09-11	Visningsplate
DE69736101D1 (de)	2006-07-27	Y/C-Zweizeilen-Trennvorrichtung
DE69714188D1 (de)	2002-08-29	Y/C-Trennstufe
FR2743284B1 (fr)	1998-03-27	Assiette papillote
KR970049704U (ko)	1997-08-12	미끄럼 방지용 플레이트
NO961670D0 (no)	1996-04-26	Skilleark

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2005-09-01	8364	No opposition during term of opposition