WO2003081703A3 - Fuel cell flow field pattern - Google Patents
Fuel cell flow field pattern Download PDFInfo
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- WO2003081703A3 WO2003081703A3 PCT/GB2003/001147 GB0301147W WO03081703A3 WO 2003081703 A3 WO2003081703 A3 WO 2003081703A3 GB 0301147 W GB0301147 W GB 0301147W WO 03081703 A3 WO03081703 A3 WO 03081703A3
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- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- fuel cell
- flow field
- field pattern
- cell flow
- channels
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- 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
- H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
- H01M8/026—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant characterised by grooves, e.g. their pitch or depth
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- 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
- H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
- H01M8/0265—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant the reactant or coolant channels having varying cross sections
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- 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
- H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
- H01M8/12—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte
- H01M2008/1293—Fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes
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- 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
Abstract
The invention provides a solid oxide fuel cell flow field pattern comprising an assembly of channels comprising one or more gas delivery channels, and a plurality of gas diffusion channels connecting thereto.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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GB0206598.5 | 2002-03-20 | ||
GB0206598A GB2387264B (en) | 2002-03-20 | 2002-03-20 | Flow field pattern |
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WO2003081703A2 WO2003081703A2 (en) | 2003-10-02 |
WO2003081703A3 true WO2003081703A3 (en) | 2004-03-18 |
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PCT/GB2003/001147 WO2003081703A2 (en) | 2002-03-20 | 2003-03-14 | Fuel cell flow field pattern |
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WO (1) | WO2003081703A2 (en) |
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US5230966A (en) * | 1991-09-26 | 1993-07-27 | Ballard Power Systems Inc. | Coolant flow field plate for electrochemical fuel cells |
WO1994021372A1 (en) * | 1993-03-19 | 1994-09-29 | E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Integrated chemical processing apparatus and processes for the preparation thereof |
WO2000041260A2 (en) * | 1998-12-30 | 2000-07-13 | Ballard Power Systems Inc. | Fuel cell fluid flow field plate and methods of making fuel cell flow field plates |
WO2001041239A1 (en) * | 1999-12-06 | 2001-06-07 | Technology Management, Inc. | Electrochemical apparatus with reactant micro-channels |
WO2002090053A1 (en) * | 2001-05-03 | 2002-11-14 | The Morgan Crucible Company Plc | Abrasive blast machining |
US20020192531A1 (en) * | 1998-12-30 | 2002-12-19 | Joerg Zimmerman | Liquid reactant flow field plates for liquid feed fuel cells |
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US5230966A (en) * | 1991-09-26 | 1993-07-27 | Ballard Power Systems Inc. | Coolant flow field plate for electrochemical fuel cells |
WO1994021372A1 (en) * | 1993-03-19 | 1994-09-29 | E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Integrated chemical processing apparatus and processes for the preparation thereof |
WO2000041260A2 (en) * | 1998-12-30 | 2000-07-13 | Ballard Power Systems Inc. | Fuel cell fluid flow field plate and methods of making fuel cell flow field plates |
US20020192531A1 (en) * | 1998-12-30 | 2002-12-19 | Joerg Zimmerman | Liquid reactant flow field plates for liquid feed fuel cells |
WO2001041239A1 (en) * | 1999-12-06 | 2001-06-07 | Technology Management, Inc. | Electrochemical apparatus with reactant micro-channels |
WO2002090053A1 (en) * | 2001-05-03 | 2002-11-14 | The Morgan Crucible Company Plc | Abrasive blast machining |
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GB2387264B (en) | 2004-08-04 |
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GB2387264A (en) | 2003-10-08 |
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