Fuel cell current collector
Abstract
A fuel cell has a current collector plate (22) located between an electrode (20) and a separate plate (25). The collector plate has a plurality of arches (26, 28) deformed from a single flat plate in a checkerboard pattern. The arches are of sufficient height (30) to provide sufficient reactant flow area. Each arch is formed with sufficient stiffness to accept compressive load and sufficient resiliently to distribute the load and maintain electrical contact.
- Inventors:
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- Newington, CT
- West Willington, CT
- Glastonbury, CT
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867672
- Patent Number(s):
- 4983472
- Assignee:
- International Fuel Cells Corporation (South Windsor, CT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fuel; cell; current; collector; plate; 22; located; electrode; 20; separate; 25; plurality; arches; 26; 28; deformed; single; flat; checkerboard; pattern; sufficient; height; 30; provide; reactant; flow; formed; stiffness; accept; compressive; load; resiliently; distribute; maintain; electrical; contact; fuel cell; flat plate; current collector; electrical contact; provide sufficient; compressive load; collector plate; reactant flow; /429/
Citation Formats
Katz, Murray, Bonk, Stanley P, Maricle, Donald L, and Abrams, Martin. Fuel cell current collector. United States: N. p., 1991.
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Katz, Murray, Bonk, Stanley P, Maricle, Donald L, & Abrams, Martin. Fuel cell current collector. United States.
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title = {Fuel cell current collector},
author = {Katz, Murray and Bonk, Stanley P and Maricle, Donald L and Abrams, Martin},
abstractNote = {A fuel cell has a current collector plate (22) located between an electrode (20) and a separate plate (25). The collector plate has a plurality of arches (26, 28) deformed from a single flat plate in a checkerboard pattern. The arches are of sufficient height (30) to provide sufficient reactant flow area. Each arch is formed with sufficient stiffness to accept compressive load and sufficient resiliently to distribute the load and maintain electrical contact.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
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