Multiple stack fuel cell system

Patent · Tue May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1532162

Haltiner, Jr., Karl J.; Badura, Charles J.

A fuel cell system is disclosed comprising a plurality of fuel cell modules including a sealed planar fuel cell stack, the stack including internal manifold channels for transport of fuel and air to fuel cells within the stack and transport of tail gas and spent air away from fuel cells within the stack. Each of the fuel cell stacks is mounted on a stack footprint area of a top member of a base manifold. The base manifolds are configured to allow for interconnection of a number of fuel cell stack modules to provide a fuel cell system capable of producing power outputs that otherwise would have required large surface area cells or stack with a large number of cells.

• Research Organization: Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-02NT41246
• Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, MI)
• Patent Number(s): 9,356,307
• Application Number: 12/788,834
• OSTI ID: 1532162
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 2010-05-27
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English