Integrated main rail, feed rail, and current collector

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:869599

Petri, Randy J ^[1]; Meek, John ^[2]; Bachta, Robert P ^[3]; Marianowski, Leonard G ^[4]

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1. Crete, IL
2. Downers Grove, IL
3. Chicago, IL
4. Mount Prospect, IL

A separator plate for a fuel cell comprising an anode current collector, a cathode current collector and a main plate, the main plate disposed between the anode current collector and the cathode current collector. The anode current collector forms a flattened peripheral wet seal structure and manifold wet seal structure on the anode side of the separator plate and the cathode current collector forms a flattened peripheral wet seal structure and manifold wet seal structure on the cathode side of the separator plate. In this manner, the number of components required to manufacture and assemble a fuel cell stack is reduced.

• Research Organization: M-C POWER CORP
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-90MC27394
• Assignee: Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago, IL)
• Patent Number(s): US 5362578
• OSTI ID: 869599
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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