Fuel cell repeater unit including frame and separator plate
Abstract
An example fuel cell repeater includes a separator plate and a frame establishing at least a portion of a flow path that is operative to communicate fuel to or from at least one fuel cell held by the frame relative to the separator plate. The flow path has a perimeter and any fuel within the perimeter flow across the at least one fuel cell in a first direction. The separator plate, the frame, or both establish at least one conduit positioned outside the flow path perimeter. The conduit is outside of the flow path perimeter and is configured to direct flow in a second, different direction. The conduit is fluidly coupled with the flow path.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- UTC Power Corporation (South Windsor, CT)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1107875
- Patent Number(s):
- 8574782
- Application Number:
- 12/770,032
- Assignee:
- UTC Power 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:
- FC26-01NT41246
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Yamanis, Jean, Hawkes, Justin R, Chiapetta, Jr., Louis, Bird, Connie E, Sun, Ellen Y, and Croteau, Paul F. Fuel cell repeater unit including frame and separator plate. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Yamanis, Jean, Hawkes, Justin R, Chiapetta, Jr., Louis, Bird, Connie E, Sun, Ellen Y, & Croteau, Paul F. Fuel cell repeater unit including frame and separator plate. United States.
Yamanis, Jean, Hawkes, Justin R, Chiapetta, Jr., Louis, Bird, Connie E, Sun, Ellen Y, and Croteau, Paul F. Tue .
"Fuel cell repeater unit including frame and separator plate". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1107875.
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title = {Fuel cell repeater unit including frame and separator plate},
author = {Yamanis, Jean and Hawkes, Justin R and Chiapetta, Jr., Louis and Bird, Connie E and Sun, Ellen Y and Croteau, Paul F},
abstractNote = {An example fuel cell repeater includes a separator plate and a frame establishing at least a portion of a flow path that is operative to communicate fuel to or from at least one fuel cell held by the frame relative to the separator plate. The flow path has a perimeter and any fuel within the perimeter flow across the at least one fuel cell in a first direction. The separator plate, the frame, or both establish at least one conduit positioned outside the flow path perimeter. The conduit is outside of the flow path perimeter and is configured to direct flow in a second, different direction. The conduit is fluidly coupled with the flow path.},
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journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 05 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Tue Nov 05 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}
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