Fuel cell system configurations
Abstract
Fuel cell stack configurations having elongated polygonal cross-sectional shapes and gaskets at the peripheral faces to which flow manifolds are sealingly affixed. Process channels convey a fuel and an oxidant through longer channels, and a cooling fluid is conveyed through relatively shorter cooling passages. The polygonal structure preferably includes at least two right angles, and the faces of the stack are arranged in opposite parallel pairs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863923
- Patent Number(s):
- 4276355
- Application Number:
- 06/144089
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 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:
- AC03-78ET11300
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1980 Apr 28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fuel; cell; configurations; stack; elongated; polygonal; cross-sectional; shapes; gaskets; peripheral; flow; manifolds; sealingly; affixed; process; channels; convey; oxidant; cooling; fluid; conveyed; relatively; shorter; passages; structure; preferably; angles; arranged; opposite; parallel; pairs; cooling passages; process channels; fuel cell; cooling fluid; cell stack; cross-sectional shape; stack configuration; structure preferably; stack configurations; flow manifold; polygonal cross-section; /429/
Citation Formats
Kothmann, Richard E., and Cyphers, Joseph A. Fuel cell system configurations. United States: N. p., 1981.
Web.
Kothmann, Richard E., & Cyphers, Joseph A. Fuel cell system configurations. United States.
Kothmann, Richard E., and Cyphers, Joseph A. Thu .
"Fuel cell system configurations". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863923.
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title = {Fuel cell system configurations},
author = {Kothmann, Richard E. and Cyphers, Joseph A.},
abstractNote = {Fuel cell stack configurations having elongated polygonal cross-sectional shapes and gaskets at the peripheral faces to which flow manifolds are sealingly affixed. Process channels convey a fuel and an oxidant through longer channels, and a cooling fluid is conveyed through relatively shorter cooling passages. The polygonal structure preferably includes at least two right angles, and the faces of the stack are arranged in opposite parallel pairs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {1}
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