Fuel cell and system for supplying electrolyte thereto utilizing cascade feed
Abstract
An electrolyte distribution supply system for use with a fuel cell having a wicking medium for drawing electrolyte therein is formed by a set of containers of electrolyte joined to respective fuel cells or groups thereof in a stack of such cells. The electrolyte is separately stored so as to provide for electrical isolation between electrolytes of the individual cells or groups of cells of the stack. Individual storage compartments are coupled by individual tubes, the ends of the respective tubes terminating on the wicking medium in each of the respective fuel cells. The individual compartments are filled with electrolyte by allowing the compartments to overflow such as in a cascading fashion thereby maintaining the requisite depth of electrolyte in each of the storage compartments. The individual compartments can also contain packed carbon fibers to provide a three stage electrolyte distribution system.
- Inventors:
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- Highland Park, NJ
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865110
- Patent Number(s):
- 4463067
- Assignee:
- Engelhard Corporation (Iselin, NJ)
- 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:
- DEN3-241
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fuel; cell; supplying; electrolyte; thereto; utilizing; cascade; feed; distribution; supply; wicking; medium; drawing; therein; formed; set; containers; joined; respective; cells; stack; separately; stored; provide; electrical; isolation; electrolytes; individual; storage; compartments; coupled; tubes; terminating; filled; allowing; overflow; cascading; fashion; maintaining; requisite; depth; contain; packed; carbon; fibers; stage; respective fuel; fuel cell; storage compartments; individual cells; carbon fibers; carbon fiber; fuel cells; electrical isolation; individual cell; respective tubes; separately stored; supplying electrolyte; electrolyte distribution; drawing electrolyte; electrolyte therein; electrolyte joined; electrolyte thereto; individual storage; /429/
Citation Formats
Feigenbaum, Haim. Fuel cell and system for supplying electrolyte thereto utilizing cascade feed. United States: N. p., 1984.
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@article{osti_865110,
title = {Fuel cell and system for supplying electrolyte thereto utilizing cascade feed},
author = {Feigenbaum, Haim},
abstractNote = {An electrolyte distribution supply system for use with a fuel cell having a wicking medium for drawing electrolyte therein is formed by a set of containers of electrolyte joined to respective fuel cells or groups thereof in a stack of such cells. The electrolyte is separately stored so as to provide for electrical isolation between electrolytes of the individual cells or groups of cells of the stack. Individual storage compartments are coupled by individual tubes, the ends of the respective tubes terminating on the wicking medium in each of the respective fuel cells. The individual compartments are filled with electrolyte by allowing the compartments to overflow such as in a cascading fashion thereby maintaining the requisite depth of electrolyte in each of the storage compartments. The individual compartments can also contain packed carbon fibers to provide a three stage electrolyte distribution system.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
}