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Title: Integrated main rail, feed rail, and current collector

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
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  1. Crete, IL
  2. Downers Grove, IL
  3. Chicago, IL
  4. Mount Prospect, IL
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Research Org.:
M-C POWER CORP
OSTI Identifier:
869599
Patent Number(s):
5362578
Assignee:
Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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
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DOE Contract Number:  
AC21-90MC27394
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
integrated; main; rail; feed; current; collector; separator; plate; fuel; cell; comprising; anode; cathode; disposed; forms; flattened; peripheral; wet; seal; structure; manifold; manner; components; required; manufacture; assemble; stack; reduced; fuel cell; current collector; cell stack; cell comprising; separator plate; anode current; wet seal; seal structure; cathode current; plate disposed; components required; main plate; /429/

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Petri, Randy J, Meek, John, Bachta, Robert P, and Marianowski, Leonard G. Integrated main rail, feed rail, and current collector. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
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Petri, Randy J, Meek, John, Bachta, Robert P, & Marianowski, Leonard G. Integrated main rail, feed rail, and current collector. United States.
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Petri, Randy J, Meek, John, Bachta, Robert P, and Marianowski, Leonard G. Sat . "Integrated main rail, feed rail, and current collector". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869599.
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@article{osti_869599,
title = {Integrated main rail, feed rail, and current collector},
author = {Petri, Randy J and Meek, John and Bachta, Robert P and Marianowski, Leonard G},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1994},
month = {1}
}
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