Pleated metal bipolar assembly
Abstract
A thin low-cost bipolar plate for an electrochemical cell is formed from a polymer support plate with first flow channels on a first side of the support plate and second flow channels on a second side of the support plate, where the first flow channels and second flow channels have intersecting locations and have a depth effective to form openings through the support plate at the intersecting locations. A first foil of electrically conductive material is pressed into the first flow channels. A second foil of electrically conductive material pressed into the second flow channels so that electrical contact is made between the first and second foils at the openings through the support plate. A particular application of the bipolar plate is in polymer electrolyte fuel cells.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873823
- Patent Number(s):
- 6255012
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
- 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:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- pleated; metal; bipolar; assembly; low-cost; plate; electrochemical; cell; formed; polymer; support; flow; channels; intersecting; locations; depth; effective; form; openings; foil; electrically; conductive; material; pressed; electrical; contact; foils; particular; application; electrolyte; fuel; cells; bipolar assembly; fuel cell; electrolyte fuel; particular application; flow channels; flow channel; electrical contact; conductive material; fuel cells; electrochemical cell; electrically conductive; polymer electrolyte; bipolar plate; support plate; polymer support; /429/
Citation Formats
Wilson, Mahlon S, and Zawodzinski, Christine. Pleated metal bipolar assembly. United States: N. p., 2001.
Web.
Wilson, Mahlon S, & Zawodzinski, Christine. Pleated metal bipolar assembly. United States.
Wilson, Mahlon S, and Zawodzinski, Christine. Mon .
"Pleated metal bipolar assembly". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873823.
@article{osti_873823,
title = {Pleated metal bipolar assembly},
author = {Wilson, Mahlon S and Zawodzinski, Christine},
abstractNote = {A thin low-cost bipolar plate for an electrochemical cell is formed from a polymer support plate with first flow channels on a first side of the support plate and second flow channels on a second side of the support plate, where the first flow channels and second flow channels have intersecting locations and have a depth effective to form openings through the support plate at the intersecting locations. A first foil of electrically conductive material is pressed into the first flow channels. A second foil of electrically conductive material pressed into the second flow channels so that electrical contact is made between the first and second foils at the openings through the support plate. A particular application of the bipolar plate is in polymer electrolyte fuel cells.},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001},
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