Planar fuel cell utilizing nail current collectors for increased active surface area
Abstract
A plurality of nail current collector members are useful in the gas flow passages of an electrochemical device to optimize the active surfaces of the device and to provide structural support. In addition, the thicknesses of cathode and anode layers within the electrochemical device are varied according to current flow through the device to reduce resistance and increase operating efficiency.
- Inventors:
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- Star City, WV
- Shaker Heights, OH
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874305
- Patent Number(s):
- 6361893
- Application Number:
- 09/449,768
- Assignee:
- The United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- 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
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- planar; fuel; cell; utilizing; nail; current; collectors; increased; active; surface; plurality; collector; useful; gas; flow; passages; electrochemical; device; optimize; surfaces; provide; structural; support; addition; thicknesses; cathode; anode; layers; varied; reduce; resistance; increase; operating; efficiency; fuel cell; gas flow; current collector; current flow; structural support; electrochemical device; cell utilizing; /429/
Citation Formats
George, Thomas J, and Meacham, G B. Kirby. Planar fuel cell utilizing nail current collectors for increased active surface area. United States: N. p., 2002.
Web.
George, Thomas J, & Meacham, G B. Kirby. Planar fuel cell utilizing nail current collectors for increased active surface area. United States.
George, Thomas J, and Meacham, G B. Kirby. Tue .
"Planar fuel cell utilizing nail current collectors for increased active surface area". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874305.
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title = {Planar fuel cell utilizing nail current collectors for increased active surface area},
author = {George, Thomas J and Meacham, G B. Kirby},
abstractNote = {A plurality of nail current collector members are useful in the gas flow passages of an electrochemical device to optimize the active surfaces of the device and to provide structural support. In addition, the thicknesses of cathode and anode layers within the electrochemical device are varied according to current flow through the device to reduce resistance and increase operating efficiency.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2002},
month = {3}
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