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Title: Fuel cell repeater unit including frame and separator plate

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1107875

An example fuel cell repeater includes a separator plate and a frame establishing at least a portion of a flow path that is operative to communicate fuel to or from at least one fuel cell held by the frame relative to the separator plate. The flow path has a perimeter and any fuel within the perimeter flow across the at least one fuel cell in a first direction. The separator plate, the frame, or both establish at least one conduit positioned outside the flow path perimeter. The conduit is outside of the flow path perimeter and is configured to direct flow in a second, different direction. The conduit is fluidly coupled with the flow path.

Research Organization:
UTC Power Corporation (South Windsor, CT)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-01NT41246
Assignee:
UTC Power Corporation (South Windsor, CT)
Patent Number(s):
8,574,782
Application Number:
12/770,032
OSTI ID:
1107875
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Compliant stack for a planar solid oxide fuel cell patent-application September 2006
Gas flow panels integrated with solid oxide fuel cell stacks patent May 2008
Fuel cell unit patent July 2005
Fuel cell patent-application April 2005