AU4525399A - Internal cooling arrangement for undulate mea fuel cell stack - Google Patents

Internal cooling arrangement for undulate mea fuel cell stack

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AU4525399A
AU4525399A AU45253/99A AU4525399A AU4525399A AU 4525399 A AU4525399 A AU 4525399A AU 45253/99 A AU45253/99 A AU 45253/99A AU 4525399 A AU4525399 A AU 4525399A AU 4525399 A AU4525399 A AU 4525399A
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Prior art keywords
fuel cell
cell stack
internal cooling
cooling arrangement
mea fuel
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AU45253/99A
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Inventor
Gerard Francis Mclean
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BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS Inc
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BG PLC
British Gas PLC
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    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
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    • H01M8/0247—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the form
    • H01M8/0254—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the form corrugated or undulated
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    • H01M8/0263—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant having meandering or serpentine paths
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    • H01M8/0267—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
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    • H01M8/04067—Heat exchange or temperature measuring elements, thermal insulation, e.g. heat pipes, heat pumps, fins
    • H01M8/04074—Heat exchange unit structures specially adapted for fuel cell
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    • H01M8/2483—Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by internal manifolds
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    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • 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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  • Composite Materials (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
AU45253/99A 1998-07-01 1999-07-01 Internal cooling arrangement for undulate mea fuel cell stack Abandoned AU4525399A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9814120 1998-07-01
GBGB9814120.3A GB9814120D0 (en) 1998-07-01 1998-07-01 Cooling of fuel cell stacks
PCT/GB1999/002056 WO2000002267A2 (fr) 1998-07-01 1999-07-01 Mecanisme de refroidissement interne pour empilage de piles a combustible a electrodes a membrane ondulee

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AU (3) AU4525399A (fr)
CA (1) CA2336314A1 (fr)
GB (4) GB9814120D0 (fr)
WO (3) WO2000002271A2 (fr)

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GB2339067A (en) 2000-01-12
WO2000002267A3 (fr) 2000-09-14
AU4526499A (en) 2000-01-24
GB9915294D0 (en) 1999-09-01
WO2000002271A2 (fr) 2000-01-13
GB9915295D0 (en) 1999-09-01
WO2000002281A3 (fr) 2000-04-13
GB2339068A (en) 2000-01-12
GB2339066A (en) 2000-01-12
GB9814120D0 (en) 1998-08-26
GB9915293D0 (en) 1999-09-01
WO2000002271A3 (fr) 2000-04-13
CA2336314A1 (fr) 2000-01-13
WO2000002267A2 (fr) 2000-01-13
WO2000002281A2 (fr) 2000-01-13
AU4526299A (en) 2000-01-24

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