WO2001061777A3 - Fuel cell with monolithic flow field-bipolar plate assembly and method for making and cooling a fuel cell stack - Google Patents

Fuel cell with monolithic flow field-bipolar plate assembly and method for making and cooling a fuel cell stack Download PDF

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WO2001061777A3
WO2001061777A3 PCT/US2001/004484 US0104484W WO0161777A3 WO 2001061777 A3 WO2001061777 A3 WO 2001061777A3 US 0104484 W US0104484 W US 0104484W WO 0161777 A3 WO0161777 A3 WO 0161777A3
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Abstract

An electrochemical fuel cell contains first and second monolithic electrically conducting flow field-bipolar plate assemblies arranged essentially parallel to each other such that an inside surface of the first bipolar separator plate is facing an inside surface of the second bipolar separator plate, wherein the bipolar separator plates (9) are electrically and mechanically connected by intervening layers (8, 5, 6, 7) that are directly bonded to each other. The fuel cells can be stacked between endpaltes and supplied with hydrogen and oxygen to generate electric power. An air cooled condenser for use with a fuel cell stack is composed of a porous foam condensing element and a porous foam cooling element. The condenser can be placed by a fuel cell stack for cooling purposes.
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