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| 20100196777 | BRACING OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL STACK - The invention relates to a bracing plate for bracing a fuel cell stack. According to the invention it is contemplated that the bracing plate is formed of a plurality of layers, a first layer facing the fuel cell stack and a second layer disposed adjacent to the first layer and arranged on the side opposing the fuel cell stack being provided, the second layer having a higher bending rigidity than the first layer. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100209801 | FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK COMPRISING THE SAME - A fuel cell of the present disclosure includes an electrolyte-layer-electrode assembly, a first separator, a second separator, and one or more gas permeation suppressing sections, the inner surface of the first separator and the inner surface of the second separator have a first region and a second region, the gas permeation suppressing section is provided at least one of a first reactant gas channel and a second reactant gas channel so as to overlap with the first region when viewed in a thickness direction of the first separator, and the gas permeation suppressing section is provided at least one of the first reactant gas channel and the second reactant gas channel so as to overlap with the second region when viewed in the thickness direction of the first separator. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100255401 | FUEL CELL STACK HAVING GROOVED END PLATES AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell stack including an electricity generator and end plates disposed at respective ends of the electricity generator, each of the end plates including first and second grooves extending at perpendicular directions and reinforcing members placed on the first and second grooves. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110070519 | SEPARATING PLATE OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK - The present invention relates to a separating plate of solid oxide fuel cell stack. The separating plate of solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a substrate, upper and lower micro channel plates and upper and lower sealing guides. The substrate includes a fuel inflow/outflow manifold and an air inflow/outflow manifold disposed opposing to each other in a diagonal direction, a fuel channel having a pair of horizontal channels and an inclined channel connecting ends of the horizontal channels so as to connect the fuel inflow/outflow manifold, and an air channel having a pair of vertical channels and an inclined channel connecting ends of the vertical channels so as to connect the air inflow/outflow manifold. The upper and lower micro channel plates are attached to upper and lower parts of the substrate and includes a plurality of micro channels so as to distribute uniformly fuel flowing in the fuel channel and air flowing in the air channel. The upper and lower sealing guides keep a constant gap with the upper and lower micro channel plates and are attached to the upper and lower parts of the substrate. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110281195 | FUEL CELL ADHESIVE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME - A fuel cell adhesive comprises a polyolefin adhesive having a bonding strength sufficient to adhere two fuel cell stack components together. The bonding strength of the polyolefin adhesive is less than the cohesive strength of any of the fuel cell stack components such that two adhesively bonded fuel cell stack components can be easily separated and re-joined without causing any mechanical damages to the fuel cell stack components. The polyolefin adhesive may be prepared by polymerizing at least an α-olefin monomer in the presence of a molecular weight controlling agent. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110305969 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack including membrane-electrode assemblies and separators formed between each of the membrane-electrode assemblies is disclosed. The membrane-electrode assemblies may each include an electrolyte membrane, an anode formed on a first surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode formed on a second surface of the electrolyte membrane. Each of the separators may include an anode separator facing the anode and a cathode separator facing the cathode. Each of the separators may include at least two manifolds, a channel separated from the manifolds and facing either the anode or the cathode, and a connection channel fluidly connecting the manifold and the channel. The separator may also include a buffer protrusion system in the connection channel configured to disperse the flow of the fuel or the oxidant. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120045709 | DATUM INSERT FOR SHORTING PROTECTION ON A FUEL CELL PLATE - A subassembly for a fuel cell stack includes a fuel cell plate and a datum hole formed in the fuel cell plate for alignment of the fuel cell plate during assembly of the fuel cell stack. The subassembly also includes a datum insert disposed adjacent the datum hole of the fuel cell plate. The datum insert is configured to militate against a bending of the fuel cell plate at the datum hole during the assembly of the fuel cell stack. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120070762 | STACK FOR A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL USING A FLAT TUBULAR STRUCTURE - The preset invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell stack capable of producing electricity, in which unit cell modules are connected in series and in parallel, and to a manufacturing method thereof. The solid oxide fuel cell stack is manufactured by: making a unit cell module comprising at least one unit cell formed on the outer surfaces of a flat tubular support, a first electrical interconnector formed on the front end of the support and at least a portion of the outer surfaces so as to be connected to a first electrode of the unit cell, and a second electrical interconnector formed on the rear end of the support and at least a portion of the outer surfaces so as to be connected to a second electrode of the unit cell; and stacking the unit cell modules such that the electrical interconnectors come into contact with each other. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120264032 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND FUEL CELL - A method of manufacturing a fuel cell includes the steps of: (a) providing an extendable stacking reference member structured to extend and contract in a stacking direction; (b) arranging the stacking reference member in an extended setting via a first opening, such that one end of the stacking reference member is located inside a casing body and the other end of the stacking reference member is located outside the casing body; (c) after the step (b), mounting a plurality of cells of a cell laminate on the stacking reference member in a direction from inside to outside of the casing body; (d) contracting the stacking reference member and compressing the mounted cell laminate in the stacking direction, so as to locate the stacking reference member and the cell laminate inside the casing body of the fuel cell; and (e) after the step (d), attaching an end wall member to a first wall member to close the first opening and maintaining the cell laminate under a load in the stacking direction. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130029245 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR MEASURING VOLTAGES ALONG A LINEAR ARRAY OF VOLTAGE SOURCES - A measurement device for measuring voltages along a linear array of voltage sources, such as a fuel cell stack, includes at least one movable contact or non-contact voltage probe that measures a voltage of an array element. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20140322626 | FUEL CELL STACK - In a fuel cell stack, fuel cells are stacked together in a stacking direction, and the stacked fuel cells are placed in a casing. An upper side panel of the casing includes an outer plate and an inner plate which are joined together. Flat plate members are interposed between the outer plate and the inner plate at positions corresponding to both end portions of the outer plate and the inner plate extending in the stacking direction. The flat plate members are thicker than the outer plate and the inner plate. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150093678 | Bonding Layer for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells - A bonding layer used to join individually formed fuel cell units together to create a solid oxide fuel cell stack can include particles contained within a carrier material. The particles can have at least one material component in common with a porous electrode of a first type and a bimodal particle size distribution. In some embodiments, the particles of a first mode of the bimodal particle size distribution are small enough to fit at least partially into the porosity of the electrodes bonded together, while the particles of the second mode of the bimodal particle size distribution are larger than the porosity of the electrodes. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20160006069 | Housing for a Fuel Cell Stack - A housing for a fuel cell stack is disclosed. At least one wall has, at least in some sections, a structure which reinforces the wall. At least in a region with a reinforcing structure, at least one fastening point is formed for fastening at least one fuel cell system component and/or for supporting the housing in an installation space. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160093896 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK - A solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a support, a plurality of power generation elements connected in series, each including a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order on the support, and an interconnector electrically connecting an air electrode in one of the two adjacent power generation elements to a fuel electrode in the other power generation element. A solid electrolyte for one of the power generation elements is provided on the downside of the interconnector provided on the downside of the air electrode in the one power generation element so that the solid electrolyte is joined to the interconnector, and a solid electrolyte for the other power generation element is provided on the upper side of the interconnector provided on the upper side of the fuel electrode for the other power generation element so that the solid electrolyte is joined to the interconnector. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160190632 | FUEL CELL UNIT - A fuel cell unit includes: a fuel cell having a plurality of stacked unit cells, the unit cells being tightened together by a compressive load for compression in a stacking direction; a casing having a wall surface which defines a space for housing the fuel cell therein and which faces the stacking direction, the wall surface being subject to reaction force against the compressive load in the stacking direction and the wall surface having a through hole formed so as to extend through from the space to outside of the wall surface; and a ventilation member which is to be fitted into the through hole and which allows ventilation between the space and the outside of the wall surface to be fulfilled in the through hole. Thus, in the fuel cell unit, ventilation inside the casing is fulfilled while strength degradation of the casing is suppressed. | 06-30-2016 |
