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DE60044076D1 - Strömungskanäle in Stromabnehmerplatten von Brennstoffzellen - Google Patents

Strömungskanäle in Stromabnehmerplatten von Brennstoffzellen

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DE60044076D1
DE60044076D1 DE60044076T DE60044076T DE60044076D1 DE 60044076 D1 DE60044076 D1 DE 60044076D1 DE 60044076 T DE60044076 T DE 60044076T DE 60044076 T DE60044076 T DE 60044076T DE 60044076 D1 DE60044076 D1 DE 60044076D1
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fuel cells
flow channels
pantograph plates
pantograph
plates
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Kim R Griffith
Jeffrey Allan Rock
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GM Global Technology Operations LLC
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Motors Liquidation Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0247—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the form
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H01M8/0265—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant the reactant or coolant channels having varying cross sections
    • 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
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
DE60044076T 1999-12-02 2000-10-09 Strömungskanäle in Stromabnehmerplatten von Brennstoffzellen Expired - Lifetime DE60044076D1 (de)

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US09/453,088 US6358642B1 (en) 1999-12-02 1999-12-02 Flow channels for fuel cell

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DE60044076D1 true DE60044076D1 (de) 2010-05-12

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US (1) US6358642B1 (de)
EP (1) EP1107339B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3495698B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2323124A1 (de)
DE (1) DE60044076D1 (de)

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JP2001167777A (ja) 2001-06-22
EP1107339B1 (de) 2010-03-31
JP3495698B2 (ja) 2004-02-09
US6358642B1 (en) 2002-03-19
EP1107339A3 (de) 2004-04-07
CA2323124A1 (en) 2001-06-02

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