FUEL CELL WITH POLYMERELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE

摘要

The invention relates to a fuel cell for high output voltages, consisting of a flat system of at least two individual fuel cells positioned in a housing (24) which each have an electrolyte membrane (20) coated with electrodes (21) to serve as an anode and cathode. The consecutive, adjacent individual cells are electrically connected in series in that the anode of an individual cell is connected with the cathode of the adjacent individual cell via an electrically conductive transverse structure (22). In its surface plane said transverse conducting structure in the intermediate area is impermeable to the fuel and the electrolyte membranes (20) of the adjacent individual cells extend into the intermediate area (Z) between the individual cells, overlap each other and cover the transverse conducting structure (22) in a sealing manner from one side each.