| 摘要 |
A fuel cell array (1, fig 1) comprises a substantially laminar assembly 2 including a plurality of fuel cells 3, 5, 6 arranged in an array over exclusive areas of the assembly, the fuel cells each including an anode 3a, 5a, 6a spaced from the anode of the or each other fuel cell and a cathode 3c, 5c, 6c spaced from the cathode of the or each other fuel cell, the anodes arranged on an opposite side of a proton exchange membrane 11 to the cathodes, wherein the proton exchange membrane is common to the plurality of fuel cells and at least two of the fuel cells are connectable in series. The fuel cells 3, 5, 6 may also include anode gas diffusion layers 21a, 23a, 24a and cathode gas diffusion layers 21c, 23c, 24c. Interconnections 12, 13 may connect respective anodes and cathodes of adjacent fuel cells. In a further aspect, anodes and cathodes are connected to an interconnection controller (30, fig 3) configured to reconfigure interconnections between the fuel cells so that they are connected in series or in parallel or disconnected from the array. |
