A FUEL CELL STACK ASSEMBLY

摘要

The invention relates to a fuel cell stack assembly (100) and an associated method of assembling the fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack assembly (100) comprises a plurality of fuel cell assemblies (102) adjacent to one another, a first end plate (104) at a first end (106) of the plurality of fuel cell assemblies, a second end plate (108) at a second opposing end (110) of the plurality of fuel cell assemblies and a tie rod (112) configured to engage the first and second end plates (104, 108) and thereby apply a compression force to the plurality of fuel cell assemblies (102). The tie rod (112) is a unitary component that comprises a first engagement surface (114) that engages with the first end plate (104) and a second engagement surface (116) that engages with the second end plate (108).