发明名称 |
FUEL CELL WITH VARIABLE POROSITY GAS DISTRIBUTION LAYERS |
摘要 |
A fuel cell of the type having a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) interdisposed between a pair of bipolar plate assemblies. The MEA may have a convoluted configuration to maximize the effective surface area of the MEA for a given planar area. Each bipolar plate assembly includes a gas distribution layer of open cell conductive foam material which is divided into a plurality of generally parallel segments to define a plurality of generally parallel porous reactant paths. The segments are defined by selectively varying the porosity of the foam material and/or selectively varying the thickness of the foam material. The foam material may be a conductive graphite foam media or a conductive metallic foam media. Each bipolar plate assembly further includes a non-porous, conductive separator plate. The bipolar plate assembly distributes the reactant gases delivered via a manifold structure across the face of the MEA. A coolant layer may also be provided utilizing a segmented foam construction similar to that utilized in the gas distribution layers. |
申请公布号 |
AU2002247218(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.09.09 |
申请号 |
AU20020247218 |
申请日期 |
2002.02.27 |
申请人 |
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION |
发明人 |
GERALD, W. FLY;BRIAN, K. BRADY |
分类号 |
H01M8/02;H01M8/04;H01M8/06;H01M8/10;H01M8/24;H01M16/00 |
主分类号 |
H01M8/02 |
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