摘要 |
A Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM)/Solid Polymer Electrolyte (SPE) fuel-cell having at least one cell comprising a pair of opposite polarity electrodes each having a first face for exposure to a gaseous reactant, a membrane electrolyte bonded to and interjacent the electrodes for conducting protons between the electrodes when discharging the cell, and an electrically conductive contact element having a second face engaging a first face for conducting electrical current from the electrode through the first face. The second face comprises a number of lands engaging the first face and defining a number of grooves between them for distributing a gaseous reactant uniformly across the first face, the improvement comprising a number of electrically conductive filaments embedded longitudinally in the first face, the filaments extending across a number of the lands in a direction transverse the lands and grooves. |