摘要 |
The fuel cell stack is formed with a plurality of stacked plate-like components which form serially connected fuel cells. Each fuel cell includes an electrode plate having an electrolyte reservoir and an anode on one side, a cathode on the other, and an electrolyte-saturated matrix sandwiched between the anode and cathode. The active elements of the electrode plate are mounted in a fiberglass frame (14) which includes gas manifold portions (16, 20, 28, 30) and which forms a part of the ports (54) which feed oxygen to the cathode side. The fiberglass frames are protected against oxygen-induced degradation and are provided with increased localized tensile strength by nickel foil (36) which is laminated onto the fiberglass in the areas of the oxygen ports. |