DE10346594A1 - Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell for generating electric current with high power at relatively low operating temperatures has a partition in a fluid area to separate a further area - Google Patents

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell for generating electric current with high power at relatively low operating temperatures has a partition in a fluid area to separate a further area Download PDF

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DE10346594A1
DE10346594A1 DE10346594A DE10346594A DE10346594A1 DE 10346594 A1 DE10346594 A1 DE 10346594A1 DE 10346594 A DE10346594 A DE 10346594A DE 10346594 A DE10346594 A DE 10346594A DE 10346594 A1 DE10346594 A1 DE 10346594A1
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Felix Blank
Georg Frank
Cosmas Heller
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Abstract

Separator plate unit (1) in a paper surface has four ports (2,2',2'',2''') for supplying and draining reaction materials and two ports (3,3') for supplying and draining a coolant. A distribution structure (4) interlinks each two ports and forms a bundle of meandering channels (5).
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DE102008040208A1 (en) 2008-07-07 2010-01-14 Robert Bosch Gmbh Fuel cell i.e. polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cell, system for use in automotive field to produce current, has balancing areas arranged at end sides of membrane element for humidifying and tempering inflow streams
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DE102019126306A1 (en) * 2019-09-30 2021-04-01 Audi Ag Fuel cell system
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