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GB2387264B - Flow field pattern - Google Patents

Flow field pattern

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Publication number
GB2387264B
GB2387264B GB0206598A GB0206598A GB2387264B GB 2387264 B GB2387264 B GB 2387264B GB 0206598 A GB0206598 A GB 0206598A GB 0206598 A GB0206598 A GB 0206598A GB 2387264 B GB2387264 B GB 2387264B
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Prior art keywords
flow field
field pattern
pattern
flow
field
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0206598A
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GB0206598D0 (en
GB2387264A (en
Inventor
Mark Christopher Turpin
Brendan Bilton
James Charles Boff
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Morgan Advanced Materials PLC
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Morgan Crucible Co PLC
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Priority to GB0206598A priority Critical patent/GB2387264B/en
Publication of GB0206598D0 publication Critical patent/GB0206598D0/en
Priority to PCT/GB2003/001147 priority patent/WO2003081703A2/en
Publication of GB2387264A publication Critical patent/GB2387264A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2387264B publication Critical patent/GB2387264B/en
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Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H01M8/026—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant characterised by grooves, e.g. their pitch or depth
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H01M8/0265—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant the reactant or coolant channels having varying cross sections
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/12—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte
    • H01M2008/1293—Fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
GB0206598A 2002-03-20 2002-03-20 Flow field pattern Expired - Fee Related GB2387264B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0206598A GB2387264B (en) 2002-03-20 2002-03-20 Flow field pattern
PCT/GB2003/001147 WO2003081703A2 (en) 2002-03-20 2003-03-14 Fuel cell flow field pattern

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0206598A GB2387264B (en) 2002-03-20 2002-03-20 Flow field pattern

Publications (3)

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GB0206598D0 GB0206598D0 (en) 2002-05-01
GB2387264A GB2387264A (en) 2003-10-08
GB2387264B true GB2387264B (en) 2004-08-04

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WO (1) WO2003081703A2 (en)

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WO2000017952A1 (en) * 1998-09-18 2000-03-30 Energy Partners, L.C. Self-humidifying fuel cell
WO2000026981A2 (en) * 1998-10-29 2000-05-11 3M Innovative Properties Company Microstructured flow fields

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GB2387264A (en) 2003-10-08
WO2003081703A3 (en) 2004-03-18
WO2003081703A2 (en) 2003-10-02

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