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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Plug Power Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Inventors:
Charles Russell Elder, Averill Park, NY (US);
James D'Aleo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
PLUG POWER INC., Latham, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/025 (2016.01); H01M 8/0258 (2016.01); H01M 8/2465 (2016.01); H01M 8/0247 (2016.01); H01M 8/1004 (2016.01); H01M 8/0273 (2016.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0258 (2013.01); H01M 8/0247 (2013.01); H01M 8/0273 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 8/2465 (2013.01); H01M 4/8605 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02P 70/56 (2015.11);
Abstract
A fuel cell stack includes a fluid flow plate at an outer end, a sealing member contacting the fluid flow plate and a gas diffusion layer, and a catalyst layer inside the gas diffusion layer. A membrane is located at a central location between the catalyst layer and a second catalyst layer. The fluid flow plate includes a channel for receiving a portion of a perimeter of the gas diffusion layer.