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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Kyung Min Kim, Namyangju-si, KR;
Sang Mun Jin, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0258 (2016.01); H01M 8/04291 (2016.01); H01M 8/023 (2016.01); H01M 8/0247 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0258 (2013.01); H01M 8/023 (2013.01); H01M 8/0247 (2013.01); H01M 8/04291 (2013.01); H01M 8/10 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A separator for a fuel cell includes a plurality of channels formed in a reaction surface in the direction of gravity in order to permit reaction gas and generated water to flow therethrough. The fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and a gas diffusion layer (GDL). The channels have a wave shape in the reaction surface, and each of the channels includes curved portions and straight portions that are arranged alternately.