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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2019
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
In Woo Jang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04291 (2016.01); H01M 8/24 (2016.01); H01M 8/2465 (2016.01); H01M 8/1004 (2016.01); H01M 8/04223 (2016.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/2459 (2016.02); H01M 8/04007 (2013.01); H01M 8/04268 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 8/2465 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell stack includes a power generation cell having a first gas diffusion layer and a dummy cell disposed at an end of the power generation cell and having a second gas diffusion layer with higher thermal conductivity than the first gas diffusion layer. An end plate is fastened at an end of the dummy cell and a heater is interposed between the dummy cell and the end plate.