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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Nuvera Fuel Cells, Llc, Billerica, MA (US);
Inventors:
Filippo Gambini, Boston, MA (US);
Amedeo Conti, Somerville, MA (US);
Scott Blanchet, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, Billerica, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1004 (2016.01); H01M 8/249 (2016.01); H01M 8/02 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 8/02 (2013.01); H01M 8/249 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly interposed between a pair of bipolar plates, and the membrane electrode assembly has a total active area measured in an x-y plane that is generally perpendicular to the z-axis. Each bipolar plate includes a plurality of common passages extending generally parallel to the z-axis. The total active area of the membrane electrode assembly includes a plurality of base active areas arranged co-planar in the x-y plane along an x-axis.