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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh, Taufkirchen, DE;
Inventors:
Kristian Zimmermann, Taufkirchen, DE;
Stephan Friedl, Taufkirchen, DE;
Christian Metzner, Taufkirchen, DE;
Assignee:
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Taufkirchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 8/0258 (2016.01); H01M 8/0202 (2016.01); H01M 8/122 (2016.01); H01M 8/1006 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2013.01); H01M 8/0258 (2013.01); H01M 8/0269 (2013.01); H01M 8/1006 (2013.01); H01M 8/122 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
In order to improve usability of hybrid or fully electric aircraft, a fuel cell having improved efficiency and increased volume/weight specific energy density is provided. The fuel cell has a self-supporting membrane structure that is formed as a triply periodic level surface, which separates a first cavity supplied with gaseous fuel from a second cavity supplied with gaseous oxidizer in a gas-sealed manner while connecting the cavities in an ion-conductive manner.