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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2022
Airbus Operations, S.l., Madrid, ES;
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus (S.a.s.), Blagnac, FR;
Blanka Lenczowski, Neubiberg, DE;
Tamara Blanco Varela, Getafe Madrid, ES;
Peter Linde, Buxtehude, DE;
Airbus (S.A.S.), Blagnac, FR;
Airbus Operations S.L., Madrid, ES;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A bipolar plate for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell includes a laminate of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) with a first outer ply. The CFRP includes a resin and carbon fibers. The first outer ply is arranged at a first lateral surface of the laminate, wherein the laminate includes a first plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The first outer ply includes a first groove, wherein the first groove is configured to define a first gas diffusion channel. At least some of the first plurality of CNTs extend through the first outer ply in a direction transversely to the first lateral surface of the laminate.