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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Vladimir Gurau, Miami, FL (US);
Frano Barbir, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Jay K. Neutzler, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc., Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Abstract
A fuel cell collector plate can be provided with one or more various channel constructions for the transport of reactants to the gas diffusion layer and the removal of water therefrom. The outlet channel can be arranged to have a reduced volume compared to the inlet channel, in both interdigitated and discontinuous spiral applications. The land width between an inlet channel and outlet channel can be reduced to improved mass flow rate in regions of deleted reactant concentrations. Additionally or alternatively, the depth of the inlet channel can be reduced in the direction of flow to reduce the diffusion path as the concentration of reactant is reduced.