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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2003
Daniele Facchi, Rovato, IT;
Eduardo Trifoni, Naples, IT;
Antonino Toro, Mialn, IT;
Luca Merlo, Montorfano, IT;
Matteo Lenardon, Lomazzo, IT;
Paolo Binelli, Milan, IT;
Daniele Facchi, Rovato, IT;
Eduardo Trifoni, Naples, IT;
Antonino Toro, Mialn, IT;
Luca Merlo, Montorfano, IT;
Matteo Lenardon, Lomazzo, IT;
Paolo Binelli, Milan, IT;
Nuvera Fuel Cells Europe, S.r.l., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A membrane electrochemical generator comprises a multiplicity of reaction cells () mutually connected in series and assembled according to a filter-press type configuration. Each reaction cell is delimited by a pair of conductive bipolar plates (), which comprises a multiplicity of first calibrated holes () for the passage of the gaseous reactants and a multiplicity of second calibrated holes () for the discharge of the reaction products and of the optional residual reactants. The cooling cells () comprises a rigid peripheral portion (), whereupon a gasket () is laid, defining and sealing on each face of such peripheral portion a zone of collection of the gaseous reactants () and a zone of collection of the reaction products and of the residual reactants (). In a filter-press configuration, these two zones are respectively overlaid to the first calibrated holes to reach the active area of the reaction cells ().