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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Steffen Eccarius, Pliezhausen, DE;
Christian Litterst, Frankfurt, DE;
Peter Koltay, Freiburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V., Munich, DE;
Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat-Freiburg, Freiburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 4/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for operating a direct oxidation fuel cell in which at least one fluid fuel is transported from a fuel reservoir via a fluid distribution structure to a membrane electrode assembly, the transport of the fuel being effected passively, i.e. without convection. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding direct oxidation fuel cell.