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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Richard D. Breault, North Kingstown, RI (US);
Inventor:
Richard D. Breault, North Kingstown, RI (US);
Assignee:
UTC Power Corporation, South Windsor, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell () having a matrix () for containing phosphoric acid (or other liquid) electrolyte with an anode catalyst () on one side and a cathode catalyst () on the other side includes an anode substrate () in contact with the anode catalyst and a cathode substrate () in contact with the cathode catalyst, the anode substrate being thicker than the cathode substrate by a ratio of between 1.75 to 1.0 and 3.0 to 1.0. Non-porous, hydrophobic separator plate assemblies () provide fuel flow channels () and oxidant flow channels () as well as demarcating the fuel cells.