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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Steven J. Spencer, Rochester, NY (US);
Steven J. Spencer, Rochester, NY (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel cell plate is disclosed, the fuel cell plate including a first unipolar plate, a second unipolar plate cooperating with the first unipolar plate to form a bipolar plate having a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, a reactant inlet, and a reactant outlet, and a coolant flow channel in fluid communication with the coolant inlet formed intermediate the first unipolar plate and the second unipolar plate, the coolant flow channel having a second portion disposed between a first portion and a third portion thereof adjacent to the reactant outlet, wherein the second portion is spaced apart from the reactant inlet at a first distance and the first portion and the third portion are each spaced apart from the reactant inlet at a distance greater than the first distance.