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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Robert Mason Darling, South Windsore, CT (US);
Paravastu Badrinarayanan, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/02 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04149 (2013.01); H01M 8/0267 (2013.01); H01M 8/04171 (2013.01); H01M 8/04291 (2013.01); H01M 8/0258 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary device for managing moisture content within a fuel cell includes a reactant distribution plate having a plurality of members that establish reactant flow channels that are open on at least one side of the plate. A wicking layer is against the one side of the plate. The wicking layer includes a first portion that is uninterrupted and covers over at least some of the channels. A second portion of the wicking layer extends along ends of at least some of the members such that sections of the channels coextensive with the second portion are open toward the one side.