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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Giuseppe Faita, Novara, IT;
Antonino Toro, Segrate, IT;
Luca Merlo, Montorfano, IT;
Zhi Yang Xue, Vienna, VA (US);
Inventors:
Giuseppe Faita, Novara, IT;
Antonino Toro, Segrate, IT;
Luca Merlo, Montorfano, IT;
Zhi Yang Xue, Vienna, VA (US);
Assignee:
NUVERA FUEL CELLS, INC., Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0202 (2016.01); H01M 8/2457 (2016.01); H01M 8/241 (2016.01); H01M 8/023 (2016.01); H01M 8/0258 (2016.01); H01M 8/0267 (2016.01); H01M 8/04029 (2016.01); H01M 8/04089 (2016.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 8/04291 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0202 (2013.01); H01M 8/023 (2013.01); H01M 8/0258 (2013.01); H01M 8/0267 (2013.01); H01M 8/04029 (2013.01); H01M 8/04104 (2013.01); H01M 8/04119 (2013.01); H01M 8/241 (2013.01); H01M 8/2457 (2016.02); H01M 4/861 (2013.01); H01M 8/04134 (2013.01); H01M 8/04291 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A membrane fuel cell delimited by bipolar plates comprising a cathodic compartment and an anodic compartment, said cathodic compartment comprising means for feeding air from the bottom to the top, said anodic compartment comprising means for feeding a hydrogen-containing fuel from the top to the bottom, at least one of said cathodic and anodic compartment comprising a flow distributor consisting of a porous material and a method of operating cell said.