GB2386467B - Bipolar plates - Google Patents

Bipolar plates

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Publication number
GB2386467B
GB2386467B GB0219889A GB0219889A GB2386467B GB 2386467 B GB2386467 B GB 2386467B GB 0219889 A GB0219889 A GB 0219889A GB 0219889 A GB0219889 A GB 0219889A GB 2386467 B GB2386467 B GB 2386467B
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Prior art keywords
bipolar plates
bipolar
plates
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0219889A
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GB2386467A (en
GB2386467A8 (en
GB0219889D0 (en
Inventor
Mark Christopher Turpin
Christopher John Spacie
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Morgan Crucible Co PLC
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Morgan Crucible Co PLC
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Priority to GB0219889A priority Critical patent/GB2386467B/en
Publication of GB0219889D0 publication Critical patent/GB0219889D0/en
Priority to AU2003259347A priority patent/AU2003259347A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2003/003682 priority patent/WO2004021491A1/en
Publication of GB2386467A publication Critical patent/GB2386467A/en
Publication of GB2386467A8 publication Critical patent/GB2386467A8/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2386467B publication Critical patent/GB2386467B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0267—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
    • H01M8/04067—Heat exchange or temperature measuring elements, thermal insulation, e.g. heat pipes, heat pumps, fins
    • H01M8/04074—Heat exchange unit structures specially adapted for fuel cell
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
GB0219889A 2002-08-27 2002-08-27 Bipolar plates Expired - Fee Related GB2386467B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0219889A GB2386467B (en) 2002-08-27 2002-08-27 Bipolar plates
AU2003259347A AU2003259347A1 (en) 2002-08-27 2003-08-22 Bipolar plates with cooling channels
PCT/GB2003/003682 WO2004021491A1 (en) 2002-08-27 2003-08-22 Bipolar plates with cooling channels

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0219889A GB2386467B (en) 2002-08-27 2002-08-27 Bipolar plates

Publications (4)

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GB0219889D0 GB0219889D0 (en) 2002-10-02
GB2386467A GB2386467A (en) 2003-09-17
GB2386467A8 GB2386467A8 (en) 2003-10-24
GB2386467B true GB2386467B (en) 2004-02-18

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AU (1) AU2003259347A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2386467B (en)
WO (1) WO2004021491A1 (en)

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DE102012210066A1 (en) * 2012-06-14 2013-12-19 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Method for manufacturing graphite bipolar plate of PEM fuel cell, involves press-molding graphite powder and carbonaceous bonding agent, thermal-treating molded workpiece, and representing channel structure of fuel cell by lost mold core
DE102017209031A1 (en) * 2017-05-30 2018-12-06 Robert Bosch Gmbh Method for producing a fuel cell and fuel cell
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DE102022000333A1 (en) 2022-01-28 2023-08-03 Lsi Ludwig Schleicher Ingenium Gmbh & Co. Kg Bipolar plate for a fuel cell

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US4649091A (en) * 1982-06-23 1987-03-10 United Technologies Corporation Fuel cell battery with improved membrane cooling
US6037073A (en) * 1996-10-15 2000-03-14 Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation Bipolar plate/diffuser for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
WO2000031815A1 (en) * 1998-11-25 2000-06-02 Gas Technology Institute Sheet metal bipolar plate design for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
EP1009051A2 (en) * 1998-12-08 2000-06-14 General Motors Corporation Liquid cooled bipolar plate consisting of glued plates for PEM fuel cells
US6372376B1 (en) * 1999-12-07 2002-04-16 General Motors Corporation Corrosion resistant PEM fuel cell

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US4664988A (en) * 1984-04-06 1987-05-12 Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Fuel cell electrode substrate incorporating separator as an intercooler and process for preparation thereof
EP0755328A4 (en) * 1994-04-15 1997-11-12 Corning Inc Activated carbon honeycombs having varying adsorption capacities and method of making same
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CA2451609C (en) * 2001-07-09 2010-02-16 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Method of manufacturing separator for fuel cell
FR2833762A1 (en) * 2001-12-18 2003-06-20 Sorapec PEM fuel cell bipolar collector plate structure has several partitioned areas having inlet and outlet for reaction gases

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4649091A (en) * 1982-06-23 1987-03-10 United Technologies Corporation Fuel cell battery with improved membrane cooling
US6037073A (en) * 1996-10-15 2000-03-14 Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation Bipolar plate/diffuser for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
US6171720B1 (en) * 1996-10-15 2001-01-09 Ut-Battelle, Llc Bipolar plate/diffuser for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
WO2000031815A1 (en) * 1998-11-25 2000-06-02 Gas Technology Institute Sheet metal bipolar plate design for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
EP1009051A2 (en) * 1998-12-08 2000-06-14 General Motors Corporation Liquid cooled bipolar plate consisting of glued plates for PEM fuel cells
US6372376B1 (en) * 1999-12-07 2002-04-16 General Motors Corporation Corrosion resistant PEM fuel cell

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WO2004021491A1 (en) 2004-03-11
GB2386467A (en) 2003-09-17
AU2003259347A1 (en) 2004-03-19
GB2386467A8 (en) 2003-10-24
GB0219889D0 (en) 2002-10-02

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