Fuel cell
US-2015380744-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Electricity generation unit and fuel cell stack
US9413026B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9413026-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213586817-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Publication date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
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An electricity generator includes a membrane electrode assembly; a separator coupled to the membrane electrode assembly and including a first region and a second region; and a thermal conductor on one of the first region and the second region.
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What is claimed is: 1. An electricity generator comprising: a membrane electrode assembly; a separator comprising a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet, and having a lower region extending from a lower edge of the separator and including the fuel outlet, and an upper region adjacent the lower region, extending from an upper edge of the separator, and including the fuel inlet, the lower region and the upper region together being an entirety of the separator; and a first thermal conductor on and entirely covering only the lower region from among the upper and lower regions, wherein the separator further has a first side and a second side, and the separator is coupled to the membrane electrode assembly at the first side thereof and the first thermal conductor is only at the second side of the separator from among the first and second sides thereof. 2. The electricity generator of claim 1 , wherein the separator comprises: a first separator comprising the fuel inlet and the fuel outlet; and a second separator comprising an oxidant inlet and an oxidant outlet, wherein the lower region includes the oxidant outlet and the upper region includes the oxidant inlet. 3. The electricity generator of claim 2 , wherein the first thermal conductor has a thermal conductivity that is less than a thermal conductivity of the separator, and wherein the first thermal conductor is coated on the lower region. 4. The electricity generator of claim 2 , wherein the first thermal conductor has a thermal conductivity that is less than a thermal conductivity of the separator, and wherein the first thermal conductor is integral with the lower region. 5. The electricity generator of claim 2 , further comprising a second thermal conductor having a thermal conductivity that is greater than a thermal conductivity of the separator, and wherein the second thermal conductor is coated on the upper region. 6. The electricity generator of claim 2 , further comprising a second thermal conductor having a thermal conductivity that is greater than a thermal conductivity of the separator, and wherein the second thermal conductor is integral with the upper region.
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Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic
- H01M8/241Primary
with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes · CPC title
Non-porous and characterised by the material · CPC title
Electricity · mapped topic
characterised by the form (characterised by a channel configuration H01M8/0258) · CPC title
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- What does patent US9413026B2 cover?
- An electricity generator includes a membrane electrode assembly; a separator coupled to the membrane electrode assembly and including a first region and a second region; and a thermal conductor on one of the first region and the second region.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Lee Jin-Hwa, Kim Tae-Yoon, Chai Geun-Seok, and 3 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01M8/241. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 09 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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