Fuel cell stack structure
AssigneeMico Power Ltd.
InventorsSang Hyun Song, Song Ho Choi, Jin Ah Park
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Abstract
A fuel cell stack array is disclosed. The fuel cell stack array includes a first fuel cell stack having a first upper frame structure formed with a first through-hole for exposing a first topmost connector layer positioned at top of a first single cell stack structure, a second fuel cell stack having a second upper frame structure formed with a second through-hole for exposing a second topmost connector layer positioned at top of a second single cell stack structure, and a first current collector electrically connecting the first and second topmost connector layers via the first and second through-holes.
Claims13
A fuel cell stack array comprising:
- a first fuel cell stack including:
- a first single cell stack structure, wherein the first single cell stack structure has a first topmost connector layer;
- a first upper frame structure disposed on a top of the first topmost connector layer and having a first through-hole defined therein;
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- a first lower frame structure disposed on a bottom of the first single cell stack structure;
- a second fuel cell stack including:
- a second single cell stack structure, wherein the second single cell stack structure has a second topmost connector layer;
- a second upper frame structure disposed on a top of the second topmost connector layer and having a second through-hole defined therein;
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- a second lower frame structure disposed on a bottom of the second single cell stack structure, wherein the second fuel cell stack is adjacent to the first fuel cell stack;
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- a first current collector including:
- a first contact inserted into the first through-hole and electrically connected to the first topmost connector layer;
- a second contact inserted into the second through-hole and electrically connected to the second topmost connector layer;
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- a connection portion disposed on tops of the first and second upper frame structures for electrically connecting the first and second contacts,
- wherein the first current collector electrically connects the first and second topmost connector layers, and
- wherein, through the first through-hole, at least 50% of a top surface of the first topmost connector layer is exposed and surface-contacts the first contact of the first current collector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.