Fuel cell stack
OwnerSang-Won Leeinventor
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Abstract
A fuel cell stack includes at least one electricity generating element that generates electrical energy through a reaction of fuel and oxygen, the electricity generating element including a membrane-electrode assembly, separators respectively positioned at both sides of the membrane-electrode assembly, and conducting elements respectively positioned between the separators and the membrane-electrode assembly and capable of enabling electrons, which are generated in the membrane-electrode assembly, to transfer through the fuel cell stack.
Claims75
A fuel cell stack, comprising:
- at least one electricity generating element adapted to generate electrical energy through a reaction of fuel and oxygen, wherein the electricity generating element comprises:
- a membrane-electrode assembly;
- a plurality of separators respectively positioned at both sides of the membrane-electrode assembly;
- and
- a conducting element positioned between each of the separators and the membrane-electrode assembly, the conducting element enabling electrons generated in the membrane-electrode assembly to transfer through the fuel cell stack.
A fuel cell stack, comprising:
- at least one electricity generating element adapted to generate electrical energy through a reaction of fuel and oxygen, wherein the electricity generating element comprises:
- a membrane-electrode assembly;
- a plurality of separators respectively positioned at both sides of the membrane-electrode assembly;
- and
- a conducting element substantially surrounding each of the separators, the conducting element enabling electrons generated in the membrane-electrode assembly to transfer through the fuel cell stack.
A fuel cell stack, comprising:
- at least one electricity generating element adapted to generate electrical energy through a reaction of fuel and oxygen, wherein the electricity generating element comprises:
- a membrane-electrode assembly;
- a plurality of separators respectively positioned at both sides of the membrane-electrode assembly;
- a plurality of gas diffusion layers respectively positioned between the separators and the membrane-electrode assembly to oppose each other;
- and
- a plurality of conducting elements respectively connected to the gas diffusion layers to enable electrons generated in the membrane-electrode assembly to transfer through the fuel cell stack.
A fuel cell stack adapted to generates electrical energy through a reaction of fuel and oxygen, the stack comprising:
- a membrane-electrode assembly;
- a first separator positioned at a first side of the membrane-electrode assembly;
- a second separator positioned at a second side of the membrane-electrode assembly;
- a first conducting element positioned between the first separator and the membrane-electrode assembly;
- and
- a second conducing element positioned between the second separator and the membrane-electrode assembly,
- wherein the first conducting element and the second conducting element enable electrons generated in the membrane-electrode assembly to provide a current to a current receiving load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.