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US 2006/0188769 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for dielectric isolation of fuel cells
AssigneeGenCell Corporation
InventorsRandolph Bernard, Jeffrey Allen, Peter Allen
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to fuel cell enclosures separate by a dielectric joint. The dielectric joint includes a flange portion from respective housing sections. A dielectric material is positioned between the respective flanges. Removable fasteners are used to secure the flanges and housing sections together.
Claims21
A fuel cell comprising:
- a fuel cell stack having a negative electrical pole end and a positive electrical pole end,
- a housing enclosing the fuel cell stack and having a first housing section electrically connected to the negative electrical pole end and a second housing section electrically connected to the positive electrical pole end,
- the first housing section and the second housing section being fixedly connected to one another and dielectrically separated from one another.
A fuel cell comprising:
- a fuel cell stack having a negative electrical pole end and a positive electrical pole end,
- a housing enclosing the fuel cell stack and having a first housing section electrically connected to the negative electrical pole end and a second housing section electrically connected to the positive electrical pole end,
- the first housing section and the second housing section being fixedly connected to one another and dielectrically separated from one another by a dielectric joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.