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US 2011/0212380 A1Published application
Fuel cell stack enclosure
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsBenno Andreas-Schott, Thomas P. Migliore
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Abstract
A fuel cell device including a fuel cell stack with a flexible enclosure.
Claims22
A fuel cell device comprising:
- a lower end plate;
- an upper end plate;
- a stack of fuel cells disposed between the end plates;
- and
- at least one flexible enclosure in sealing contact with the end plates and enclosing the fuel cell stack.
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A fuel cell system comprising:
- an upper end unit including:
- a lower end plate;
- an upper end plate;
- a stack of fuel cells disposed between the end plates;
- a cell voltage monitoring device disposed between the end plates;
- and
- a unitary flexible wrap in sealing contact with the end plates and enclosing the stack and the cell voltage monitoring device to resist ingress of environmental elements into the stack an cell voltage monitoring device;
- a lower end unit disposed beneath the lower end unit;
- and
- a multiple piece rigid case spaced from the stack and crimped together to enclose the upper and lower end units to limit at least one of transfer of heat or transfer of electromagnetic interference therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.