Electrolytic and fuel cell arrangements
AssigneeLoughborough University of Technology
InventorsPaul Leonard Adcock, Philip John Mitchell, Simon Edward Foster
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Abstract
There is disclosed an electrolytic or fuel cell arrangement comprising a stacking of bipolar elements (21, 31, 41), each element comprising an anode part (22) and a cathode part (23), the anode part of one element cooperating with the cathode part of the next adjacent element.
Claims56
An arrangement suitable for redox flow cells comprising:
- a stacking of bipolar elements, each element comprising:
- an anode part;
- and
- a cathode part;
- the anode part of each element cooperating with the cathode part of the next adjacent element;
- and
- an electrically insulating ion exchange material being confined between the elements.
A substantially planar fuel cell comprising:
- a base comprising fuel ducting;
- a membrane electrode assembly having an anode and a cathode on opposite faces of a fuel cell membrane;
- an anode current collector and a cathode current collector in contact respectively with the anode and cathode and being of metal perforated for fuel and reagent access to the membrane;
- and
- the base being edge-sealingly bonded to the membrane.
An arrangement suitable for fuel cells comprising a stacking of monolithic bipolar elements, each element comprising an anode part and a cathode part, the anode part of one element cooperating with the cathode part of the next adjacent element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.