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US 8,273,495 B2Granted
Electrochemical cell structure and method of making the same
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsLouis Andrew Schick, Cara Suzanne Libby, John Henry Bowen, Richard Scott Bourgeois
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Abstract
An electrochemical cell structure is provided which includes an anode, a cathode spaced apart from said anode, an electrolyte in ionic communication with each of said anode and said cathode and a nonconductive frame. The nonconductive frame includes at least two components that support each of said anode, said cathode and said electrolyte and define at least one flowpath for working fluids and for products of electrochemical reaction.
Claims13
An electrochemical cell structure, comprising:
- at least one first electrically non-conductive frame supporting an electrode insert, the electrode insert comprising an anode, and a cathode spaced from said anode, and the first electrically non-conductive frame defines at least a first flowpath for electrochemical reactants and a second flowpath for electrochemical reaction products;
- an electrolyte in fluid communication with each of said anode and said cathode;
- at least one second electrically nonconductive frame supporting a diaphragm;
- a third electrically non-conductive frame comprising at least two components, supporting the first and second electrically non-conductive frames;
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- a joint securing the at least two components of said third electrically non-conductive frame, and the joint is a gasket-free seal that blocks a flow of the electrolyte through the joint during operation of the electrochemical cell structure.
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