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polybenzimidazole

use as fuel cell electrolytes, or non-sulfonated Patent

fabrics

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number:

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for

does not remain

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anode,

sulfonated

enables

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in an acid solution.

in the fuel gas supplied

which

the

fuel

performance

to

cell’s be

to the

help humidify

power

preserving

effectively

independent

maintained.

US 6042968

Patent

Patent number:

and heat the inlet the water

of ambient

numbers:

Methanol PEM fuel cell

Applicant: AlliedSignal, USA This method and apparatus removes

Applicant:

hydrogen-rich

fuel using a catalytic

preferentially

adsorbs

Patent number:

WO

from

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material

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patent

electrolyte

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cooling

Ballard

fuel cell engines, Conventional freezing

Systems,

Germany

(now

glycol-based

Canada;

unsuitable

for use in fuel

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purity

on/off

coolant

mixture

a pure glycol/water

may be used as a fuel cell system

resistant

SOFC

fuel cell

described

may also feature

USA fuel cell assembly

is

inrerdigitated

from

USA CO

number:

Hitachi,

hydrocarbon

into

fuel into a fuel vaporiser

for which

in

Patent

here makes it possible

gas diffusion

drainage

performance,

performance and

the size of the stack.

number:

US 6048633

Using water-soluble

Electric

Industrial,

Japan

along the plate. This

stack assembly

number:

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WO

by a simple

fuel

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methanol

stream

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transfer

medium

side in

pore size than

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fuel

cell,

of water

channels

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reactant as well

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the

active

Fuel Cells,

describes

an improved

that includes

USA

and

other

any

assemblies

which

are more effectively connected to the fuel and coolant inlet and outlet manifolds, and permits greater

use of non-conductive

Patent

number:

polymeric

material.

US 6048635

of a support plate

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stainless steel support a titanium

layer and a nickel

a non-

plate in an MCFC

oxide diffusion

layer are applied

barrier

to the anode

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in the exhaust

selectively

endplate

USA fuel cell stack

membrane

Fuel Cells,

core into

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side of the plate. Patent number: WO

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transfer

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header for pressure

stack, in which

to humidify

the gas pressure.

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molecules (such

air flow

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it unnecessary

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water

gives

process.

Germany layer on the cathode

gases or to increase

number:

a PEM

regions of the cell. Patent number: US 6048634

structure

reaction water

side, making

Patent

for

distribution

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00119555

fuel cell has a smaller

the reaction

the

system

Polymeric plates

in this fuel cell stack is a laminate

continuously

molecules

Japan that unreacted

uses the internal

stack separator

a compact

and

effectively

times

efficiency.

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US 6045772

ensures

Japan

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a PEM

fuel gas

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for increased

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carbon deposition, as the fuel vaporised on entry into the

Honda,

1000°C

Japan

engine,

separator

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of

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Supplying

in the

in the reformate.

good

miniaturise to

improved

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vaporiser. Patent

100-4000

temperature

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meander for reducing

Applicant: International Fuel Cells, USA Here a method and apparatus are provided results in minimal is instantaneously

good

with a gas-tight conductive plate and another conductive plate with one or more slits, which

reformate. WO 00117953

a liquid

and intermittent

flow

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CO from reformate a method

to

increases

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Honda,

to ensure

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injecting

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shock-

less than 5 min to 1 h.

combustion

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describes

is

unaffected

operations,

short-term

concentration

Vehicle fuel cell system

The

liquid

for repeated

temperature

zones.

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a thermal

room

Laminate

in a hydrocarbon Patent number:

to

of withstanding

Patent number:

AlliedSignal,

load-changing

undesirable

ratio

reactor value

The fuel cell stack described

cycles

flow-field channels, countercurrent reactant flows, channel alignment, and opposing uncatalysed membrane hydration enhancement

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mixture

reforming

at a predetermined

short-term

CO

the

Applicant: H Power, USA This invention provides an improved

Partners, PEM

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by

Germany

vapourlmethanol

into

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USA

use, capable

thermal ranging

subsystem.

Applicant: Energy A self-humidifying

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water

00/17951

WO

introduced

avoid

electrolyte

relates

Patent number:

number:

the water

US 6045934

invention

resin unit in the cooling

Patent

and

cooling

reforming

Patent number:

Corning,

operating

, which

a lightweight

the stack is efficiently

use of a conventional

coolant. This patent describes how adequate purity can be maintained by including an ion-exchange

Self-humidifying

00/20102

Fuel cell stack

coolant

WO

It provides

Flexible inorganic

- to prevent

The

Patent number:

WO

dbb

cell cooling subsystems due to the presence of additives and/or inhibitors. However, provided the is maintained,

thereby

the fuel cell,

air conditions.

US 6048383,

DaimlerChtysler,

maintained

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coolants

- are generally

of a solid

fuel cell, in particular

fuel cell in which

system. Patent number:

subsystem

Power

Here

the structure

(PEM)

path.

inexpensive

cooled without

Antifreeze

Japan

describes

the air flow

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Applicant:

Fuji Electric,

polymer

stream,

within

US 6045933

CO removal CO

balance

through

the inlet

stream

the to

Applicant:

Plug Power,

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patent

plates

in

provide

describes a PEM

structural

USA the design

fuel support,

cell

of flow-field

assembly, and/or

Fuel Cells

which

a clamping

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