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| 20080280188 | AIR-BREATHING FUEL CELL STACK - An air-breathing fuel cell stack including: a membrane electrode assembly that includes an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte disposed therebetween; a fuel supplier coupled to the anode, to supply fuel to the anode; a cathode current collector coupled to the cathode; a cathode end plate to support the cathode current collector; and a filter positioned between the cathode current collector and the cathode end plate, to control the moisture content of the membrane electrode assembly. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080299443 | STACK FOR FUEL CELL - A fuel cell stack including an electricity generating unit for generating electrical energy by electrochemically reacting a fuel and an oxidizing agent, the electricity generating unit including: a first separator; a second separator; a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) between the first separator and the second separator, each of the first and second separators including a channel on a surface facing the MEA and a manifold in the surface facing the MEA, the manifold communicating with the channel; and a gasket, positioned at an outer circumference portion of an area where the MEA is positioned, for sealing a space between the first and second separators and for covering an open area of a channel extension area of at least one of the first and second separators where the manifold communicates with the channel. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090087718 | Separator and fuel cell stack using the same - Disclosed is a separator for a fuel cell stack. The separator includes a plate having a first opening and a second opening on a surface thereof. A field or a channel is formed on the surface of the plate. The field has a first end and a second end. A field inlet is formed on the surface of the plate and connects the first end of the field to the first opening, and a field outlet is formed on the surface of the plate and connects the second end of the field to the second opening. An area of a cross-section of the field inlet, which is cut perpendicular to the surface of the plate, is smaller than an area of a cross-section of the field outlet, which is cut perpendicular to the surface of the plate. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090155654 | HEAT RECOVERY APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a heat recovery apparatus recovering heat generated from a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and transmitting the heat to a fuel spreader so that a temperature difference between the MEA and the fuel spreader inside a fuel cell is reduced, and a fuel cell having the heat recovery apparatus. The fuel spreader supplies fuel having a uniform concentration to the MEA through the heat recovery apparatus, so that a fuel cell having a reduced total volume, a stable performance, and increased energy efficiency can be provided. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090311562 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ACTIVATING FUEL CELL STACK - An activation method and system to selectively activate defective cells in a laminated fuel cell stack. The system includes a tank to store a polar solvent used to activate the cells; a body including a transfer unit to transfer the polar solvent to the fuel cell stack and a control unit to control the transfer unit; and a nozzle coupled to the body, to be inserted into an inlet manifold of the fuel cell stack. The nozzle has an opening positioned opposite to a channel inlet of at least one non-activated cell of the plurality of cells, to jet the polar solvent into only a channel of the non-activated cell, through the opening. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090311576 | DIRECT METHANOL TYPE FUEL CELL STACK AND DIRECT METHANOL TYPE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A direct methanol type fuel cell stack and a direct methanol type fuel cell system using the same are discussed. The fuel cell stack may be configured to allow a concentration gradient of a mixed fuel in which fuel and water are not properly mixed to be uniform without increasing the volume of the fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack may include at least one cell having an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte separating the anode and the cathode and a mixer coupled to the anode. The mixer may be configured to mix fuel and water and achieve a uniform concentration of the mixed fuel supplied to the anode. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100015478 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING METHANOL VAPOR CONCENTRATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING METHANOL VAPOR CONCENTRATION IN A FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - A method of measuring methanol vapor concentration on a real-time basis and a methanol vapor concentration measuring apparatus used in fuel cells. The method of measuring methanol vapor concentration involves using an absorption spectrometry technique, that is, after measuring intensities I | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100203402 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system and method for driving the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, the fuel cell system includes i) a fuel supply unit, ii) a fuel cell stack in fluid communication with the fuel supply unit, wherein the fuel cell stack has a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet and iii) a bypass pipe configured to transfer fuel received from the fuel supply unit to a fuel outflow pipe connected to the fuel outlet. In one embodiment, the driving method includes i) receiving fuel from a fuel supply unit, ii) transferring the received fuel to a fuel outflow pipe connected to a fuel outlet of a fuel cell stack and iii) discharging non-reacted fuel from a fuel inlet of the fuel cell stack. | 08-12-2010 |
