US 12,394,804 B2
Thermal management of a fuel cell assembly
Eyitayo James Owoeye, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/889,020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0063403 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. H01M 8/0247 (2016.01); H01M 8/0258 (2016.01); H01M 8/0267 (2016.01); H01M 8/04014 (2016.01); H01M 8/04111 (2016.01); H01M 8/2483 (2016.01)
CPC H01M 8/0258 (2013.01) [H01M 8/0247 (2013.01); H01M 8/0267 (2013.01); H01M 8/04022 (2013.01); H01M 8/04111 (2013.01); H01M 8/2483 (2016.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fuel cell assembly comprising:
a plurality of fuel cells; and
a bipolar separator plate disposed between each fuel cell of the plurality of fuel cells, the bipolar separator plate comprising:
one or more fuel cell sub-units each comprising a plurality of unit-cells, each unit-cell in the plurality of unit-cells having an outer surface and defining an internal volume that extends in a plurality of directions between a plurality of openings defined on the outer surface, and wherein each unit-cell in the plurality of unit-cells is disposed adjacent to a neighboring unit-cell in the plurality of unit-cells such that the plurality of unit-cells collectively define one or more channels.