18608014. UNIT CELL FOR FUEL CELL (KIA CORPORATION)
UNIT CELL FOR FUEL CELL
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Duk Hoon Kwon of Hwaseong-si KR
UNIT CELL FOR FUEL CELL
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18608014 titled 'UNIT CELL FOR FUEL CELL
Original Abstract Submitted
An embodiment unit cell for a fuel cell includes an anode separator, a cathode separator, a frame disposed between the anode separator and the cathode separator, a membrane electrode assembly, and a pair of gas diffusion layers coupled to first and second sides of the membrane electrode assembly, respectively. The frame includes a plurality of films laminated together, a through hole disposed in a central portion of the frame, a manifold hole disposed in an edge portion of the frame, wherein the manifold hole is configured to allow a fluid to flow therethrough, and a slit disposed in a first plurality of the plurality of films, the slit extending from the manifold hole toward the through hole and cut to define a fluid flow path, wherein the membrane electrode assembly and the pair of gas diffusion layers are disposed in the through hole in the frame.