公开(公告)号：GB2547967B

公开(公告)日：2022-02-23

申请号：GB201619826

申请日：2016-11-23

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP INC

Inventor： BAMDAD BAHAR ,  ZACHARY KARIAKOS ,  WILLIAM PARMELEE ,  SCOTT THOMAS FACKLER

IPC: H01M8/0258 ,  C25B13/02 ,  F25B1/00

Abstract: An electrochemical cell 10 comprising a membrane electrode assembly having gas pervious anode (120, fig 1) and cathode (122, fig 1) and an electrolytic membrane (124, fig 1) disposed between and in electrical contact with the anode and cathode allowing passage of a working fluid. The cell further comprises a bipolar plate (20, fig 22) coupled to the anode side 24 of the MEA which has a plurality of port openings 49 along the length of the plate for the delivery of a working fluid to the anode. At least a portion of a working fluid is transferred across the membrane electrode assembly. The anode bipolar plate preferably has an aspect ratio of length to width of at least 2 and the openings cover at least 50% of the anode length. The electrochemical cell is preferably configured in an enclosure (71, fig 22) at less than atmospheric pressure. The enclosure is preferably hermetically sealed. The electrochemical cell may be configured in a heat transfer system in which the working fluid comprises a polar solvent such as methanol that acts as a condensable refrigerant and hydrogen which acts as the electrochemically active component.