FUEL CELL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND STRUCTURALLY MODIFYING A FUEL CELL APPARATUS

The invention relates to a fuel cell apparatus (1) having a mounting plate (2), on which a fuel cell unit (3a) having a predefined number of fuel cells is arranged, wherein the mounting plate (2) andthe fuel cell unit (3a) comprise media connections (4) for conducting media, in particular for conducting a coolant and for conducting reactants, and electrical contact points (5) for electrical connection of the fuel cell unit (3a) to the mounting plate (2). Additional media connections (4) and additional electrical contact points (5) are formed or arranged on the fuel cell unit (3a) such that the fuel cell unit (3a) can be or is fluid-mechanically connected to a second fuel cell unit (3b, 3c) for conducting the media further and electrically for drawing electricity. 本发明涉及一种燃料电池装置(1)，该燃料电池装置包括装配板(2)，在装配板上布置有燃料电池单元(3a)，所述燃料电池单元带有预限定的数量的燃料电池单体，其中，装配板(2)和燃料电池单元(3a)包括用于引导介质、尤其是用于引导冷却剂以及用于引导反应物的介质联接部(4)和用于使燃料电池单元(3a)与装配板(2)电连接的电接触点(5)。另外的介质联接部(4)和另外的电接触点(5)如此构造或布置在燃料电池单元(3a)处，使得燃料电池单元(3a)与第二燃料电池单元(3b,3c)在流体力学方面连接或能连接以