Fuel cell using variable porosity gas diffusion material and method of operation

A fuel cell ( 100 ) includes a membrane electrode assembly ( 110 ) located together with a layer of variable porosity porous gas diffusion material ( 150 ). The variable porosity gas diffusion material layer ( 150 ) operates to selectively limit the amount of reactants reaching localized areas of th...

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1. Verfasser: MUTHUSWAMY SIVAKUMAR,PRATT STEVEN D.,KELLEY RONALD J
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Zusammenfassung:A fuel cell ( 100 ) includes a membrane electrode assembly ( 110 ) located together with a layer of variable porosity porous gas diffusion material ( 150 ). The variable porosity gas diffusion material layer ( 150 ) operates to selectively limit the amount of reactants reaching localized areas of the membrane electrode assembly ( 110 ) in order to reduce hot spots.